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Agreed, even with shavings if I didn't change the bedding at least twice weekly the stench from poop soaked in water was horrendous. I can't imagine the weight and difficulty of changing wet poopy sand. In an outdoor enclosure it sounds ideal though.

Can't necessarily answer that. I kept mine in the coop for 2 weeks, then had to herd them in. They're MUCH easier to herd than chickens. Just carry a long stick and wave opposite where you want them to go. Don' t wave it over their heads, they'll freak, and don't hit them with it. I tried...

I figured it out! No worries!

Springtime!! Mine have all gone nuts.

Ah. Hmm. So I'm back to believing what I believed before. Kinda feel like my brain got derailed and then shoved back on track. Thank you all!! That sounds like fun! I'd never thought of that. Minnows - think they'd survive in a duck pool for a couple of days? I'd like a video of that.

I heard it on BYC actually. Then did research. Couldn't find anything backing it up, so I asked. - what is the puffy area (?)below the cloaca on a 4-day old duckling? Is that the umbilical connection? I thought the umbilical was through the cloaca?

Are there any diagrams of duck anatomy out there? I've heard that ducks don't lay eggs from the same vent out of which they poop. I've got duck books galore and did a google search, but am not finding any diagram that shows a second hole for egg laying or any hole at all on a duck. Is there a...