Hello,
It has been raining and snowing here and recently just got out of a really big cold snap. I give the ducks their food and water on top of a container (like a sled, actually) to keep everything in and to re-use spilled food, if they will be inside all day since it's so cold, but other days, the food is outside.
They do walk through the snow and ice/water, but their ENTIRE duck house is wet straw. I have cleaned it out completely 2 days ago and added new straw (even added some hemp to see if it helps) but its' all wet straw already. I honestly can't keep doing this. I don't know how their entire house is getting so wet.
Some days the ducks are just out all day and the chickens hang out in there. I know for a fact chickens aren't playing in the water. I give them a deep (but not large enough to bathe in) water container, so I don't know how the straw is getting so wet. Does wet straw bother them?
Does anyone have an ideas or tips/tricks? Thanks!
It has been raining and snowing here and recently just got out of a really big cold snap. I give the ducks their food and water on top of a container (like a sled, actually) to keep everything in and to re-use spilled food, if they will be inside all day since it's so cold, but other days, the food is outside.
They do walk through the snow and ice/water, but their ENTIRE duck house is wet straw. I have cleaned it out completely 2 days ago and added new straw (even added some hemp to see if it helps) but its' all wet straw already. I honestly can't keep doing this. I don't know how their entire house is getting so wet.
Some days the ducks are just out all day and the chickens hang out in there. I know for a fact chickens aren't playing in the water. I give them a deep (but not large enough to bathe in) water container, so I don't know how the straw is getting so wet. Does wet straw bother them?
Does anyone have an ideas or tips/tricks? Thanks!