Gosling brooder questions

[AmeraucanaHank]

Hello
I am getting 8 ducklings and 2 goslings this May. I was thinking on having them in my go to brooder (75 gallon stock tank) but now I'm thinking they will need something bigger. Advice?

~Hank

 

[JRies]

I bought a folding swimming pool when I first started and used Coroplast sheeting (Plastic carboard) I got at home depo to make a higher wall. It was inexpensive and have used it for 3 years now.
https://www.chewy.com/s?query=swimming pool&nav-submit-button=

 

[AmeraucanaHank]

I bought a folding swimming pool when I first started and used Coroplast sheeting (Plastic carboard) I got at home depo to make a higher wall. It was inexpensive and have used it for 3 years now.
https://www.chewy.com/s?query=swimming pool&nav-submit-button=

So do you think that my stock tank will be too small?

 

[3xhhheather]

They grow like weeds and will need more space very quickly, especially with all the poop/food mash/water getting flung everywhere. I bought this shelving setup from Amazon, it lets you be more flexible with building out the size as they grow. I just lay a tarp underneath it, keeping it clean is easy and there is nothing for them to chew on.

 

[JRies]

So do you think that my stock tank will be too small?

Yep I agree will grow faster than you think. I like 3xhhheather idea also used to use thous also but for guinea pigs. Waterfowl grow very fast. Something adjustable is great. By the time my geese are 2 weeks they are moved out with mama goose to a 12x12 foot stall with a heat lamp. This is a photo of one week geese 2 week and 3 week

 

[telandra2]

Dog playpen fencing has worked well for me to separate ducks and geese from nesting girls through adults. The gander even likes to sleep with his head resting on top . You can easily reconfigure it and add panels as the babies grow. Downside is it lacks a gate so you need to step over. In theory you can move the panel to make a door but the one I have is pretty stiff and doesn't really swing.

 

[AmeraucanaHank]

Ok, well I believe I will use a 100 Sq. Ft. dog run for their brooder. But what should I use for a draft barrier?

@3xhhheather
@JRies
@Isadora

 

[3xhhheather]

Maybe some kind of vinyl sheeting in a roll? In my experience, cardboard gets wet & gross, they’ll chew tarps til the threads are exposed.

 

[JRies]

Ok, well I believe I will use a 100 Sq. Ft. dog run for their brooder. But what should I use for a draft barrier?

@3xhhheather
@JRies
@Isadora

Are you going to have them in a enclosed building with a heat lamp or some kind of heat? they still need that till they feather?

 

[AmeraucanaHank]

Are you going to have them in a enclosed building with a heat lamp or some kind of heat? they still need that till they feather?

Yes, of course.
It will be a dog run inside a large building with heat lamps or plates.