You're awesome, you both! - As said, for the duckling a 40 minute trip in the car is less stressfull than over 4 hours.
Yesterday i made a waterer for little Forest out of an orange-juice bottle, as i saw in all the countless instructions/videos/pictures i set the bottle down upright, cut two holes in it so that Forest is able to stick her head in and set it up in the brooder. It was empty after 15 minutes…
Today my wife saw it and said »why don't you turn it sideways?« - She is soo right!
I said that to her too! Sometimes i am unable to think out of the box! - A bottle must be used upright. - No it doesn't have to!
try that milk jug cut out I sent you! you could do it with a 1/2 gallon as well» Humon beware! We have you outsmarted! «
So, humon, you really though you could prevent us ducklings from spilling our water into the brooder? - Hah! Beware of our combined duckling powers!
We did it:
You don't stand a chance! Or do you?
The waterer platform worked fine for just five ducklings, but fifteen managed to make the bedding soaking wet in no time! Good thing i have plenty white flimsy plastic bins from DollarTree! I cut-out and opening at the small side so that there is more space between the waterer and the bedding, let's see how that works out.
Update on Forest: I caved in and PM'ed @WVduckchick, maybe she knows somebody around here who is willing to take her.
She is still active and gaining weight, she went from 40 grams on Wednesday to 74 grams today.
But i had to rescue her last night the pile of ducklings - they just used her as a mattress… And twice today, first she was boxed in behind the waterer by the others and the second time she (was?) rolled over and could not get back up.
I keep her as long as i can, but in the long run she won't stand a chance against 14 others…
I feel like a traitor!
Will do! - When i have collected two bottles. We are both not great juice or milk drinkers, so that may take some time...
