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Can you keep chickens and ducks in the same coop/house?

My family have been looking into buying chickens for years, but we have recently thought of having ducks and chickens together. They will be free to roam around the garden during the day, but we will need to lock them up at night so they won't be eaten by foxes! Is it possible to do this with one coop? Also, which breeds of ducks are best for eating slugs? The coop we are looking into buying is this...http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Hen-Chicken-Poultry-Coop-House-Run-great-quality-CC047_W0QQitemZ270345724635QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Pet_Supplies_Poultry?hash=item270345724635&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1229%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1309 Is this suitable? Thanks x

Public Comments

1. Yes that is a very nice coop
2. Yes you can keep them both together,but make sure you have Perches for the Chickens to roost on,if possible on the opposite side to where the Ducks will rest.for obvious reasons,( so the chickens won't crap on the ducks )as ducks don't roost. Aylesbury's are a good layers and ideal for the table.
3. If they are going to lay eggs you want nests.We never had perches and we had hundreds of chickens