As of yesterday, I have hatched my first ducklings of the season. I always get extremely excited when I am able to bring life to these wonderful yet messy lil birds. Ive only hatched maybe three batches in the last couple of years. So to all my fellow duck lovers....I would love to know any secrets on how to keep their brooder less messy? I try and be creative and use whatever I sanitize and make work at the last minute. I have always firmly believed in managing money, so with that said......I have them in a orange plastic water trough I acquired at a local scrap yard. Since it was plastic the owner had no problem giving it away. unsure of the gallons, but it is knee deep to me and i am 5'3. I used purple toole like clothe to line the bottom to avoid splay leg. i covered that cloth with shavings and used a couple rocks, the top to a chick waterer, and a quail egg turner as a bridge of sorts! Under the "pool" I Lined with a few pup pads for absorption. Like I said folks would love to hear your own postive perks to raising, hatching, brooding and whatever else you love about these quacks. Advice PLEASE???!@#$%^&
Cleaning was lengthy, and the smell was almost unbearable.
Everyone’s grown now, but I’ll throw in some baby photos, too.
