Duck coop and pen design

[@joyr3236]

winter adjustments: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aaa9fpiCp9ymj7M

[@cerickson5256]

I love that you care enough to keep your flock secure. So many just don't care! What you did is amazing!

[@joyr3236]

Thank you! They're my babies who give us joy and delicious eggs.

[@sapper72783]

You built the alcatraz of duck houses

[@StephanieMcCamon]

Oh good about the ceiling carpenters cloth. I was worried about rats and snakes. LOL glad you got that covered. 😊❤

[@BenHampton]

Your design and attention to detail are remarkable. Your pen offers several features that I plan to incorporate into my system. Thank you so much for sharing this video.

[@susanpharr6809]

This is the most well thought out design for ducks I have ever found! Great ideas! I have many ducks, and safety is surely an issue!! My ducks are mixed in with chickens, geese and Muscovies. Quite a challenge! I do find it is wise and practical to have some space for isolation - Incase there’s an injury, broodiness, etc.,…the occasional scrape or what have you - I have pet kennels on hand for that.

[@joyr3236]

Me too. One of my ducks had bumblefoot so I had to keep it clean after the vet opened it. I put a large dog kennel in the pen and put down doggie pads so I could treat her foot and keep it clean. Since she was still, sort of, with the other ducks, she didn't mind.

[@carolleenkelmann4751]

Hmmm. Tyson knows what he is doing. Hugging the Limelight. That's one of the best duck-houses I have seen. You really went to town, didn't you. Chapeau!

[@GM-uc3os]

Wow! That’s a great duck pen. You thought of everything! Thanks for sharing.

[@jackie4918]

Best, by far, that I have seen yet! Thank you so much!!

[@lorecebrooks5844]

Wow! That's amazing work! I'm also impressed that after all of your hard work you've somehow managed to get a manicure! Goals!! 🙂🙂

[@noname7496]

This pen looks amazing, you did an awesome job of making it secure and spacious. Gorgeous dogs too 🙂

[@tristanstepnik8385]

Awesome job! I applaud the time you took to plan this out. You thought of everything! 😃

[@joyr3236]

Thank you!

[@schobbies2168]

You are so brilliant!

[@nguont]

That’s like the Bellagio resort hotel of Duck houses!

[@jeffreylong9405]

Nice job on coop, love the pond. One thing to try, put wood slats on coop ramp, weird but ducks like slats while climbing.

[@joyr3236]

I thought about that but it looks like it would be harder on their feet. The roof shingles usually work but they can get slippery when it's starts to get below freezing so maybe the wood slats would be better. Thanks!

[@CraftMeg]

This brings new meaning to “lucky duck” very impressed with the thoughtful design

[@joyr3236]

Thank you. They make me happy and gift me delious eggs

[@sheilascott2821]

Wow! What an industrious project. Inherited ducks recently...not a farmer. So, your video is very informative. So much to learn.

[@joyr3236]

Glad the video helps. Good luck!

[@BlakeWrobbel]

Gorgeous. Lotta work putting that hardware cloth up. I typically have done smaller houses but looking to upgrade to a much bigger for 50’ducks

[@joyr3236]

Thanks! Good luck with your project

[@adamm2909]

Very inspiring Respect and love from Jerusalem Palestine 🇵🇸❤️🦆

[@toddcaskey9984]

Wow

[@paulraymondamoah564]

Great great opportunity will done for this amazing project 🙌 Amen God bless you all and hope to hear from you soon and have a wonderful weekend 🌞😘

[@nolanjames3908]

You deserve a medal or some prize for this duck coop

[@joyr3236]

Aw thanks..... Just trying to keep the animals who trust me safe

[@karenisnotakaren]

Thank you so much for your video! You’ve given me some really good ideas.

[@joyr3236]

I'm glad it was helpful.

[@rebeccah.8860]

Just beautiful im love this 🦆

[@joyr3236]

Thank you! 😊

[@lisacraig7295]

Nicest clean duck pen Ive ever seen !

[@joyr3236]

thank you

[@c.and.t.adventures]

Love it!!!!!!!!!! ❤

[@denisewiebrimmer454]

This is awesome omg I'd love to see what she'd do with chickens..

[@supergirl10ish]

Fantastic video. Got so really good ideas from it. In regards to the wooden frame work, have you dug your posts into the ground or are they just “Sat” on top of the ground? And what size lumbers did you use? Thankyou from 🇬🇧

[@joyr3236]

The only posts that are dug into the ground are the 2- 4x4 posts in the center. I didn't use cement, just dug it in a bit. The reason I didn't set any posts in cement is because I didn't want zoning to consider it a permanent structure. The rest of the posts are 2x4 which is attached to a 2x4 frame that lays on top of the ground.

[@SeededandRooted]

Love the your system setup

[@cazsantics525]

Amazing 🤩

[@captainfinn9563]

Beautiful set up

[@joyr3236]

Thanks!

[@kennethstensrud669]

A very nice set up. As long as ducks have a bucket, or something similar during winter, that is enough water for them as long as they can get their whole head under water. Just drain the pool and close it off, put the duck into the coop at night for a while, and they soon learn that this is their sleeping room. And add a bowl of grit for them permanently, they don't get enough just in their run.

[@joyr3236]

Thanks for the tips. I'm curious as to why you need to add a bowl of grit if they have grass and dirt in their pen. What do you put in the bowl? Here is their winter set up kzbin.info/www/bejne/aaa9fpiCp9ymj7M

[@kennethstensrud669]

@@joyr3236 i put grit in the bowl, and also I put crushed oyster shells in as well. It is just for the ducks to get all the calcium they need, and the grit for the digestion.

[@chrisricheal2404]

Love it

[@patriciajones6430]

Wow. Great build.

[@plantsfun9069]

Nice pen!! I have built a couple of large pens myself similar to yours. In the wintertime I have some sliding glass door panels and glass that I put up to block some of the wind.

[@joyr3236]

Great idea! Thanks for sharing

[@morannyc]

Thank you for posting! Finally this is the design I’ve been looking for. I’m NEeast also. Would love to see updates. Did a great job. Any thoughts on panels for winter?

[@joyr3236]

I'll do an updated video soon. I put the side panels up just for privacy from predators not for the wind but I'm sure it helped with the wind as well. They have several areas to keep warm. Their coop was nice and warm because I bedded it heavier with straw but they rarely slept in there.

[@justnicole7983]

Super nice!!

[@jonnybo20]

That must have cost you a fortune in wood and hardware cloth . Looks great, I'm getting 2 ducks in a month

[@joyr3236]

Thank you. Yes it was expensive but worth every penny. My ducks are safe at night and the daily chores are much easier when you have an efficient set up. Good luck!

[@ryancoorey158]

Outstanding

[@minnahumble2294]

Beautiful! Structurally sound to the max! Do you use the drained water for plants? Do you clean out the floor for fertiliser?

[@joyr3236]

Their pool water would be great to use to fertilize my garden. This summer I plan to set it up so I can use it easily. I'm not sure what you mean by cleaning out the floor. The pen floor gets hosed daily so that dissolves through the turf and into the gravel then into the ground. Their coop has straw and they only go in there to lay eggs so I rake it out every 2 weeks.

[@paulraymondamoah564]

Woohoo thanks for letting me know about this great opportunity offered to help me out of poverty and request for details drawings of this project and the cost involved including the budget estimated cost

[@joyr3236]

I didn't keep a record of the total cost. The most expensive part is all of the hardware cloth. I bought the koi pond 2nd hand so I think I paid $100 for it. I built it all myself so I'm sure I saved a lot of money on labor. Good luck!

[@cerickson5256]

You thought of everything!

[@jackie4918]

Absolutely incredible! What ended up being the best, for your coop now that you’ve been through a winter? That simple kind-of enclosed area or the coop?

[@joyr3236]

Hi Jackie, I ended up closing their pool once temperatures dropped below freezing during the day. I couldn't keep their drinking water from freezing without electricity so I used a large heated dog drinking bowl. There is a little spot on our pond that doesn't freeze so they were able to bath there daily when free ranging. Here is a video of the adjustments kzbin.info/www/bejne/aaa9fpiCp9ymj7M

[@melissasvoboda8822]

How often are you draining and changing the pool? I love this set up!

[@joyr3236]

I drain the pool every other day and I drain their drinking water everyday. I currently have 5 ducks

[@melissasvoboda8822]

And, is your pool a pond liner? We are building our coop this weekend!

[@joyr3236]

@@melissasvoboda8822 No I found a used koi pond on FB marketplace. It's a hard plastic form. I built the deck around it and put cynder blocks around it to make it stronger. I cut a hole in the bottom and installed a drain and pvc pipes to a valve leading outside the pen.

[@emilykovacs029]

Nice doberman.

[@joannlamberti1821]

Well done!

[@meriatihan5271]

Lovely coop. This is my thought on the freezing of your line. As Long as there’s water in the tube. It will freeze. How can you prevent water be in your tube when you are not using it. Just a thought. Love from Borneo island

[@joyr3236]

I always drain the water from the hose and pipes so it doesn't freeze. Once their pool and drinking water starts to freeze daily, I close it by putting plywood on top. Then the rest of the winter I just use the heated dog water bowl. They're lucky because a small portion of our pond doesn't freeze so they can still take a bath

[@FarmingWithJoshe]

Nice job,,

[@mauricebrown9094]

You have done a brilliant at your duck coop. If i ever have a chance to have ducks, you design is what i would follow. Try wrapping pool noodles around your pipes to help against freezing. Been more secure from animals that will kill your ducks is a good thing.. Thank you for sharing.

[@joyr3236]

Thank you. Yes, I did end up wrapping the pipes with foam pipe insulation and it kept the pipes from freezing. The problem was the ice in their pool. Every morning I would try to scoop it all out because I was afraid it would clog the pipes wen I drained it. That wasn't working well so I ended up closing their pool and they just had a heated water bowl all winter. During the day , they also had a small section of our real pond that never froze so it worked out.

[@ericagardens1234]

Hi, great video! Did they wind up getting use of the coop in winter? Did they still opt to eat outside in winter? Im in southern Wisconsin. Not sure how winter will be with the new ducks. Thanks for sharing! ♡ be blessed

[@joyr3236]

Yes, they lay their eggs in the coop all year but they prefer to sleep outside. 3/4 of the year they sleep in their pool. I closed their pool in the winter because there was always a layer of ice that I had to scoop out. Although I managed to keep the pipes from freezing by insulating them, I was afraid the pieces of ice would clog the pipes. I closed the pool by draingong it and covering it with plywood. I also covered the artificial grass area with straw so I could clean up since I wasn't hosing it off everyday in the winter. They slept in the straw huddled under the bench.

[@jh-nt9ws]

Well Done! Thank you for sharing!

[@MUSCOVYDUCKASIAN]

Luar biasa anda bisa membuat kandang duck sebagus ini

[@joyr3236]

Thank you

[@maxmusmoore6851]

Nice

[@doloresreynolds8145]

Your ducks must love their posh accommodations! In my experience, 4-5 years of sun will make the corrugated plastic roof brittle. I had two different roof heights, and a raccoon actually fell off the higher roof through the plastic of the lower roof, effectively landing him in the midst of my hens, who were then decimated….

[@joyr3236]

Wow, sorry to hear about your hens. I wouldn't have thought of that. I will check the quality of the roof after a while. Thank you for Sharing

[@learnjcbskidsterchickensga7594]

Very nice! Thank you

[@BlakeWrobbel]

In my experience with predators in my area in TN is they don’t care unless it’s easy. I’ve had ducks guineas and rabbits killed because they got out at night. i’ve dug down with hardware cloth before but never seen any digging and we have raccoons and foxes.

[@HoneyHollowHomestead]

That is a duck palace! Very nice attention to detail. I would hate to see the price on that coup at today's prices, though.

[@joyr3236]

I did most of the work so I saved a lot on labor. The biggest expense was the hardware cloth. I used a lot of chicken wire on the floor, which someone gave me, so that saved a bit.

[@shinylittlepeople]

Pool noodles are a great idea! Also if there’s no water sitting in the pipes.... they shouldn’t freeze. It’s a great coop!

[@joyr3236]

Thank you! I did end up covering the pipes with pipe insulation and that worked. The problem I had was the layer of ice on the pool. I did my best to remove it with a skimmer every morning but I was afraid pieces of ice would clog the drain so I decided to close their pool for the winter. I drained it and covered it with plywood.

[@sararose8082]

try running some aquarium heaters in the pond pool during the winter to keep it from freezing

[@joyr3236]

Hmmm.... I'll look into it. Thanks!

[@amyb5339]

Even if the pond is thawed in the winter, I have had friends who had a duck who was wet from swimming and a cold snap came before the duck could thoroughly dry, and passed away due to hypothermia.

[@StephanieMcCamon]

Just empty pool/pond and let all water drain from it and pipes in winter. Then refill in spring. Can put temporary rectangle tubs. With heating pucks, for not freezing the water, for drinking and baths. 😊❤

[@sarahbarnes7648]

You did a very good job and have given me some good ideas. I will have to try a smaller version since I only have two ducks. I only have possums to deal with and they haven't been around lately, cause my female is not laying eggs. I like what you done with the pool. 3

[@joyr3236]

Thank you Sarah. The mink and raccoons are the biggest threat around here because they're nimble, smart and determined. If there's a weak spot, they'll find it.

[@willmartin9215]

With the wire all underneath the run area, you risk pieces rusting, then breaking, and a pieces sticking up like nails, which could injure the ducks.

[@joyr3236]

Good point. I hadn't thought of that. We should be okay because there's enough dirt and grass on top of the fencing but that is something for people to think about if they're just going to put the wire down and not cover it good enough. Thanks for pointing that out.

[@philadelphiawalksptsd]

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[@scotthilmer145]

Blow water lines out with air. To keep them from freezing

[@joyr3236]

Yes, I rigged a bicycle pump by attaching a hose end to it so I can screw it onto the hose and I pump the air out. I do that in the beginning of the season when it still stays above freezing during the day. Once it gets below freezing during the day, I close up their pool and the hose all together

[@BlakeWrobbel]

for freezing just need electric water heaters

[@BlakeWrobbel]

small ones not the big ones

[@joyr3236]

@@BlakeWrobbel I tried the water heaters in the pool but the pool is too big so I ended up closing the pool by draining it and putting plywood on top. I purchased a heated water bowl that they use to drink. I fill it daily from a winter spicket on the side of my house. I'm lucky because they don't need water to bath because there is a spot in our pond where the water comes in, that doesn't freeze so they can still bath daily

[@JonFrumTheFirst]

Beverly Hills duck coop.

[@1137MOHAMEDKHOUELDI]

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[@clash8386]

Thats my chair;)

[@themccormickfowlranch]

A propane torch and damp rag will solve your astro-turf frayed edge problem.

[@joyr3236]

What do you do with a damp rag

[@themccormickfowlranch]

@@joyr3236 The damp rag puts out any small flame and can help shape the edges if you want.

[@franksanna217]

A Racoon can chew through that hardware cloth pretty easily. I once trapped a raccoon in a cage trap near my duck cage and I thought to myself oh I’ll deal with him later . Came back later and the large male Racoon had chewed the cage up and escaped out the bottom. I was shocked to say the least! So after finding that out I wrapped my duck cage in 3 layers of thicker gauge hardware cloth. No problems yet.

[@mament4999]

Just add a few birds

[@Nightowl5454]

Sorry to say if a bear wanted to get in there it could.😥

[@joyr3236]

No chance. They can rip chicken wire but not hardware cloth, which is what the pen is made of

[@Nightowl5454]

@@joyr3236 you underestimate the power of a hungry bear.