Duck Running On Wood Floor

Painted chicken coop floors.

Duck running on wood floor.

It should be wood cement or even vinyl to stop critters from coming up from under the coop. So you must predator proof their coop. 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. Low down duck nests.

3 day old baby ducks walking around on the wooden floor they re so cute. While the run didn t need to be small i also didn t want to spend too much money on this project. Sometimes you just have to pick a spot and run a line this transition lines up with the wall but not the island. Second your ducks need windows in their coop for ventilation.

I m a simple person and this duck running on hardwood makes me smile. A duck s biggest predator is probably a raccoon. That waddle gets me every time. Ducks do not need or use hanging nesting boxes like chickens.

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. Painted wood or plywood has all the pros of wood floors and one additional pro. 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.

This video of a moose running across a river is crazy and people are calling him the moosiah. They are smart little creatures.