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Thank you for that information. Where do you buy yours? I am looking at Amazon.

I have, online. They all say for horses. I think it will work for ducks, but because ducks are so much closer to the rubber, I am concerned about fumes and off gassing. I don‘t know if this is a concern. I thought about outdoor mats for dog kennels. I suspect they are all made from the same...

Stall mats for horses?

Thank you!

The area is 38 x 73. I checked some horse stall mats last night, ended up on Amazon and fell askeeo. I will try searching them again today. I know the coop isn‘t large wnough for 15 Indian Runners, but making do until we have another plan. They tend to all sleep sude-by-side in the cold and I...

We have a coop with hardware cloth on the bottom, which we are converting to a winter coop for 15 drakes, while we find a home for them. It‘s built to easily rinse the mess to a bucket where it is pumped to our compost pile. This was intended for ducklings in summer but now shelters 6 month old...

Oh, and I also bring a thermos of water and a bowl. I mention this because our first trip I ran out of the house and didn‘t think of it. Our duck may have been fine, but I asked the vet to give her some water. This was during the summer when it was warm and due to Covid, the vet took our duck...

We leave the top off, but if you have an active duck to contain of course you can always drill holes for air. I also put a seatbelt around the container to help avoid movement for the duck and safety in case of an accident.

We put ours in a small plastic storage container (similar to one you might store files in), place a folded towel under under them for a soft place to lay. We use several puppy pads on top (to easily take a dirty one out) or another towel which can be refolded so she isn‘t sitting in her mess...

I would keep her inside while she heals so that she isn‘t picked on or stepped on by the other ducks. Clean and bandage the wound. The products you use can depend on the depth exposure of the wound. Can you post pictures?

Thank you! Our Indian Runners hatched in April, June, and September 2020 amd they started laying in February 2021 and it picked up in the Spring. They didn‘t stop until I cleaned out the nests a few weeks ago. Now 3 of 5 are laying. I think it is the 2 that were broody all summer who now are...

My hens won‘t let me any where near their vents. I didn‘t know they were wet or dry. I think the overriding factor are the hours of sunlight in a day which encourages or lessens egg production. If your girls just started laying it maybe they are young and their production may not slow down as...