When I got them a week ago...
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And one week later! Gosh they have grown!!
Here they are in their brooder
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If anyone can help me with some brooder questions, I would sooo appreciate it!! I posted this in another place, but thought I would look for answers here too! As of now, they are in a 40 gal rubber tub which they are outgrowing fast! Need some ideas of what else to put them in!
1. Should I put them on straw instead? Read somewhere that pine shavings were not a good idea for ducklings
2. SHould I have them in a bigger environment yet? As of now, I am cleaning out the tub every morning, because it is unbelievably filthy! WHile I am changing it out, I use another tub to put them in, with a pie plate full of water to let them sit and splash. Then when done cleaning their home, I put them back in with their waterer and feeder.
3. Is there a better plan? Im not sure what to put them in next. A cardboard box with a tarp on the bottom? Ideas please!
4. SHould I take them out and let them really swim yet? Maybe try the bathtub? Im thinking they are about 3 weeks old now.
5. Also, how often are you supposed to change their bedding? Each day?
6. Do I do the heat lamp the same way I do with the chicks, decrease it 5 degrees per week?
And one week later! Gosh they have grown!!
Here they are in their brooder
If anyone can help me with some brooder questions, I would sooo appreciate it!! I posted this in another place, but thought I would look for answers here too! As of now, they are in a 40 gal rubber tub which they are outgrowing fast! Need some ideas of what else to put them in!
1. Should I put them on straw instead? Read somewhere that pine shavings were not a good idea for ducklings
2. SHould I have them in a bigger environment yet? As of now, I am cleaning out the tub every morning, because it is unbelievably filthy! WHile I am changing it out, I use another tub to put them in, with a pie plate full of water to let them sit and splash. Then when done cleaning their home, I put them back in with their waterer and feeder.
3. Is there a better plan? Im not sure what to put them in next. A cardboard box with a tarp on the bottom? Ideas please!
4. SHould I take them out and let them really swim yet? Maybe try the bathtub? Im thinking they are about 3 weeks old now.
5. Also, how often are you supposed to change their bedding? Each day?
6. Do I do the heat lamp the same way I do with the chicks, decrease it 5 degrees per week?
