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Fowl Attitude 907 said:
Hello. New member from Alaska. I’m looking for ideas for a new coop set up. Trying to decide if I should go with smaller individual buildings for different types of birds (goose, chicken, turkey, ducks, quail, pigeon) or invest in a barn to house everyone in one location. Looking forward to checking out everyone’s ideas!
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Hey there and Welcome to BYC! I'm sure you'll find what you're looking for here. And consider staying a bit if you will ;)
 
Welcome to BYC!

I've wanted to add both turkeys and ducks to my flock, and after researching the topics here are my thoughts: Invest in individual buildings.

Turkeys can catch blackhead disease from chickens and die from it. Some people house turkeys with chickens together without issues, but this is a serious risk! Once your turkeys are ill, you will have to wait several years to get new turkeys because the disease sticks around for a long time.

Ducks are loud and messy. They will fowl (hahaha) up the chicken coop more than chickens with water and poop. They like to party hard at night while chickens appreciate a solid slumber. They also lay their eggs wherever, and chickens like to lay where they see eggs, so it's possible you'll mess up the girl's laying habits.
 

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