Baking soda in bedding?

[Isaac 0]

I often use PDZ or barn lime in my coop, and I've never had a problem with the ducklings/ducks eating the small pieces.

 

[Fuchsia]

This is what I did a few months ago, but it didn’t work great.
It‘s just a cup with a screen over it so they can‘t eat it.

 

[DuckyVeit]

I often use PDZ or barn lime in my coop, and I've never had a problem with the ducklings/ducks eating the small pieces.

Is PDZ a bedding or does it get mixed into their bedding? How does this work?

 

[KaleIAm]

Is PDZ a bedding or does it get mixed into their bedding? How does this work?

You can get it as powder or granules - I get it as granules. I use straw for bedding and put a very generous sprinkling of sweet pdz granules over the top. I put extra where I know they will hang out and poop all night. I guess I'm not really sure how it is supposed to be used though! The instructions on the bag are specific to horses, but it says you can use it for poultry as well. I'm curious how other people use it.

 

[Magnolia Ducks]

Touching a towel sopped in giant bird poo sounds like a really bad dream You're a champ!



Well I know moving them outside won't cure their horrible eternal stank. But at least it won't be in my living room.



I ended up finding a post - on these forums, actually - from about 10 years ago where a lady vouched for baking soda, so I sprinkled a fair amount over some fresh bedding last night. Unfortunately it didn't do much, if anything at all.

They've been outside for the majority of today and the smell is already gone. I'll have to bring them back in as it starts to get dark because I'm still not done with their house, but it was nice to be rid of the smell for more than the 30-60 minutes it takes them to stinkify the totes lol!!

What are you feeding. I cut way down on smell by changing feed.

 

[KaleIAm]

What are you feeding. I cut way down on smell by changing feed.

ooooh... What do you feed?

 

[Beaglegal]

What about sweet pdz? I know it is made for the purpose of absorbing amonia and waste odors. I use it in my barn with my adult animals, ducks and goats. It works well. I'm not aware of any issues for ducklings, but you should check up on that just in case. I didn't start using it until mine were very much adults. Ducklings are probably more likely to eat it.

I’ve used with mama raised ducklings in my barn, and they were fine, but have no idea if they tried to eat it. I assume they probably did, but who knows?

 

[AgnesGray]

Isn't fermented feed suppose to cure the stinky poop while providing great probiotics for your poultry ?

This is actually true... our smells have gone way down by fermenting and cutting down on corn. I've been told the smell will disappear if we cut out corn, but we have a field of it

 

[AgnesGray]

I personally would not sprinkle baking soda where the ducks can eat it. Since it causes gases when ingested, I would worry about whether or not it would cause them harm. I know flour and baking soda together is often used as a rat poison because of what it does to their digestive systems. May be different for ducks, but I'd be cautious.

I do use first saturday lime under the bedding in the coop to help keep things dry and limit insects and that has worked great for us.

 

[Magnolia Ducks]

ooooh... What do you feed?

I changed from flock Raiser to Mazuri starter. The poo smell is better on the Mazuri. I have to have the feed store order it but any feed store that sells Purina could probably get it. I also use puppy pee pads so I can through the poo away and put mine out at 4 to 5 weeks on pine shavings.