I feel so guilty. I'm thinking of putting them outside soon. I think I have a case of '13 ducks, what'd ya expect' =/
There's nothing wrong with living in a secure greenhouse I guess. But they're not old enough imo to be unsupervised and free during the day for a few more weeks... They're not even 3 wks yet..
I'm just not sure what else to do, or how much longer I can keep it up. I'm getting in-home "social pressure" to make the smell zero, and I'm 'not aloud' to make a home larger than 18 sq ft in doors.. The smell is not bad, but I cant make it zero, or very close, without a lot more work.
Already, it is taking too much work to clean. Time-wise, but also physically, back mostly. I'm using the pine pellets, which have helped a ton, but a ton is how much they poop..
The way I see it, even if I'm doing something wrong, or can improve a lot, I still might have to take them out soon. 6x3 is not all that much space at the rate they grow.
Any tips?
If I can get it cleaner easier and faster, maybe I'll make a large fenced in area for them to start using soon. I just want them to have feathers, and be large enough to be safe from birds. I'm not sure how else I stand a chance making it to 6 wks w/o them sleeping outside. They'd need to spend most of the day outside I think.
I've been taking them out a lot, and its getting cooler, I think maybe I can handle more than 6hrs a day outside myself but ugh.. It's the alone outside during the day I really don't like until they're older.
*edit* oh and the gnats aren't helping.. they eat them, but there numbers are still increasing
There's nothing wrong with living in a secure greenhouse I guess. But they're not old enough imo to be unsupervised and free during the day for a few more weeks... They're not even 3 wks yet..
I'm just not sure what else to do, or how much longer I can keep it up. I'm getting in-home "social pressure" to make the smell zero, and I'm 'not aloud' to make a home larger than 18 sq ft in doors.. The smell is not bad, but I cant make it zero, or very close, without a lot more work.
Already, it is taking too much work to clean. Time-wise, but also physically, back mostly. I'm using the pine pellets, which have helped a ton, but a ton is how much they poop..
The way I see it, even if I'm doing something wrong, or can improve a lot, I still might have to take them out soon. 6x3 is not all that much space at the rate they grow.
Any tips?
If I can get it cleaner easier and faster, maybe I'll make a large fenced in area for them to start using soon. I just want them to have feathers, and be large enough to be safe from birds. I'm not sure how else I stand a chance making it to 6 wks w/o them sleeping outside. They'd need to spend most of the day outside I think.
I've been taking them out a lot, and its getting cooler, I think maybe I can handle more than 6hrs a day outside myself but ugh.. It's the alone outside during the day I really don't like until they're older.
*edit* oh and the gnats aren't helping.. they eat them, but there numbers are still increasing
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but it still had old under layer. Maybe if I clean it out completely again, and use a lot more (so its 5-7 inches thick) and do a fast surface clean twice a day, it'll work.
