Two drakes per duck?

[Finny]

My coop is actually pretty big and can probably comfortably fit 6 or 7 more ducks. I think my parents are just worried about the mess and there really is not a way to get around that especially the mud problem. You just have to except that ducks are messy creatures

 

[Amiga]

Our pen isn't messy, seems to me. Good drainage, a good base on the ground, I think it can be kept pretty well. It takes time to sort it out, it ain't easy, but I feel it is doable.

I am not being critical, I am trying to encourage you to keep working on a system that will minimize the mess.

 

[HollyDuckFarmer]

X2 Your pen will be messy unless you have a system, as Amiga has told you. It is much better to set up your system before you get any ducks, that way you can change, modify, and improve as you go.

 

[Finny]

What systems have worked for you?

 

[HollyDuckFarmer]

Deep Litter Method, a place for the compost that DLM Creates, sand over landscape fabric, a plan for water, dog igloo houses, an outdoor pen, and a barn. Your best bet is to spend some time reading in The Learning Center. Good Luck.

 

[Going Quackers]

My coop is actually pretty big and can probably comfortably fit 6 or 7 more ducks. I think my parents are just worried about the mess and there really is not a way to get around that especially the mud problem. You just have to except that ducks are messy creatures

Mud definitely is a duck thing, kinda like holes with chickens(boy they dig!) yes, a system helps but still at the end of the day.. ducks are messy and that is a fact.