Best Bedding for Ducklings

[latb611]

I have two ducklings about 2 weeks old no feathers yet and they have about tripled in size since we got them. At the time we also got 6 chicks and they have all been in together but I am thinking about separating them soon. The ducks seem to get hotter faster and of course they are making a mess with the water. So now I am looking for some ideas of how to handle the situation. If I separate them from the chicks then what is the best bedding to deal with the water issues? Thanks.

 

[Amiga]

I suggest a watering station - something that will hold the splash.

Something like this, perhaps.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/641902/created-a-water-saver-for-my-duck-brooder

For bedding I used old towels for two reasons. I was allergic to shavings, and the ducklings ate them.

Wifezilla used to put that no-skid shelf liner material over sawdust pellets, if I recall correctly. The shelf liner could be lifted, shaken, and washed off and replaced. And it would keep ducklings from eating the pellets.



(fixed the link)

 

[latb611]

Thanks for the ideas. The link you put in led me to a thread about a duck with a crooked neck.

 

[Going Quackers]

I like shavings, cheap(er) easy to clean and i have never had any issues with them, i drop my ducks on them from the start.

Water station? their is one in the caring for ducklings page here.. I think Amiga meant that one.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/750869/raising-and-caring-for-ducklings#post_10611711

 

[Amiga]

Thanks for the ideas. The link you put in led me to a thread about a duck with a crooked neck.

Oh, mercy, I was getting tired . . . .

Here,

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/641902/created-a-water-saver-for-my-duck-brooder