Keeping Chickens & Ducks Together
19 May
We get so many questions about compatibility between chickens and other animals. Most often I’m asked about ducks and rabbits so I thought I’d spend some time this week addressing those issues.
Are chickens compatible with ducks?
Chickens are compatible with ducks in that they probably won’t fight much more with ducks than they do with each other.
The key to raising chickens with ducks is that they are raised together from the beginning. Do not introduce any new birds, particularly males of either species.
Another important factor is that there is ample room for each to do its own thing. Chances are the chickens and the ducks will leave each other alone, basically ignoring one another. However, if conditions are crowded, there will be a lot of bickering with a greater chance of the fights ending in wounds and possibly death. (more…)
