Best Flooring For Duck Coop

I need advice as to the best flooring for our new duck pen.

Best flooring for duck coop. The general consensus is that a coop needs at least 4 square feet of floor space per duck for comfortable quarters. As mentioned above ducks rarely use nesting. If you are intensively housing your ducks so they stay confined within an assigned fenced space at all times they also need at least 15 square feet of outdoor space per duck. I also leave a wood platform for them too if they want off the metal.

It produces little dust. Large flake wood shavings or pine needles also make good duck coop bedding. It s removable for easy cleaning. Straw has wonderful insulating properties.

It s rounded with very small holes so easier on their feet. Our duck house chicken house and goose house had wood floors with vinyl over top then a thick. Pine shavings work fine for bedding but our ducks prefer straw. To make this possible for you we are offering usa made 2 x4 plastic waterfowl floor panels that can be screwed on to a frame of 2 x4 lumber.

To prevent this it is best to use some sort of plastic or wire flooring so the spilled water and manure goes through the floor and out of reach of the birds. The 8 most common materials for chicken coop floors. I ve learned so much recently from reading all of your posts and really appreciate any advice. I use hog flooring.

Straw bedding is best for your duck coop. The better the duck coop the healthier and happier the ducks. I keep the duck house at least 6 inches off the ground so they don t get all gross and when the area is starting to get nasty i just move the whole house. Duck houses can sit directly on the ground but should have a wooden or cement floor so predators can t dig.