http://www.goodbyecitylife.com/animals/chicken-breed.htm with GoodByeCityLife Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:16:59 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.goodbyecitylife.com/animals/chicken-breed.htm/comment-page-1#comment-250 Laura Childs Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:16:59 +0000 http://goodbyecitylife.com/animals/?p=22#comment-250 I wouldn't keep ducks with chickens so I can't correctly answer this. First off, chickens create a lot of dander which may not be good for ducks. Second, they like to roost and poop. If ducks are nestled below for the night they get to wake up in the morning covered in chicken poop. Secondly, ducks can be messy, sloppy, wet. I imagine there are some veterinary considerations here that I don't know about because I just would never house them together. Geese and ducks I might consider housing together - but not chickens with ducks. I wouldn’t keep ducks with chickens so I can’t correctly answer this. First off, chickens create a lot of dander which may not be good for ducks. Second, they like to roost and poop. If ducks are nestled below for the night they get to wake up in the morning covered in chicken poop. Secondly, ducks can be messy, sloppy, wet. I imagine there are some veterinary considerations here that I don’t know about because I just would never house them together. Geese and ducks I might consider housing together – but not chickens with ducks.

]]> http://www.goodbyecitylife.com/animals/chicken-breed.htm/comment-page-1#comment-249 holland gurnee Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:41:41 +0000 http://goodbyecitylife.com/animals/?p=22#comment-249 Will ducks in the same pen as the chickens prevent them from laying eggs? Will ducks in the same pen as the chickens prevent them from laying eggs?

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