Cat litter ?

[rtflanagan]

Hey everyone. We are trying to make the ducklings brooder cleaner while they are in the house. DH asked if cat litter would work under the water /food area? Anyone have experience with this?

 

[Speceider]

I would be concerned that they would ingest some. Not sure what it would do clumping in the GI tract.

Clint

 

[Miss Lydia]

Hey everyone. We are trying to make the ducklings brooder cleaner while they are in the house. DH asked if cat litter would work under the water /food area? Anyone have experience with this?

Not only trying to eat it but the dust, some use the pelleted horse bedding with success. place the bedding inside a pan then place the water container on top of the bedding, that way it's keeping it a little more contained.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/750869/raising-and-caring-for-ducklings#post_10611711

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/813305/containing-the-water another idea, but what ever you decided try to avoid this.. https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/286957/duckling-in-a-bottle adjust hole size as ducklings grow to avoid this one.

 

[rtflanagan]

I thought the exact same thing about the duckies eating the little, but wanted to ask those more experienced. Thank you everyone. I have read many, many threads on ducks and watered. Getting creative to reduce the mess and stink

We have had chickens before but first time with ducks.
Thank you for the links!

 

[Miss Lydia]

I thought the exact same thing about the duckies eating the little, but wanted to ask those more experienced. Thank you everyone. I have read many, many threads on ducks and watered. Getting creative to reduce the mess and stink

We have had chickens before but first time with ducks.
Thank you for the links!

please be sure to post pics of your ducklings.