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Duck Setup - What has been your best setup?
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<blockquote data-quote="Miss Lydia" data-source="post: 25922508" data-attributes="member: 42327"><p>I agree with [USER=525173]@Callender Girl[/USER] Runners are just the coolest and funniest ducks. I have 7 also and 2 Buffs that hatched with them that think they are runners and a Muscovy who hatched them that has claimed them as her own family [she has a Muscovy family but prefers her kids] <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="❤️" title="Red heart :heart:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/6.6/png/unicode/64/2764.png" data-shortname=":heart:" /> Mine were 6 this past April. I will say mine do like the idea of being able to go into their coop in really cold weather. They sure don't mind the rain though and actually love making mud pies. lol</p><p>Their coop is a storage building that was already here when we bought this home 26 yrs ago so of course every other building out here has been converted We had a building for my dh Harley it is now feed and Muscovy house We had to build a goose house because I had a gander and breeding season would be a nightmare to have him with any bird beside his mate and we have our original chicken coop which is now the winter hang out to keep everyone out of the weather and wind in winter. So be prepared to add once you get started. Actually I started with 1 muscovy drake we rescued from our mountain river[2004] of course I had to go get him 3 females. Now I have the original drakes son[11] and he has 3 females since the one Muscovy is with the Runners. </p><p>I have a 50gal stock tank and a large kiddy pool and since mine aren't actually in a pen just a half-acre with fencing they have their pools and watering station outside so no nasty mess inside. When my Runners had their first winter I tried hard to fix it so they could have water over night I use heated buckets in winter but my gosh no matter what I did to try and keep the mess down nothing worked so now they all have to come out to eat and drink then they can go back inside. This has worked fine.</p><p>Pallets will make an awesome coop I have seen many on here that are really cool. Just be sure to use hardware cloth over every opening Chicken wire will keep poultry in but will not keep predators out. Good ventilation is also very important they produce a lot of moisture.</p><p>you might get some ideas here <a href="https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/coop-run-design-construction-maintenance.9/" target="_blank">https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/coop-run-design-construction-maintenance.9/</a></p><p><a href="https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/chicken-coop-ventilation-go-out-there-and-cut-more-holes-in-your-coop.47774/" target="_blank">https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/chicken-coop-ventilation-go-out-there-and-cut-more-holes-in-your-coop.47774/</a></p><p>we used old windows from when we replaced them in our house and in winter I keep the tops open to keep the coop bedding dry and so the moisture can get out. These windows face east and south. the others are closed and we also have ventilation around the top of the coop at the roof. I can get better pics of our main coop but first pic is the muscovy house and feed room. Please be sure to post pictures of your Runners when you get them. We love baby pictures AND <img src="/styles/byc-smilies/welcome-byc.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":welcome" title="Welcome :welcome" data-shortname=":welcome" /> [ATTACH=full]3174800[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]3174799[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Miss Lydia, post: 25922508, member: 42327"] I agree with [USER=525173]@Callender Girl[/USER] Runners are just the coolest and funniest ducks. I have 7 also and 2 Buffs that hatched with them that think they are runners and a Muscovy who hatched them that has claimed them as her own family [she has a Muscovy family but prefers her kids] ❤️ Mine were 6 this past April. I will say mine do like the idea of being able to go into their coop in really cold weather. They sure don't mind the rain though and actually love making mud pies. lol Their coop is a storage building that was already here when we bought this home 26 yrs ago so of course every other building out here has been converted We had a building for my dh Harley it is now feed and Muscovy house We had to build a goose house because I had a gander and breeding season would be a nightmare to have him with any bird beside his mate and we have our original chicken coop which is now the winter hang out to keep everyone out of the weather and wind in winter. So be prepared to add once you get started. Actually I started with 1 muscovy drake we rescued from our mountain river[2004] of course I had to go get him 3 females. Now I have the original drakes son[11] and he has 3 females since the one Muscovy is with the Runners. I have a 50gal stock tank and a large kiddy pool and since mine aren't actually in a pen just a half-acre with fencing they have their pools and watering station outside so no nasty mess inside. When my Runners had their first winter I tried hard to fix it so they could have water over night I use heated buckets in winter but my gosh no matter what I did to try and keep the mess down nothing worked so now they all have to come out to eat and drink then they can go back inside. This has worked fine. Pallets will make an awesome coop I have seen many on here that are really cool. Just be sure to use hardware cloth over every opening Chicken wire will keep poultry in but will not keep predators out. Good ventilation is also very important they produce a lot of moisture. you might get some ideas here [URL]https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/coop-run-design-construction-maintenance.9/[/URL] [URL]https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/chicken-coop-ventilation-go-out-there-and-cut-more-holes-in-your-coop.47774/[/URL] we used old windows from when we replaced them in our house and in winter I keep the tops open to keep the coop bedding dry and so the moisture can get out. These windows face east and south. the others are closed and we also have ventilation around the top of the coop at the roof. I can get better pics of our main coop but first pic is the muscovy house and feed room. Please be sure to post pictures of your Runners when you get them. We love baby pictures AND :welcome [ATTACH type="full" alt="9BCFB0B7-7053-4C55-94FF-EDF7B93B6EFB.jpeg"]3174800[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="3568C251-97D7-4D1B-B15F-5CFF7E1D689F.jpeg"]3174799[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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