Duck Running On Wood Floor

You want to plan for 15 sq ft of run space per duck compared to 8 10 sq ft for chickens.

Duck running on wood floor.

A duck s biggest predator is probably a raccoon. Animals awww ducks top. Painted wood or plywood has all the pros of wood floors and one additional pro. So you must predator proof their coop.

Second your ducks need windows in their coop for ventilation. I m a simple person and this duck running on hardwood makes me smile. First begin with giving your ducks a solid floor under their coop. Low down duck nests.

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

This video of a moose running across a river is crazy and people are calling him the moosiah. Sometimes you just have to pick a spot and run a line this transition lines up with the wall but not the island. The paint provides added protection against wood rot. It should be wood cement or even vinyl to stop critters from coming up from under the coop.

Painted chicken coop floors. 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.