Best Flooring For Duck Coop

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Best flooring for duck coop.

As mentioned above ducks rarely use nesting. It produces little dust. The better the duck coop the healthier and happier the ducks. I ve learned so much recently from reading all of your posts and really appreciate any advice.

I also leave a wood platform for them too if they want off the metal. It s rounded with very small holes so easier on their feet. Large flake wood shavings or pine needles also make good duck coop bedding. To prevent this it is best to use some sort of plastic or wire flooring so the spilled water and manure goes through the floor and out of reach of the birds.

Duck houses can sit directly on the ground but should have a wooden or cement floor so predators can t dig. I use hog flooring. To make this possible for you we are offering usa made 2 x4 plastic waterfowl floor panels that can be screwed on to a frame of 2 x4 lumber. Straw bedding is best for your duck coop.

Rubberized roof coat material. The general consensus is that a coop needs at least 4 square feet of floor space per duck for comfortable quarters. Pine shavings work fine for bedding but our ducks prefer straw. Our duck house chicken house and goose house had wood floors with vinyl over top then a thick.

And it makes a great duck nest. I posted this on the predator forum but i realize that the duck people will know best. I need advice as to the best flooring for our new duck pen. If you are intensively housing your ducks so they stay confined within an assigned fenced space at all times they also need at least 15 square feet of outdoor space per duck.