Whoops! I have two ducklings, 4 days old and 2 weeks old (and two chicks temporarily). I might need to go by goodwill and get some old towels, all mine are nice, haha.
I might try a milk jug with a hole cut in it since I've got lots of them lying around. Otherwise I'll go find a big plant pot...
Oh my goodness, these guys are SOOOOO messy! At least twice a day I'm having to change all of the bedding (pine shavings) in the box because they've started spilling water like it's going out of style. I put a plate under the water dish to try to catch the water which spills over but I don't...
Hi, I'm a complete newb when it comes to keeping birds. I just recently got a mallard duckling, Pato, and today got a pekin duckling, Sunny (both named by my 2 year old). Pato thinks he's a person already and the pekin is super duper tame. The plan is to keep them as pets, though they'll...
Here's the background: I acquired a 2 day old mallard duckling a week and a half ago, Mother's Day. Because he was alone I was concerned he'd get depressed so I picked up a couple of chicks to keep him company on the advice of the local aviary. The only ones I could find were broiler chicks so...