I love that you not only have family involved, but neighbors! Thats such a sweet thing of them to do 🥰 its not very common now a days for neighbors to be neighborly
Thanks so much Michele, it certainly feels like an accomplishment when its built from the junk pile 😊... my neighbors have been such a blessing and have been so good to me, so thankful for their support 🤩
I love my run chicken door! My wife got me one for Christmas and I installed it the same day. It is amazing! I have had to open and close the door for years and now it is handled automatically.
what an awesome gift !! Its been so good on our homestead especially early mornings when i'm on the school run, its usually too dark when we leave but too late by the time i get back so its been a game changer for us too !
@@TheLittlePalletFarmhouse Game changer is right! I am looking forward to the summer when the sun sets really late and I don't need to run out in my PJ's to close the door.
I love this vid so much ❤. The way your kids help and the cat jumping into the bath tub. Your daughter is so funny. Just wondering how often you change the water and do you collect into a water butt or it just comes directly off the roof into the bath. In which case what happens when theres not enough rain? How do you access the house to clean and collect eggs? Tx again for lovely vid 😊
Thanks Clare, I appreciate your encouragement! so first let me say that we have a breed of duck that doesn't spend a lot of time in the water. I think it would be different if they were different ducks, so i don't change the water that often - usually when it becomes murky and they stop going in it. I realised AFTER we build it that the bath is shaded from the sun ( on the north side of the coop) so i do get algae building up faster than if it was south facing. The roof run off gives a good fill to the bath but it depends on how much rain we have, and because of the square footage it never fills the bath so i do use the hose too. Especially during summer. The duck house has a large door on the front that drops down for egg collection ( i thought that was in the video - maybe its in my other duck vid!!)
How is the tub still working out? This is such a cool idea! My parents just redid their bathroom and have nothing to do with the old tub. I might have to snag it.
Best thing i did for the ducks - they love it and i haven't had any issues with it, just make sure there is good space underneath to drain sludge... and mine is on a downsloap so all the water runs away ( rather than stands under the bath making the ground a mud pit !)
You have been three months into the new duck building and I'm wondering how easy is it to clean out? Later on during the summer can you explain the pros and cons of the bathtub? I have been using baby pools and don't much like them but cleaning algae and muck out of a bathtub might be worse.
Sorry i didn't see this comment ! Yes its super easy to clean, i just use a garden cane to bump the plug out and let the water drain while i'm weeding then i rinse any sludge out with the garden hose - it all drains downhill across the horse paddock... my only challenge is that with the pool being shaded the algae build up can be faster but then that is just about as fast as the ducks soil the water anyway ! There have been no other cons. Depending on what duck breed you have this might vary... our khaki campbells don't swim a lot anyway - they use it to splash and clean when its hot but they don't "sit" on the water, they rather be out on the garden hunting bugs
I LOVE this idea! I’ve been keeping an old tub thinking about using it for the garden but now i want to turn it into a duck area. How do you get your ducks to go in the coop at night?
awww thanks ! Let me know how it works out... we raised our ducklings with young chickens initially so they sort of got coop trained that way however when we moved them to their own coop we kept them contained until they imprinted on the coop and then once they know its home they just go in at sundown. We also have an automatic coop door from run chicken that auto closes 20mins after sundown which has been a game changer
Cheap'n easy, thats how farmers like it ! 👍
absolutely... or free !! hehehe
I love that you not only have family involved, but neighbors! Thats such a sweet thing of them to do 🥰 its not very common now a days for neighbors to be neighborly
That's a great simple idea
Thankyou!
Love the fact that you involve your children in your projects 🥰🥰
Love your sustainable footprint and that your whole family is involved! Well done!
awww thanks for the encouragement! We try!!
Your kids are learning life long survival skills. Very good parenting!!!!😇👍👍👍👍👍👍💟💟💟💟
Like your duck pond will incorporate it. Easy set up for house as well, great.
That’s cool. We built a duck house out of materials on hand for free. Great job you guys!
Thanks friend ! Sometimes it takes longer than planned right !! But then there are always 50 projects happening at once 🤣😅😅
Like the whole set up. Great job.
Thanks for watching Patty, appreciate the support and encouragement :-)
What a great way to upcycle materials! And your neighbors are fantastic to come help and mentor you! 😍 The project looks great too!
Thanks so much Michele, it certainly feels like an accomplishment when its built from the junk pile 😊... my neighbors have been such a blessing and have been so good to me, so thankful for their support 🤩
Very creative
Thankyou
Love it, exactly what we need !!!
Great ideas! Just subscribed
Thanks for subscribing!! Glad you are here 🙌🏻
I love my run chicken door! My wife got me one for Christmas and I installed it the same day. It is amazing! I have had to open and close the door for years and now it is handled automatically.
what an awesome gift !! Its been so good on our homestead especially early mornings when i'm on the school run, its usually too dark when we leave but too late by the time i get back so its been a game changer for us too !
@@TheLittlePalletFarmhouse Game changer is right!
I am looking forward to the summer when the sun sets really late and I don't need to run out in my PJ's to close the door.
@@aarondarling6653 🤣🤣🤣 EXACTLY 🙌🙌
Great idea, thanks.
Love it !! ❤️
I love this vid so much ❤. The way your kids help and the cat jumping into the bath tub. Your daughter is so funny. Just wondering how often you change the water and do you collect into a water butt or it just comes directly off the roof into the bath. In which case what happens when theres not enough rain? How do you access the house to clean and collect eggs? Tx again for lovely vid 😊
Thanks Clare, I appreciate your encouragement! so first let me say that we have a breed of duck that doesn't spend a lot of time in the water. I think it would be different if they were different ducks, so i don't change the water that often - usually when it becomes murky and they stop going in it. I realised AFTER we build it that the bath is shaded from the sun ( on the north side of the coop) so i do get algae building up faster than if it was south facing. The roof run off gives a good fill to the bath but it depends on how much rain we have, and because of the square footage it never fills the bath so i do use the hose too. Especially during summer. The duck house has a large door on the front that drops down for egg collection ( i thought that was in the video - maybe its in my other duck vid!!)
Awesome y’all 👏🏻 👊🏼
Thanks Richie 🙏 hope you guys are doing well on the new place.. my bones get slow in the cold 🥶 😂
Great Job!!! I spy a Unicorn? Caleb?
haha ! You have good eyes !! Yes Caleb was entirely responsible for this addition to the homestead ! - its every 4 year olds dream don't you know !!
@@TheLittlePalletFarmhouse I thought it may have been Caleb’s Unicorn. Lol. Keep moving forward. Happy New Year to you all.
@@jsramseyfamily 🤣🤣🤣 well technically he bought it so....... !!! Happy new year to you all too 🥳
Love this build! New sub here ! 💖
Thank you.
There needs to be ventilation in the coop, otherwise there will be a buildup of ammonia and condensation from breathing.
How is the tub still working out? This is such a cool idea! My parents just redid their bathroom and have nothing to do with the old tub. I might have to snag it.
Best thing i did for the ducks - they love it and i haven't had any issues with it, just make sure there is good space underneath to drain sludge... and mine is on a downsloap so all the water runs away ( rather than stands under the bath making the ground a mud pit !)
Wondering if there’s a way to open the coop to clean it? Did I miss that?
You have been three months into the new duck building and I'm wondering how easy is it to clean out? Later on during the summer can you explain the pros and cons of the bathtub? I have been using baby pools and don't much like them but cleaning algae and muck out of a bathtub might be worse.
Sorry i didn't see this comment ! Yes its super easy to clean, i just use a garden cane to bump the plug out and let the water drain while i'm weeding then i rinse any sludge out with the garden hose - it all drains downhill across the horse paddock... my only challenge is that with the pool being shaded the algae build up can be faster but then that is just about as fast as the ducks soil the water anyway ! There have been no other cons. Depending on what duck breed you have this might vary... our khaki campbells don't swim a lot anyway - they use it to splash and clean when its hot but they don't "sit" on the water, they rather be out on the garden hunting bugs
Possibly goldfish for the algae build up and a strainer to prevent said fish from being dumped
Have you ran into any problems with your flock and Botulism?
I LOVE this idea! I’ve been keeping an old tub thinking about using it for the garden but now i want to turn it into a duck area. How do you get your ducks to go in the coop at night?
awww thanks ! Let me know how it works out... we raised our ducklings with young chickens initially so they sort of got coop trained that way however when we moved them to their own coop we kept them contained until they imprinted on the coop and then once they know its home they just go in at sundown. We also have an automatic coop door from run chicken that auto closes 20mins after sundown which has been a game changer
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American neighbors FTW
Do they go in at night on their own?
That tub will get nasty, how will you drain it? And replace it in a timely manner?
What are the floor dimensions in the duck house approx? Are they around 4ft x 4ft?
How do you easily drain the bathtub?
i just use a garden cane or stick to shift the plug and let the water drain out. Then i used the hose to swish any sludge out - it works great !
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