Our Easy Clean Duck Coop

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An Updated Door For Our Goose (now included in the plans)

We got a goose and had to make our little door bigger. We also are using a different door opener. These and the original door plans will be included in the DIY Plans for no extra cost!

The Updated Duck Coop Door

When thinking about getting ducks, I kept reading and hearing that they are messy. They are, don’t get me wrong. I wanted ducks badly enough to get them and try them out. To have ducks (or chickens), I needed a house or a coop that would be easy to clean, not overly smelly, and have great curb appeal.

We fashioned the duck house after our chicken coop. They have the same features, but our duck coop is a much smaller scale.

Jordan is the builder here. I just approved the plans and helped out with the building along the way.

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Each duck needs at least 4 square feet. With this layout, they have that plus a little more. Ducks need quite a bit of headroom to stretch and flap their wings.

The front door(s) is where the ”easy clean” part comes in. My goal was not to climb in but to sweep or shovel everything. I did this recently for the first time, and it was SO easy. I can clean this coop out with a wheelbarrow and flathead shovel and replace the pine pellet bedding in 15 minutes. It’s SO easy. Check out this post to see the whole cleaning process!

The large front door provides me with this accessibility, and the little automated door allows the ducks to come and go. It’s a win-win! At night, Jordan goes out, and the ducks know to go to their coop. He then shuts the door using the Alexa App. We then open the door in the morning using our Amazon Show and proceed to watch them race out of their home. Automating the door was simple with the kit we got. You can see the links to the products we used HERE.

We keep their food and water outside to keep their coop as clean as possible. We use THIS no-mess feeder. During the day, we let them have free range so they don’t go through pellets very fast, which is nice. They help with bug control and seeing them waddle around is natural serotonin.