Baby bottles for ducklings?

[OkieChickenGal]

I'm getting baby ducklings in the mail next week and was wondering if I could hang a baby bottle in their brooder? I could hang it a way that it wouldn't leak, but was wondering if they would get enough water out of it?

 

[Kiki]

I'm getting baby ducklings in the mail next week and was wondering if I could hang a baby bottle in their brooder? I could hang it a way that it wouldn't leak, but was wondering if they would get enough water out of it?

Ducks don't use baby bottles.

 

[OkieChickenGal]

Ducks don't use bottles.

So they wouldn't use it?

 

[Kiki]

So they wouldn't use it?

No. They need a deep dish to be able to rinse their nares in.

 

[AlleysChicks]

Get a empty milk jug and cut a hole in the side. Just big enough for their head to fit through but not the body. That way your brooder stays dry.

 

[aart]

So they wouldn't use it?

Curious why you think they would?

 

[Jpat]

Chicken nipple waterers are different than baby titty bottles

Ducks need deeper water than chickens

 

[OkieChickenGal]

Chicken nipple waterers are different than baby titty bottles

Ducks need deeper water than chickens

I have one of those small cat bowls that I've used for chicks, but won't they jump in it and make a mess in they're brooder?

 

[Texag87]

I have one of those small cat bowls that I've used for chicks, but won't they jump in it and make a mess in they're brooder?

How many are you getting ? We used a quart bottle with a rim from Tractor Supply.They could dunk their bills in it and they would waste a lot, but I imagine much less waste than an open bowl . The bottle would last about 8 hours for our 9 ducklings the first couple weeks. Later, we had to get a second one and by the 4th week, we had to use the three gallon one we bought for the coup/run.

 

[Miss Lydia]

How many are you getting ? We used a quart bottle with a rim from Tractor Supply.They could dunk their bills in it and they would waste a lot, but I imagine much less waste than an open bowl . The bottle would last about 8 hours for our 9 ducklings the first couple weeks. Later, we had to get a second one and by the 4th week, we had to use the three gallon one we bought for the coup/run.

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