Happily raising both ducks and chickens. Ducks happily sleep in a run in all weather while the chickens put themselves to bed in the coop. I keep a waterer above the coop that the chickens can get to because the ducks will 'duck up' any water they can reach in 0 seconds. I've experimented with the head hole bucket solutions, which is better than open access, but because ducks 'sluice' water with their food, if you want the chickens to have clear water, they need a source that the ducks can't reach. That being said, I still see the chickens happily drinking from the common water as well. All low maintenance, though, and so beautiful and fun to watch in the yard.
Happily raising both ducks and chickens. Ducks happily sleep in a run in all weather while the chickens put themselves to bed in the coop. I keep a waterer above the coop that the chickens can get to because the ducks will 'duck up' any water they can reach in 0 seconds. I've experimented with the head hole bucket solutions, which is better than open access, but because ducks 'sluice' water with their food, if you want the chickens to have clear water, they need a source that the ducks can't reach. That being said, I still see the chickens happily drinking from the common water as well. All low maintenance, though, and so beautiful and fun to watch in the yard.