Show me your duck house!

[Evadig]

Y’all make me feel jealous! But I was on a budget…

 

[CoriM]

My house with the new addition we just added which I love! Go as big as you can. The original house, and our portable tractor. There is a little pond in the run of the coop, and we have a bigger pond in the yard for when they free-range, plus a splash pad that we got a couple months ago and is lots of fun for ducks!

 

[cheezenkwackers]

Y’all make me feel jealous! But I was on a budget…

My first coop was pvc pipe and tarps. Yours is way better! After six years, that coop was falling down. It took me a year of planning and six months of building to make my current coop.

 

[Schfam]

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I love this setup, and I love the name About how tall is it and how easy is it to clean out? Do your ducks prefer to sleep inside or do they like the covered run better?

 

[Schfam]

My house with the new addition we just added which I love! Go as big as you can. The original house, and our portable tractor. There is a little pond in the run of the coop, and we have a bigger pond in the yard for when they free-range, plus a splash pad that we got a couple months ago and is lots of fun for ducks!

This is great! It looks like they are really enjoying the splash pad!!

My first coop was pvc pipe and tarps. Yours is way better! After six years, that coop was falling down. It took me a year of planning and six months of building to make my current coop.

I don't think ducks care if they have a fancy home or not! It looks like you have happy ducks and you shared helpful information, so thank you!

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

The little one is just for daytime
Keeps feed out of the rain and gives them a shaded spot to lay in
The night one is an old garage turned into a coop
Took the glass out of the window in garage big door and put in hardware cloth for venting
The outdoor shelter was added to the coop mostly for winter as we have got blizzards and -45 c at times and wanted them to have a safer option if they didn’t want to go outside
I keep the feed in there and that also keeps it out of the weather year round
When it starts to get dark they go in and eat and I can close the door to keep Ariel predators away but once I’m ready to lock them up they go in the coop
That has a cement floor and is 100 % predator safe

 

[Sequestered Ridge Ranch]

Y’all make me feel jealous! But I was on a budget…

I only paid for the nails and the exterior paneling, and only paid for exterior paneling cause it was for another project. Would of been completely free if I had no option, but didn't want the metal to go to waste.

 

[cheezenkwackers]

I love this setup, and I love the name About how tall is it and how easy is it to clean out? Do your ducks prefer to sleep inside or do they like the covered run better?

I built it only 4 ft tall, it is 5’ inside because of the cinder blocks and rafters. I adapted plans for a chicken coop I bought on Etsy. That coop was 6’ tall. But, my husband requested that I build mine “no taller than the privacy fence” so I did. I do have to duck when inside (I am 5’8”).

It is very easy to clean but does not need it often. The inside portion has a horse mat with pine shavings on top and hay on top of that. They all sleep inside during the winter. I did cover the run with plastic before the polar vortex last year.
During the summer they mostly sleep in the covered run and only go inside to lay their eggs. They do not poop a lot inside the house. When they do, the doors open wide to the run and I rake it out. I keep deep litter in the run and just top off the yucky spots with fresh shavings daily.

 

[WhiteTreeOfGondor]

I have a few different duck houses, all on the small side, but this one is my favourite. The ventilation is wrapped around the whole house so it gets a lot of airing, and the roof flips up, which makes it much easier to clean than the others.

 

[Schfam]

I built it only 4 ft tall, it is 5” inside because of the cinder blocks and rafters. The adapted plans for a chicken coop I bought on Etsy. That coop was 6’ tall. But, my husband requested that I build mine “no taller than the privacy fence” so I did. I do have to duck when inside (I am 5’8”).

It is very easy to clean but does not need it often. The inside portion has a horse mat with pine shavings on top and hay on top of that. They all sleep inside during the winter. I did cover the run with plastic before the polar vortex last year.
During the summer they mostly sleep in the covered run and only go inside to lay their eggs. They do not poop a lot inside the house. When they do, the doors open wide to the run and I rake it out. I keep deep litter in the run and just top off the yucky spots with fresh shavings daily.

super helpful, thank you!!! I'm thinking something like this might work well tying into our chicken setup.