kabar 14 Posted April 6, 2013 Report Share Posted April 6, 2013 (edited) I've already got chickens but I'm thinking of getting a couple of ducks for eggs, any suggestions with what type and housing? Edited April 6, 2013 by kabar Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pauly58 12 Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 Chiltern's if you want eggs, they hardly miss a day. Don't underestimate the mess ducks make. We have ours in a run of 50 metres of poultry mesh, & the mud bath they make is something else. On a small scale you may be better keeping them on concrete or a gravel area. A small dog type kennel is fine to lock them in at night. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pauly58 12 Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 Chiltern's if you want eggs, they hardly miss a day. Don't underestimate the mess ducks make. We have ours in a run of 50 metres of poultry mesh, & the mud bath they make is something else. On a small scale you may be better keeping them on concrete or a gravel area. A small dog type kennel is fine to lock them in at night. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kabar 14 Posted April 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 Cheers Pauly, I'm only going to get a couple. I kept one some years ago when I had a smaller garden and the mess was considerably more than the chickens as you say. But I've got a bigger bit of land now so I'm hoping they wont be quite so noticeable. I was thinking of putting an old hen hut at the end of the chicken run which is paved with slabs and keep them with the chickens, are they likely to use it or just sleep and lay in the run? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pauly58 12 Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 We only have two. They don't go in to roost at dusk like hens, & just drop the eggs where they happen to be. We have a plastic bath for them & it's not unusual to find eggs in there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the_stig 6,614 Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 ducks are messy feckers --- if you`ve got plenty of room there fine if you`ve got a small plot 2 ducks will turn it into a shithole in a few weeks ...... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bootsha 1,306 Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 khaki campbells, an egg a day, always by 10 am or so ducks normally lay, and with these, if you havent got a pond, a plastic bowl with water in will suffice them, as long as they can preen and f**k about in it lol. big beautifull eggs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
leegreen 2,100 Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 I've already got chickens but I'm thinking of getting a couple of ducks for eggs, any suggestions? Stick with chickens. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KingKong 44 Posted April 11, 2013 Report Share Posted April 11, 2013 Iv got 12 ducks and mine arnt to bad iv dug a hole and stuck a baby bath in it for them they need cleaning out more than the chickens but there easier to put away at night just follow each other in a line no probs Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kabar 14 Posted April 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2013 Thanks for the replies, found some khaki Campbell's but I'm going to have a look at the local market tomorrow to see if they've got any there first. I'm wary about the mess but they've got about a 1/4 of an acre which I'm hoping should be enough to stop them churning it up. I've split the hen run into two for now with a sheep hurdle between the two in the hope that it'll reduce the amount of fighting once I take the hurdle down and loose them into the garden. Cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kabar 14 Posted April 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 Two Khaki Campbell's, in With the chickens, 1 Egg off them every day since. cheers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kabar 14 Posted April 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 Khaki Campbell's are laying better than the hens, two ducks = 2 eggs a day. They take them selves into the hut I put in the chicken run at night and so far haven't made too much mess. They are though escape artists, crawling under fencing and squeezing through sheep fencing and eat like horses. Very impressed with them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bootsha 1,306 Posted April 25, 2013 Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 told ya !! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kabar 14 Posted April 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2013 Spot on, ta. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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