I have five ducks that I keep in an inclosed coop at night. It is deeply bedded with straw, pine shavings, and pine pellets. Having water in their coop has been a huge mess, but I took their water away about two weeks ago (once it really started to freeze at night). They are in their coop from around 5:45 when it gets dark, until 7am when it gets light. I’m worried that it is too long without water for them, but I’m not sure how to keep it clean if I add water back to the coop because they turn it into a slushy mess.
They seem to be acting fine since I took their water away, and they always drink first thing when they come out in the morning, but I’ve noticed their poops in the coop have a lot of white in them. Not sure if that is normal or a sign of dehydration
Thanks as always BYC
They seem to be acting fine since I took their water away, and they always drink first thing when they come out in the morning, but I’ve noticed their poops in the coop have a lot of white in them. Not sure if that is normal or a sign of dehydration

Thanks as always BYC
