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[tom123]

Hi I was wondering can you keep ducks with chickens...

 

I'm getting some bantams in the spring and wondered if I could get 2 little ducks (Maybe Calls) to go with them??

 

Please write back!

 

Thanks Tom

[catherinee99]

yes. I have two runners with 3 chooks and they get on really well.

 

When they are free ranging the ducks follow the chickens. I have had no problems.

 

I fancied some calls until I heard them at an auction- they are sooooo loud! Listen to them first before you buy.

[tom123]

Lol ok thanks!!

 

Tom

[TheChookKeeper]

When I first got my 2 ducks (as tiny babies), the 5 chooks didn't stop squarking VERY loudly for 4 hours straight, all 5 of them. It was awful!

 

But the next day they were much better - it took them about 3-4 days to get over all the excitement properly, but they are fine now - they still get a bit funny if the ducks get too excited, but otherwise are fine.

 

They also get a bit annoyed with eachother if there is food on the dividing fence, but nothing very nasty ever happens.

 

I was told by the lady I bought the ducks from that they shouldn't really be kept together in the same run, as the chickens can pick up nasties from all the mud the ducks create - not sure how true that is.

My ducks free range in the garden, whilst the chooks are kept in a fenced off piece of garden, so they don't mix that much.

 

Hope that helps!

[tom123]

OK thanks!

 

Gone off the idea now...too much mess and hassle!

 

Thanks Tom

[tara]

My friend has got 6 hens and 2 call boys and 2 indian runners together and they get on great.In fact it looks so natural ill try and get her to put a vid on for you.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and plenty of

[shawi72uk]

Im thinking of getting two khaki campbell ducks iv already got four hens two of which peck big time, should I just keep the ducks out in the garden and the hens in there coop and alternate them or will they be ok together day and night

 

P.S our chickens have just started laying after six months of having the since point of lay

[alexsamp]

You can keep chickens and ducks together. I don't have any but my cousins had 6 chickens and 2 ducks, unfortunatly the fox got them but they slept in the same shed.

[tara]

I will put a vid of mine all to gether