Duck House – Chicken Coop – and other Poultry Coop Bedding
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Those are excellent results, thank you so much for sharing. Wish we had the same results with tree companies
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I got several loads of wood chips from local tree service companies for a back to eden yard this year, so for the sake of economy I also used the chips to fill my new hen house and run to about 4 inches and have been amazed at how clean, dry, and relatively odor free it remains after three months of use, I go in every couple weeks and turn it over with a rake, as of today still dry down to the floor! First year with chickens so I’ve never tried anything different but don’t plan to either now
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at $5 bucks a bag at tsc, that chipper will pay for its self pretty quick…plus u have all that for your compost bin when u clean it up…
Haha, Thanks! I recorded those birds by setting my digital voice recorder in our woods one early autumn morning last year. Got a few hours of recording, and that is one of the really nice clips that came from it
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Love the ducks!! I also love the sounds of birds in the intro.
Don’t know about the wives tale. In Asia ducks eggs are part of the regular diet. That said certain breeds might be very sensitive to it so research on best laying ducks would be in order.
Not sure which duck is best for egg collecting. From what I understand they are not like chickens in that you can rely on when the eggs come. We have seen that – there is not a new egg every day or every other day. What is worse, the wives tale is if you take out even 1 egg, they stop laying. Since we want the meat, I have not bothered testing that
We live in the city limits and a year ago we had to put some roosters down that had been shipped as pullets. I don’t think she liked knowing it was done. Ducks would be meat birds more than eggs so I’m guessing that is why. Although she likes Duck eggs so maybe I can convince her.
I wonder what it is about ducks that trouble her? We have really enjoyed our Muscovy – they are quiet and while they do not run up to us for pets, they are very friendly. Our 2 year old loves to sit in the grass and have us toss feed at her, so all the ducks peck around and on her. It is really quite adorable.
My wife has said no every time I say lets get some ducks. The odd thing is she would let me have Geese which is really too big for our yard.
I use straw for my girls bedding. After trying Pine Pellets, wood chips, and others it seems they like straw the best. I think pine would be my preference as it would help acidify our soil which is very alkaline and neutralize our alkaline city water.
We will let you know!
The wood chips do look much better. It will interesting to hear if it works better for you.
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Feed them. That’s not a smart aleck reply, I mean it. We have a game feeder – you know, like a deer feeder, with pellets in it (we use Purina Flock Raiser). It goes off every so often, and the ducks stick around. They are just like any other animal, if they know where to find easy food, they stay there.
We are thinking of getting ducks. We live on a pond. How do you keep the ducks from leaving?
Well, I suppose it may, or may not. If I had a concrete floor I would be spraying it out all the time. They poop quite frequently. If that is your plan, great. I am not sure why I would use bedding on a concrete floor. Some hay for nests perhaps, but not a fully bedded floor I don’t think.
hmm i was just curious as this is my first time raising ducks. I have a concrete floor in my duck house though so Im not sure if that changes anything.
That is a great set up. LOL.
We would love to have a Great Pyrenees. Two, actually – We have heard they work best in pairs. Just have to raise the funds to get them first
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Thanks Crochet Baby
The worms compost the duck coop right where it lays, but we do clear out the manure and wood chips from out goat pen and put it in a pile where the worms are extremely active. Thank you for sharing!
It is rare for us to change, or remove, anything. You see, the worms eat it and make some great soil. I suspect we will do the same thing with the wood chips, but since this is our first time, I cannot rightly say. We do change out the chips in the goat pen about every two weeks, but that is because the manure does not break down as well in there. Instead we dump it other places and let the worms work on it there. Call it a compost pile if you like. Thank you for watching!
Wood chips are awesome! Have you thought about a Great Pyrenees for your predator problem? They are great protectors of almost any kind of flock.
What a great idea! Then when you clean out the coops and cages you can compost it or throw it on the garden!!! I am going to share this with my cousin!
how often did you change the straw and how often the wood chips?