never had ducks before please help

[tashtash]

i have chickens and im wanting to get a couple of moscovy ducks as a little something extra to love and look at. will the ducks be ok in my cook pen. they are 3weeks old that I've found so cute. any info is greatly appreciated. thanks in advance.

 

[Miss Lydia]

i have chickens and im wanting to get a couple of moscovy ducks as a little something extra to love and look at. will the ducks be ok in my cook pen. they are 3weeks old that I've found so cute. any info is greatly appreciated. thanks in advance.

Ducks are extremely messy love to play in their water which makes it difficult to keep them with chickens since the food and bedding will stay wet, if you put food and water inside the coop. But some people do it so maybe worth trying. It didn't work here plus my Scovy's have an attitude about their chicken neighbors they can live in close proximity but not in their faces. So 2 different house for mine. here is an excellent link to caring for ducklings https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/750869/raising-and-caring-for-ducklings#post_10611711

 

[Going Quackers]

#1 thing? they are MESSY and i don't mean, opps a little more dirty, i mean full on, to the max MESSY in comparison to chickens. This is a common realization, it's not to say they are not worth it but it's the biggest adjustment one that people tend to underestimate.

I started with ducks moved to chickens, then i got why people said, ducks are so messy, chickens are a breeze, their like a comparing cooking a microwave meal to a 4 course dinner.

 

[tashtash]

Thanks guys. Well I did it. I got 3 little 3 week old babies. Ssssssssooooooooooo cute. They like there swim I have a kids pool for them. My chickens are getting on ok with them. I introduce them slowly bout 2 hrs a day then I have them separate.