What is a good size for a duck house?

[jeepgirl13]

We had pekins last year and the hubs built them two little dog houses which we had surround by a secure pen. They did very well in there, but we didnt have them more than 5 months. Hubs wanted to try them for meat. NEVER AGAIN!!! I'm not sure if we did something wrong or what, but that pekin meat was NASTY!!

Had some muscovy last night that was amazing though.

Back to the point, the houses my hubby made were about 4ft deep, 2.5ft wide, and 3ft high. We put the roof on a hinge, and had a 2 inch gap under the roof along the hinged side for ventilation. It is the perfect size to fit a snow shovel in and scrape the length of it, scooping poop and bedding out with ease. The front is enclosed with a 1.5 ft tall archway cut into it. He was going to reattach the arch cut out with hinges to make a door that folded down to the ground and transformed into a ramp for them, but it got lost some how.

ETA: Cost us about 50 bucks in materials, along with recycling some scraps from other projects in the garage.

It has been repurposed into a grow out/look no touch pen for my younger birds and works great.

 

[thumper650]

I have some of those small duck houses you find online, like a dog house that opens on the top. I have 2 connected that I housed 4 ducks in, only at night. I built a larger 4x8 for the same 4 ducks. They still use their old house sometimes. I only lock them in the house in severe cold/wind. They spend most of their time in their secure run. I do give them a chicken waterer in a bowl at night usually.

 

[jeepgirl13]

My favorite part of the design was the easy cleaning. Open the roof, scoop into old feed bag, and replace with fresh bedding. If you're interested in seeing his design PM so I dont forget about you, and I'll get some pics tomorrow when its daylight

Simple design, easy to make, and cheap!! You can make 3 of these for the cost of one of the ones you're looking to buy!

 

[Ratchnick]

i built a 10x10 and still wish i whent bigger for 6 ducks

So how big do you wish it was and why?

 

[BackyardAnimalsDucks]

So how big do you wish it was and why?

Just big enough to expand. I found this nice one on the internet and it has everything the only problem is that it’s for chickens so there are roosting sticks.

 

[BackyardAnimalsDucks]

We had pekins last year and the hubs built them two little dog houses which we had surround by a secure pen. They did very well in there, but we didnt have them more than 5 months. Hubs wanted to try them for meat. NEVER AGAIN!!! I'm not sure if we did something wrong or what, but that pekin meat was NASTY!!

Had some muscovy last night that was amazing though.

Back to the point, the houses my hubby made were about 4ft deep, 2.5ft wide, and 3ft high. We put the roof on a hinge, and had a 2 inch gap under the roof along the hinged side for ventilation. It is the perfect size to fit a snow shovel in and scrape the length of it, scooping poop and bedding out with ease. The front is enclosed with a 1.5 ft tall archway cut into it. He was going to reattach the arch cut out with hinges to make a door that folded down to the ground and transformed into a ramp for them, but it got lost some how.

ETA: Cost us about 50 bucks in materials, along with recycling some scraps from other projects in the garage.

It has been repurposed into a grow out/look no touch pen for my younger birds and works great.

https://www.google.com/shopping/pro...SbC51oHrhDPhbYpvwdlkE0OZm2A,cdl:1,prmr:1,cs:1 is this good?

 

[Duckfarmer1]

I would have to measure the one I just finished for my 3 ducks. I think building your own would be cheaper possibly and you can make it the size you want.

We always build our own because then you can change them as you expand..and wayyyy cheaper usually

 

[Duckfarmer1]

if thats what you can afford for now and only have 2 ducks theyll be snug as bugs for this winter

if ducks are a hobby you love then its worth using a cheap coop for this year and saving up for a walk in coop next year. doesnt have to be fancy, a homedepot 8x8 shed would be perfect

i built a 10x10 and still wish i whent bigger for 6 ducks

We expanded our pen about six times this summer and were still not done...if there’s any chance for more ducks..go bigger

 

[BackyardAnimalsDucks]

i do want it to be easy to clean but i don’t know how to do that. I’m not a good carpenter. I’ll look at youtube.

 

[jeepgirl13]

https://www.google.com/shopping/product/7356007958294978619?q=chicken+coop&rlz=1CDGOYI_enUS866US866&hl=en-US&biw=375&bih=547&tbs=cat:5017,pdtr0:1722264|1722282,vw:l,init_ar:SgVKAwiZJ0oKUggImI9pIKqPaUoHsgQECMewIA==,ss:44&prmd=sivn&sxsrf=ACYBGNTGJFrSqcJdV4Lui6M2qKu7qFU9gg:1571708469335&prds=epd:4885141946294482463,paur:ClkAsKraXwvRkGCPbUl5mBz8AXNVMiAjUtRQInASA-kA9A6bYsy75taRAbN0aaraVHQgG52zzeGnkxPqj47s-f0rJvvUurI1R1-SxeFuOq62Q_kNAqIUJ2K94hIZAFPVH70SbC51oHrhDPhbYpvwdlkE0OZm2A,cdl:1,prmr:1,cs:1 is this good?

I always avoid these prefab coops. They're always too small for the amount of birds they say it's for, and the ones I've seen in use just seem rickety.

The little house the hubs built is super simple. You need a drill and a saw, screws and tape measure. It's a cube quilt out of 2×4s, with walls and a floor of plywood. The roof, also of plywood, is screwed onto the house with hinges.

He did make a fancier looking one, but, the other is simple and useful. I'll send you pics