My 5 crested khaki campbell ducklings (3 weeks) seem to want to down their water, but then when I go to fill waterer back up, their shavings are soaked. Following another poster's lead, we are putting doggie pee pads down first and then shavings. Using wood shavings. We've went from a rabbit hutch, to adding on to bottom part for my 5 week olds, and now have 3 week olds in modified dog kennel.I can't keep them dry! My bigger girls spread water out, but not like the younger ones.
By that age I had to change the brooder needing daily and yes it was wet in between. I put a shallow pan with a cookie cooling rack on top and the water bowl on top and it caught some of the way but they just like it wet
Ducks are just messy, sorry. As much as fun as it was watching "duckling tv" in our living room, I agree with my husband in that we will never raise ducklings in our house again. Only in an outbuilding or heated garage or something. Just too messy.
Hi, we brooded 15 Runner ducklings for two weeks, then my friend took her four home and we raised eleven. The water was a challenge, but aside from that, we had no odor problems. Since then I have been collecting links to the solutions that people have come up with, and here it is. https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/641902/created-a-water-saver-for-my-duck-brooder https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/679433/water-water-everywhere/10 https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/858161/feed-water-solution-for-brooder#post_12901321 http://frankiemakes.blogspot.ca/2012/06/watering-solution-for-ducks.html https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/259876/do-your-ducks-have-water-at-night/10#post_13568197 post number 8 from this https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/959603/ducklings-getting-stuck-on-their-backs#post_14939819 https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/969751/help-baby-ducklings#post_15125952 https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/641902/created-a-water-saver-for-my-duck-brooder https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/679433/water-water-everywhere/10 https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/858161/feed-water-solution-for-brooder#post_12901321 http://frankiemakes.blogspot.ca/2012/06/watering-solution-for-ducks.html https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/259876/do-your-ducks-have-water-at-night/10#post_13568197 https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...for-water-for-ducks-and-chicks-in-the-brooder I now have thirteen adult ducks in one flock and three in another. They are not particularly messy. I have a watering station that keeps the bedding pretty dry, and I spot pick daily. After several days I replace the shavings. The watering station has sawdust pellets in it. I take off the top inch daily, and then once a week or so replace the sawdust.
