I definitely love this and will build one like this. Only thing is I’d unfortunately have to have a solid bottom with the insane amount of predators I have.
Thank you. If you keep them protected with the Gallagher fencing a d solarizer, you will not have an issue. No land predator should be able to get to them. We haven't lost a bird to a land predator yet
@@TheNakidGardeners thank you, you too. I am going to be building a duck/chicken coop soon and watch your videos for inspiration. I may have some questions in the future. Keep up the videos they are great.
I just got 2 Indian Runner Ducks and live in a suburban neighborhood, but have a good sized yard all around my house. I love the advice you give and how you made your duck house. You actually made me realize a mistake I almost made, which I now won't, regarding the roofing.
@@TheNakidGardeners No. I have never raised chickens myself. My grandparents did back in the day . They used a stationary coop with a run for the birds outside.
Thanks, Rob. After building this, I think the second one will be nicer and more manageable for the ducks. Even though for four nights straight, we have had the need to chase them inside.
Thank you. We are finally getting our ducks to go in on their own four nights in a row. We think it is due to the cold days. However, we are about to get some more of this bipolar weather and be warm this week. Let's see how that goes. Lol
@@TheNakidGardeners no. I use to . But they kept getting gone, fox and coyotes. But I’m seriously thinking of getting me about 5. They are just therapy to me. I can sit and watch them for hours.
I appreciate the feedback kinfolk. This build was a tremendous experience for us. Now, two of the ducks are laying eggs in the coop. So, I need to modify the next one to give the duck nesting boxes. Thanks for stopping by and watching.
Thanks. We are truly surprised that the ducks have now gone in four nights in a row without us chasing them inside. But it has been cold. When it is warm it is hard for them to go inside. This week should be a real test
Love your setup!! We are about to start building our coop. Where did you guys get you electric fencing setup from? We are going to go with a permanent structure for our coop. Love the roof. We may have to borrow that 😆 😆. That siding is the way to go. Great Video. We look forward to seeing the new coop. Thanks for sharing. Enjoy your evening
I ALMOST went with the permanent structure coop but we have a few homesteading mentors that have been telling us that if we have to build anything to make it mobile because you are going to move it or want it moved from that location later. We got the fencing from Gallagher fencing. They have a great warranty and have come through for this season when we had consecutive cloudy days. The solarizer has been phenomenal at keeping a charge. Gallagher Fencing: store.am.gallagher.com/?rfsn=... Discount code: NAKID GARDENER
Haha I don't know all about that. BUT WE'LL TAKE IT! LOL. Thanks for the feedback. We are looking for other ways to improve this coop. Do you currently have any ducks or chickens?
Thank you so very much! We are very strategic with moving our coop to fertilize as we go. We're really excited to see the benefits in the next year. Have you guys built any mobile coops?
Love this design. We're finishing our "Good Enough Frickin' Chicken Coop 5000" that'll house most of our birds (chicken math is real). But the ducks...they're another story. I really think they need an mesh bottomed house because they are so darn messy and they don't mind the cold in the winter. I think something like this might actually work, if we can get them trained young enough. (and yes, my husband introduced me to your channel over the weekend so I'm kind of binging now...)
Haha love the name of the coop. You better get it copyrighted lol. Well tell your hubby we said thanks. Hopefully, you'll enjoy the videos. If you have any questions don't hesitate to ask.
Funny thing. We decided to not have the ducks in here anymore. It was too much of a hassle on moving the ramp, the fence, and the coop all together. We made some modifications on the coop. So now it is just for the chickens. They ducks are now in a John Suscovich tractor. The chickens prefer it in cold weather. Are you currently raising ducks? If so, what kind?
@@TheNakidGardeners Just with their feet walking on the wire. I know it can be an issue with other animals (hamsters and rabbits) but Ive never kept a duck on wire floor before
Don’t know if anyone has said anything but.....LOVE THE SHIRT! HAHA! Also though we love the coop, it has a great design! We have just talked about getting ducks, what would you say is a good reason to get ducks over chickens or what makes them nice to have? Thank you new subscriber here!
Haha thanks. I try to wear a funny shirt every now and then in our videos. There are pros and cons with both animals. I love the challenge ducks bring to the table. They are very skidish and take time to warm up to you. You have to bucket train them (just like any farm animals) to get a better handle on them. These Welsh Harlequin ducks are for egg production. We will be getting some meat ducks soon. Meat duck is just a much juicer meat, and you can save the duck fat for cooking. We will be using the ducks to be placed in the orchard from time to time since they are great forgers and less destructive as chickens. Hope that answers some of your questions. Thanks for stopping by to watch our video and subscribing.
@@TheNakidGardeners Doing well! Thank you!🙏🙂 I have been looking for panels such as the panels in your episode to make mini green houses. To protect the garden vegetables from the cat troupe.😼
@@TheNakidGardeners Actually I think you should make another pond,, actually an island surrounded by a moat within the boundaries of the fruit orchard , with 1 access point to walk onto.( to collect eggs only) cover it with grasses & shrubs, for there protection and we all know they love water. Let them free range always through the fruit orchard. They wont scratch your high rooted berries, they love bugs and grass. And put there duck house in there to. Ducks are great for meat and eggs, although it is a lesson to teach people normally to swap from chicken to duck eggs. I also think you should invest in some Khaki Campbell chickens as my understanding there the best layers.
@@mauricebrown9094 there are khaki Campbell chickens? I thought only khaki Campbell ducks 🤔 Great ideas! We're mere students sharing wins and fails and we always learn from our audience, thanks!
@Maurice Brown well being only 6.5 acres and we have other plans to livestock on a rotational grazing will not work for us. You are right; Khaki and Welsh Harlequin ducks are the best egg laying breed to have. We are going to get some meat ducks as well. We do have a plan, believe it or not. We talk to other homestead mentors on a weekly basis.
A suggestion: You may want to place stone around your pond banks, because ducks are known to tear up the ground around ponds, not just from walking in, but foraging along the bank.
I am not sure where you are, but in Ohio I would not use the 1" x1 " wire on the floor for two reasons. The first would be that we have raccoons and they will stick their paw up through the holes in the flooring and grab the feet or neck of the ducks and pull parts thru to the outside and kill them. The second would be their feet freezing during our cold winters on the metal with out any bedding. It would be easy to clean with wire but not safe. My ducks will use the plastic nesting boxes with the plastic bar removed, and setting on the floor.
We are in Texas and NORMALLY don't get freezing temps. Besides the last two years 🤪 . But we have our first line of defense with poultry netting. The coop is the second line of defense. We were keeping bedding in there when we did get below freezing temps. We now use this coop as a chicken coop. It was getting more of a hassle moving the fence and the ramp. We now house our ducks in a John Suscovich tractor
This is an older video, I am a big stickler on "you get what you pay for". One of the reason why I don't try TEMU or Shein. I am glad it works for you though.
I love your ideas and I am stealing them all. More videos coming soon I hope??? Spring is here and it's almost time to get my butt outside. We have two more days of cold here in Northwest Texas and then we should be good in the 70s and 80s for the rest of the week and before you know it back in the hundreds
Interesting. Because we have this now for over two years and haven't had an issues with that YET. I guess it is just a case by case scenario seeing we get rid of hens after year two and roos after year five. Idk Thanks for the feedback though
From my knowledge, ducks are pretty hardy animals. They do well in the cold. Chickens are the ones you have to worry about in cold weather. Luckily this is a duck video.
@andygrigsby3648 you are correct. Both will do well in the cold. Some chickens will do even better thsn some in the cold. It is the heat that you have to protect then from. During the cold winter months, you just need to keep the wind off of the chickens.
Want to see when we first brought our ducks home: th-cam.com/video/LJnRxEOHTmY/w-d-xo.html
I definitely love this and will build one like this. Only thing is I’d unfortunately have to have a solid bottom with the insane amount of predators I have.
Thank you. If you keep them protected with the Gallagher fencing a d solarizer, you will not have an issue. No land predator should be able to get to them. We haven't lost a bird to a land predator yet
I couldn’t stop lookin at the shirt 😆. Good video I like the coop
😅....thank you, have a blessed week!
@@TheNakidGardeners thank you, you too. I am going to be building a duck/chicken coop soon and watch your videos for inspiration. I may have some questions in the future. Keep up the videos they are great.
I just got 2 Indian Runner Ducks and live in a suburban neighborhood, but have a good sized yard all around my house. I love the advice you give and how you made your duck house. You actually made me realize a mistake I almost made, which I now won't, regarding the roofing.
Great looking Duck House!!
Thanks. We converted it to a chicken coop now.
You both have some amazing ideas . I love the new Ultimate Duck Hutch . Oh and that shirt is funny.
Lol.... Thank you!
We are always looking for ways to make these mobile coops more practical. Have you guys had any experience with one?
@@TheNakidGardeners No. I have never raised chickens myself. My grandparents did back in the day . They used a stationary coop with a run for the birds outside.
It is a nice Duck coop Thanks for sharing the overview of the build, both pros and cons. Have a great week.
Thanks, Rob. After building this, I think the second one will be nicer and more manageable for the ducks. Even though for four nights straight, we have had the need to chase them inside.
Oh my lord, your shirt! My husband is on a meeting in our office and I'm supposed to be quiet, and seeing the shirt did NOT help that LOL
😅🤣...... Gotta have a laugh where we can and we're thrilled you got one too!
Awesome coops 🤩 Thanks for sharing your experiences!
Thank you so much for the feedback. Hope this was helpful for future uses.
Good plan. Thanks for sharing!!
Thank you. We are finally getting our ducks to go in on their own four nights in a row. We think it is due to the cold days. However, we are about to get some more of this bipolar weather and be warm this week. Let's see how that goes. Lol
Y’all done amazing. I love them. I laughed so hard when I seen your shirt. Good one
We are glad that you enjoyed the video. Do you currently have chickens or ducks?
@@TheNakidGardeners no. I use to . But they kept getting gone, fox and coyotes. But I’m seriously thinking of getting me about 5. They are just therapy to me. I can sit and watch them for hours.
@Janet Moore animals are very therapeutic. Sometimes, I watch to see their drama in my head.
By sharing you guys experiences. You are saving people time & money 💰 Great share 👍🏾
I appreciate the feedback kinfolk. This build was a tremendous experience for us. Now, two of the ducks are laying eggs in the coop. So, I need to modify the next one to give the duck nesting boxes.
Thanks for stopping by and watching.
This is a very nice Build, good job
Thank you. Now, to do a build coop no. 2 with the modification
Great shirt....the struggle is real🤣😂😂
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That's Nice Guys.
Thanks. We are truly surprised that the ducks have now gone in four nights in a row without us chasing them inside. But it has been cold. When it is warm it is hard for them to go inside. This week should be a real test
Love your setup!! We are about to start building our coop. Where did you guys get you electric fencing setup from? We are going to go with a permanent structure for our coop. Love the roof. We may have to borrow that 😆 😆. That siding is the way to go. Great Video. We look forward to seeing the new coop. Thanks for sharing. Enjoy your evening
I ALMOST went with the permanent structure coop but we have a few homesteading mentors that have been telling us that if we have to build anything to make it mobile because you are going to move it or want it moved from that location later. We got the fencing from Gallagher fencing. They have a great warranty and have come through for this season when we had consecutive cloudy days. The solarizer has been phenomenal at keeping a charge.
Gallagher Fencing: store.am.gallagher.com/?rfsn=...
Discount code: NAKID GARDENER
@@TheNakidGardeners Thanks for the information. We will look into buying some fencing. It's time to start building. Let's Go!! Texas Family
Yes! Let's get it!
Top notch design!
Haha I don't know all about that. BUT WE'LL TAKE IT! LOL. Thanks for the feedback. We are looking for other ways to improve this coop. Do you currently have any ducks or chickens?
You guys did a great job especially the flooring. Your flooring is excellent less work u can collect there fertilizer better
Thank you so very much! We are very strategic with moving our coop to fertilize as we go. We're really excited to see the benefits in the next year. Have you guys built any mobile coops?
@@TheNakidGardeners no don't have animals but would love to get Chickens
@@SuesSecretGarden3 meat chickens or egg chickens?
Dude, the shirt is hilarious.😂
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It's the image of the arms in the air celebrating figure, like an Olympic dismount, that made me laugh aloud. "Ta-dah!" 🤣
@@isdiseasehereditary6933 🤣
LOL I like your shirt.
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Subbed for the Shirt love it!
Haha thanks.
Love this design. We're finishing our "Good Enough Frickin' Chicken Coop 5000" that'll house most of our birds (chicken math is real). But the ducks...they're another story. I really think they need an mesh bottomed house because they are so darn messy and they don't mind the cold in the winter. I think something like this might actually work, if we can get them trained young enough. (and yes, my husband introduced me to your channel over the weekend so I'm kind of binging now...)
Haha love the name of the coop. You better get it copyrighted lol. Well tell your hubby we said thanks. Hopefully, you'll enjoy the videos. If you have any questions don't hesitate to ask.
Very helpful xoxo
Glad it was helpful! Thinking about ducks now?
Love the shirt!!! 😂
Haha thanks. I feel that it was only fitting for me.
Hahhh I have the same shirt and when I wear it people like to ask me how many times or they might say congratulations
Haha i love tbis shirt. I would wear it more often if the mrs would let me. Lol
How does it work for the colder months
Funny thing. We decided to not have the ducks in here anymore. It was too much of a hassle on moving the ramp, the fence, and the coop all together. We made some modifications on the coop. So now it is just for the chickens. They ducks are now in a John Suscovich tractor. The chickens prefer it in cold weather.
Are you currently raising ducks? If so, what kind?
@@TheNakidGardeners we have 6 ducks a mix of khaki, Campbell and Indian runner. We have them in a 50x50 pin rn with a 4c6 coop
Do you ever have problems with bumblefoot, split webs or sprains with the ducks especially?
None yet. Why do you ask?
@@TheNakidGardeners Just with their feet walking on the wire. I know it can be an issue with other animals (hamsters and rabbits) but Ive never kept a duck on wire floor before
Don’t know if anyone has said anything but.....LOVE THE SHIRT! HAHA! Also though we love the coop, it has a great design! We have just talked about getting ducks, what would you say is a good reason to get ducks over chickens or what makes them nice to have? Thank you new subscriber here!
Haha thanks. I try to wear a funny shirt every now and then in our videos. There are pros and cons with both animals. I love the challenge ducks bring to the table. They are very skidish and take time to warm up to you. You have to bucket train them (just like any farm animals) to get a better handle on them. These Welsh Harlequin ducks are for egg production. We will be getting some meat ducks soon. Meat duck is just a much juicer meat, and you can save the duck fat for cooking. We will be using the ducks to be placed in the orchard from time to time since they are great forgers and less destructive as chickens. Hope that answers some of your questions.
Thanks for stopping by to watch our video and subscribing.
The vinyl panels, where did you find them?
The roofing? Home depot... Are you planning a project? How have you been doing friend?
@@TheNakidGardeners Doing well! Thank you!🙏🙂 I have been looking for panels such as the panels in your episode to make mini green houses. To protect the garden vegetables from the cat troupe.😼
What is your pond water used for.????
We're actually in talks about that now, it's a really small pond so it's undecided for now. What thoughts or suggestions do you have?
@@TheNakidGardeners Actually I think you should make another pond,, actually an island surrounded by a moat within the boundaries of the fruit orchard , with 1 access point to walk onto.( to collect eggs only) cover it with grasses & shrubs, for there protection and we all know they love water. Let them free range always through the fruit orchard. They wont scratch your high rooted berries, they love bugs and grass. And put there duck house in there to. Ducks are great for meat and eggs, although it is a lesson to teach people normally to swap from chicken to duck eggs. I also think you should invest in some Khaki Campbell chickens as my understanding there the best layers.
@@mauricebrown9094 there are khaki Campbell chickens? I thought only khaki Campbell ducks 🤔
Great ideas! We're mere students sharing wins and fails and we always learn from our audience, thanks!
@Maurice Brown well being only 6.5 acres and we have other plans to livestock on a rotational grazing will not work for us. You are right; Khaki and Welsh Harlequin ducks are the best egg laying breed to have. We are going to get some meat ducks as well. We do have a plan, believe it or not. We talk to other homestead mentors on a weekly basis.
A suggestion: You may want to place stone around your pond banks, because ducks are known to tear up the ground around ponds, not just from walking in, but foraging along the bank.
Thanks for the tip.
@@TheNakidGardeners No problem.
@1:30 “it needs to be LIGHT” … Chris christopherson: “But you’re so BIG”
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I am not sure where you are, but in Ohio I would not use the 1" x1 " wire on the floor for two reasons. The first would be that we have raccoons and they will stick their paw up through the holes in the flooring and grab the feet or neck of the ducks and pull parts thru to the outside and kill them. The second would be their feet freezing during our cold winters on the metal with out any bedding. It would be easy to clean with wire but not safe. My ducks will use the plastic nesting boxes with the plastic bar removed, and setting on the floor.
We are in Texas and NORMALLY don't get freezing temps. Besides the last two years 🤪 . But we have our first line of defense with poultry netting. The coop is the second line of defense. We were keeping bedding in there when we did get below freezing temps.
We now use this coop as a chicken coop. It was getting more of a hassle moving the fence and the ramp. We now house our ducks in a John Suscovich tractor
My only concern is the nesting boxes r open to the weather. My girls like it really dark to lay eggs in too.
I was thinking that as well, but the Mrs was saying she found more eggs in there than the other nesting boxes.
You can can the coop door from temu, for $20 I have 2
This is an older video, I am a big stickler on "you get what you pay for". One of the reason why I don't try TEMU or Shein. I am glad it works for you though.
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I love your ideas and I am stealing them all. More videos coming soon I hope??? Spring is here and it's almost time to get my butt outside. We have two more days of cold here in Northwest Texas and then we should be good in the 70s and 80s for the rest of the week and before you know it back in the hundreds
You should NEVER use dowels like that for chicken roosts it’s best to have a flat 2x4. A dowel like that will cause bumble foot
Interesting. Because we have this now for over two years and haven't had an issues with that YET. I guess it is just a case by case scenario seeing we get rid of hens after year two and roos after year five. Idk Thanks for the feedback though
Raccoons have thumbs
Yea our mentors told us that why they use the clip. They don't have "workable" thumbs lol
@@TheNakidGardeners they can work a latch but not a clip- true
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...I see you. She be thinking she sooo funny
Not ultimate for a cold state! That coop would kill my chickens and ducks.
Too cold for ducks? What kind of ducks do you have that dont do well in the cold? And the coldest it gets where you are?
Which is why it's best to follow someone in your zone.....we make sure to add in our details we are zone 8A for a reason. 👍🏻👍🏾
From my knowledge, ducks are pretty hardy animals. They do well in the cold. Chickens are the ones you have to worry about in cold weather. Luckily this is a duck video.
@andygrigsby3648 you are correct. Both will do well in the cold. Some chickens will do even better thsn some in the cold. It is the heat that you have to protect then from. During the cold winter months, you just need to keep the wind off of the chickens.