My New Duck House

[mamaduck1616]

This duck house took my husband and I about a month to build. The floor is 4 pallets that currently has extra pallet boards covering the gaps but we are switching to vinyl plank (hubbs installs floors and there were a few boxes left over). The walls are two pallets high all around bolted every 4 inches or so and screws in between (hubby went overboard lol). The roof is metal. I installed a mineral feeder (normally for goats) onto the wall for water at night and has worked awesome so far. I put it high enough for the ducks to just be able to get their beaks in and there hasnt been a huge wet mess all over as I had with the bowls. I asked for nesting boxes and hubby came up with an extra awsome idea for me .. in between the two nesting boxes he added a space for me to put two bales of straw so its all in one area and I dont have to lug it down from the garage. During the winter we will be adding a door to the front to avoid snow and critters from getting into it. He made cut outs and used hardware cloth for the top front and windows on both left and right sides of the house. He reinforced the wiring on the inside by framing out the window. I love it for ease of cleaning and is much more spacious for the ducks. We are going to water seal it to prevent rotting due to the snow this winter. I think we did an amazing job and im grateful he put so much into it.

 

[mamaduck1616]

 

[Miss Lydia]

Looks great hubby did a fantastic job. I have vinyl on all my flocks floors it is so nice keeps the woods dry too. How do you get into clean since it doesn't have a full size door? Looks like the ducks like it too.

 

[pattyhen]

I love the house you all did a great job. It looks like the ducks approve too.

Patty

 

[TLWR]

How do you get into clean since it doesn't have a full size door?

The 2 pallets that make up the duck door and the pallet above it appear to be hinged and have a handle, so my guess is that opens for the people.


If you don't put vinyl up the sides a bit inside, I'd suggest a couple of coats of exterior latex paint - makes cleaning a bit easier since duck stuff isn't absorbing into the wood.

 

[mamaduck1616]

Looks great hubby did a fantastic job. I have vinyl on all my flocks floors it is so nice keeps the woods dry too. How do you get into clean since it doesn't have a full size door? Looks like the ducks like it too.

TLWR is right. We didnt set out for it to blend in with the house it just worked out that way and I think its pretty cool. We get that question often .... we had vinyl in the other coop but hadnt had any at the time we built so now that we have it we will be installing it asap! I also love the ease of cleaning it. Heck I had my husband install the vinyl plank boards in my kitchen & living room for ease of cleaning up after the kids!

 

[mamaduck1616]

I love the house you all did a great job.  It looks like the ducks approve too.  


Patty

Thank you! They sure do! The second we reopened the fence to their yard they ran right into it to inspect it and voice their opinions which I assume where good since they laid right down and rested

 

[mamaduck1616]

The 2 pallets that make up the duck door and the pallet above it appear to be hinged and have a handle, so my guess is that opens for the people.


If you don't put vinyl up the sides a bit inside, I'd suggest a couple of coats of exterior latex paint - makes cleaning a bit easier since duck stuff isn't absorbing into the wood.

Thank you for the suggestion! We will definitely do that!

 

[Miss Lydia]

The 2 pallets that make up the duck door and the pallet above it appear to be hinged and have a handle, so my guess is that opens for the people.


If you don't put vinyl up the sides a bit inside, I'd suggest a couple of coats of exterior latex paint - makes cleaning a bit easier since duck stuff isn't absorbing into the wood.

I see it now after enlarging the pic, these eyes aren't what they use to be. Thanks.