Duck Running On Wood Floor

Nest boxes in your duck coop should be about 14 square inches on the floor level and give you easy access to collect eggs from the coop door or from an external nesting box access door.

Duck running on wood floor.

That waddle gets me every time. Painted chicken coop floors. This video of a moose running across a river is crazy and people are calling him the moosiah. I m a simple person and this duck running on hardwood makes me smile.

Second your ducks need windows in their coop for ventilation. However if you are using bedding in your chicken coop which is highly recommended in most cases you really don t need this extra step. While the run didn t need to be small i also didn t want to spend too much money on this project. Painted wood or plywood has all the pros of wood floors and one additional pro.

Animals awww ducks top. So you must predator proof their coop. Ducks do not need or use hanging nesting boxes like chickens. Low down duck nests.

It should be wood cement or even vinyl to stop critters from coming up from under the coop. A duck s biggest predator is probably a raccoon. Sometimes you just have to pick a spot and run a line this transition lines up with the wall but not the island. You want to plan for 15 sq ft of run space per duck compared to 8 10 sq ft for chickens.

First begin with giving your ducks a solid floor under their coop. The paint provides added protection against wood rot.