Best Flooring For Duck Run

A two to three foot barrier will suffice.

Best flooring for duck run.

Let s talk chicken coop floors. I m hoping one day they ll get to graduate to an adorable duck house. The actual structure of a duck coop can be as basic or as fancy as you d like. Also be sure to paint or stain the outside of the coop to help protect the coop and extend its service life.

I have seen pine shavings and sawdust used on top of the run but this rarely works out well. I ve learned so much recently from reading all of your posts and really appreciate any advice. For easy cleaning and to preserve your coop floor put a tarp down before any bedding or some peel and stick floor tiles on the floor and walls. Low down duck nests.

Some are good at keeping predators out of your coop. Some are easy to clean. So much easier for the duck keeper than the chicken keeper. Though if you have a chicken run that remains in one position or you don t have a lawn you may find that after some rain it becomes a bit of a quagmire difficult to clean.

The shavings just don t stick around and the problem is often worse after these things are added to a muddy chicken run. The best flooring materials for your coop. Our first duck coop was built out of pvc pipe chicken wire leftover greenhouse plastic and a really cool sliding door. Some are easy to build.

Flightless large breed and clipped wing ducks are very easy to contain in an area of the garden. I need advice as to the best flooring for our new duck pen. Why i recommend wood chips for a muddy chicken run. There are multiple options when choosing a suitable flooring for your chicken run.

Honestly i don t just recommend using wood chips for a muddy chicken run. This is our situation. While the run didn t need to be small i also didn t want to spend too much money on this project. There are so many options.

Make sure the run has at least two meters square for the birds to range in. Written by bri wyzard. You want to plan for 15 sq ft of run space per duck compared to 8 10 sq ft for chickens. Tarp or floor tiles.

And our next and current duck coop was built out of pallets.