Introducing ducks to small flock

[Mandee297]

Hi BYC peeeeps
We are currently brooding three female Cayuga ducklings (pictured below. Holy cuteness). We will be keeping them inside until mid-November when we hope to transition them outside full time to live with our four pullets we brooded since May. We are going to get a duck house but would like them to share the run with the chickens. Was thinking of starting short visits to introduce them in a few weeks to free range? Any tips are appreciated. Or even your own experiences
The chickens we have our two white marans, a blue Easter egger and a partridge olive egger.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Since they will have their own coop I would divide the run temporarily. Your chickens need time to get used to them, otherwise you could see some aggression.

 

[Mandee297]

Since they will have their own coop I would divide the run temporarily. Your chickens need time to get used to them, otherwise you could see some aggression.

Thank you! We were actually thinking of having the ducks next to their run in a smaller run during day time hours so they can be close to each other too before they “move in”

 

[Mandee297]

Thank you! We were actually thinking of having the ducks next to their run in a smaller run during day time hours so they can be close to each other too before they “move in”

Since they will have their own coop I would divide the run temporarily. Your chickens need time to get used to them, otherwise you could see some aggression.

In red would be where the duck house is eventually.

 

[Mandee297]

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In red would be where the duck house is eventually.

Also our yard will finally be all fenced in by the time they head out, too.