4m x 3m Omlet pen, cube, new auto door still boxed and coop light

[ems123]

I know ducks can't climb the ladder to get into the eglu cube but if you build a WIR can you lower the eglu cube so ducks can use it?

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[Lewis]

You can buy the cube without legs or a ladder from Omlet If not, you could make your own less steep ladder and attach that to the cube

 

I'm pretty sure Josh's duck uses the cube ladder, so hopefully he'll be along in a bit

[Lesley]

We have a raised duck house and our ducks use a wooden ramp to get into it.

[Guest]

Hi

 

Cube would be ideal if lowered especially for cleaning purposes etc not sure about the slats in the house possibly take them out so their feet dont get stuck?? hope someone else can advise on that or perhaps deep litter it with shavings hemcore to cover them completely

 

good luck ideal for cleaning

 

indie

[Lesley]

Glad you remembered Indie - I forgot to say about taking out the roosting bars.

[Poached]

Hi

 

thanks for the intro lewis

 

my appleyard duck gets up the ladder just fine she just stands on each step and does a litttle hop into it it did take her about a week to figure it out

[duckinghampalace]

Hi, We have ducks and chickens sharing a cube and run and roaming together happily, We only have the back set of roosting bars in and the ducks sleep in the nesting box and in the front of the cube while the chooks roost, one duck does like to roost with the chickens but not all the time. They all get along fine, We have the cube at normal height, but have built a ramp which is much longer and gentler in incline than the chicken one and they all use this with no problems

( its made from garden edging border log roll, fastened to a solid plank so no gaps but ridges) and then secured with cable ties to the original ladder, mainly because this was the best way of attaching it without damaging the cube, but we may take the original off in the spring and secure it directly. This doesn't work with a single run tho as it makes the incline a bit too steep but is fine if you have the extension. We were going to remove the run as we now have built a larger one but we found it helps to get the ducks off the pond and shut in to the run about 1/2 hour before bedtime so they dry off a bit, otherwise they dampen the bedding a lot which wouldn't be nice for the chickens! Hope that helps in some way.

Please omlet Would be lovely if there could be a side access door into the Cube run as well as an end door, I scrabble around in there on my hands and knees when I need to do anything as its just a bit too small!.

[Chucky1]

Hi Duckinghampalace. I was intrigued by your post as we have both chucks and ducks but in seperate houses. Any chance of some pictures of your setup?

[Lesley]

Duckingham Palace! - that's what we call our ducks set-up

 

Glad to hear you have ducks and hens together - photos would be good!

[marti1066]

hi there,

 

I have my hens and ducks both in the Cube, although the ducks don't seem to want to go inside thee cube to sleep, they stay outside but at least are locked up at night, whilst the girls are all roosting inside the cube.

 

Also, my little white call ducks seems to be laying eggs without using a nesting box she seems quite happy.

 

I have today seen my mallard trying to do "naughties" with his girlfriend in the pond, I guess its all perfectly natural but I was a bit concerned as when he mounts her he pushes her head under the water, do you think this is ok, I don't want him to drown her !!

 

Help .......

 

Marti

 

.... maybe I should not have been watching, must admit I did feel a bit pervy!!

[Chucky1]

hi there,

 

I have my hens and ducks both in the Cube, although the ducks don't seem to want to go inside thee cube to sleep, they stay outside but at least are locked up at night, whilst the girls are all roosting inside the cube.

 

I have today seen my mallard trying to do "naughties" with his girlfriend in the pond, I guess its all perfectly natural but I was a bit concerned as when he mounts her he pushes her head under the water, do you think this is ok, I don't want him to drown her !!

 

.... maybe I should not have been watching, must admit I did feel a bit pervy!!

 

Hi Marti. Some pix of your setup (not the naughties in the pond) would be good.

 

Ours were doing similar this morning and talking to JJ so were his. Apparently it is all part of life's rich tapestry.

 

Good luck

[jayjay]

Hi Chucky

 

Lots of confusion about boys and girls at the moment. Just to sort out a wee issue though:

 

JJ (that's me)

is a she

not a he!

 

 

 

JJ

[Chucky1]

Hi Chucky

 

Lots of confusion about boys and girls at the moment. Just to sort out a wee issue though:

 

JJ (that's me)

is a she

not a he!

 

 

 

JJ

 

Sorry JJ , I hope I have better luck with the Ducks .

 

Cheers

 

Paul

[jayjay]

No apology needed Thought the comedy timing was excellent given our recent forum posts!

 

Jacquie

[Lesley]

No curly tail feathers then Jacquie?

[jayjay]

No curly tail feathers then Jacquie?

 

Not so far!! But I don't quack either! It could be a sign.

 

JJ

[Chucky1]

No curly tail feathers then Jacquie?

[ChrisEllis]

what sort of angle is appropriate for a duck (indian runer) to get into their coop?

[tom123]

Indian Runners need quite a low ladder. They defiantly couldn't cope with a cube ladder

[ChrisEllis]

yh i havent got a eglu, i was thinking it needs to be quite a big door and not steep as they charge out in the rmonigs!!

[jayjay]

No charging out in the morning from my ducks - they will appear and waddle down their ladder when they want to and not before.

 

My duck house is about 1 foot off the ground and their "ladder" (plank of wood with wee lips on it) is about 3-4 feet long - it's quite a gradual incline. It's our second attempt too - the first one was too steep and they didn't like it at all. If you've got the room then 'not steep' is my advice!

 

JJ

[Lesley]

Yes, as shallow an incline as you can manage - and as wide as you can as well.