Duck Running On Wood Floor

So you must predator proof their coop.

Duck running on wood floor.

Ducks do not need or use hanging nesting boxes like chickens. They are smart little creatures. While the run didn t need to be small i also didn t want to spend too much money on this project. 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.

That waddle gets me every time. Painted wood or plywood has all the pros of wood floors and one additional pro. You want to plan for 15 sq ft of run space per duck compared to 8 10 sq ft for chickens. Sometimes you just have to pick a spot and run a line this transition lines up with the wall but not the island.

It should be wood cement or even vinyl to stop critters from coming up from under the coop. This video of a moose running across a river is crazy and people are calling him the moosiah. Animals awww ducks top. Second your ducks need windows in their coop for ventilation.

Low down duck nests. Painted chicken coop floors. The paint provides added protection against wood rot. 3 day old baby ducks walking around on the wooden floor they re so cute.

First begin with giving your ducks a solid floor under their coop. A duck s biggest predator is probably a raccoon.