- May 3, 2014
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M Kelly,
I don't actually have my ducks yet (have Muscovies on order) but it is my presumption that the ducks will eventually destroy the grass and turn it to mud (as will any animal repeatedly in the same space). I think to keep grass, you'll need to let them free-range or be able to move the coop. I'm trying to get set up to have both. I'm hoping to train the Muscovies as my chickens are: to enter the coop at night and be closed in. Then I'll have a run enclosure around the coop, so that we can close them up if needed but in general leave it open for them to range during the day.
Based on what I am seeing here, it sounds like people do OK putting Muscovies with other ducks? I'd like to do that eventually (to get some ducks that are better layers). We are starting with Muscovies, even though we know we won't get many eggs, because it looks like they can do a decent job of getting away from predators when free-ranging.
I don't actually have my ducks yet (have Muscovies on order) but it is my presumption that the ducks will eventually destroy the grass and turn it to mud (as will any animal repeatedly in the same space). I think to keep grass, you'll need to let them free-range or be able to move the coop. I'm trying to get set up to have both. I'm hoping to train the Muscovies as my chickens are: to enter the coop at night and be closed in. Then I'll have a run enclosure around the coop, so that we can close them up if needed but in general leave it open for them to range during the day.
Based on what I am seeing here, it sounds like people do OK putting Muscovies with other ducks? I'd like to do that eventually (to get some ducks that are better layers). We are starting with Muscovies, even though we know we won't get many eggs, because it looks like they can do a decent job of getting away from predators when free-ranging.