Not dumb at all. I do keep mine all in one coop. You have to watch out though. A drake will hurt or even kill a chicken hen. My last drake didn’t bother my chickens. Right now the new ducks are separated from the rest. If nostr:npub15879mltlln6k8jy32k6xvagmtqx3zhsndchcey8gjyectwldk88sq5kv0n is correct saying the black and white duckling is a male I may have a hard decision to make.

As far as predators, where I am the predator pressure is light. Raccoons are the major threat for grown poultry. I do get hawks looking but never lost an adult to one. Oh, the neighbor dogs are a problem. We had a better fence put in out back and are strengthening one other area.