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warmglo

  • Joined Jul 2008
New to keeping ducks
« on: April 11, 2018, 08:17:40 pm »
Hi everyone  :wave:   It's been a while since I last visited, and have to admit I've missed you. But so much has happened - met the love of my life, got married, found a project house with a bit of land...


Anyway, Ducks... can they be kept within a large fruit cage? I realise that chickens would be a better bet, but my step daughter is strangely terrified of them.

Alex_

  • Joined Jul 2016
Re: New to keeping ducks
« Reply #1 on: April 12, 2018, 12:14:24 pm »
What size is the large fruit cage.
I kept mine in a 6ftx8ft polytunnel until I started a breeding trio and increased the space

warmglo

  • Joined Jul 2008
Re: New to keeping ducks
« Reply #2 on: April 12, 2018, 04:17:04 pm »
The fruit cage will be a triangle of about 12ft per side. Will the ducks destroy the fruit bushes, or be poisoned by them?

Gunestone

  • Joined Jan 2017
Re: New to keeping ducks
« Reply #3 on: April 12, 2018, 06:08:55 pm »
Can you fence off a larger area which they could go in during the day? You could keep maybe 2 in this size an area but it would soon turn into mud, ducks are very messy! As for the fruit bushes, if they are in a small area they will probably destroy them, especially by dabbling around the roots.

Alex_

  • Joined Jul 2016
Re: New to keeping ducks
« Reply #4 on: April 13, 2018, 10:24:00 pm »
I think the ducks would be fine in that space. Depending on numbers
What fruit trees are you growing. They shouldn't be poisoned unless you have something exotic

 

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