How do you keep ducklings (and their bedding) dry in brooder???

[Hbartl21]

I was just about to post a similar question. Though, I have tried nearly every suggestion I could find. Am I able to remove food and water and give it to them a few times a day?I have considered giving them food and their watering can before and after bath tub time, Which was twice a day, but I think needs to be three times a day. Temperatures have been in the 30s this week, so they aren’t getting any outside time yet. Most of my ducks are three weeks old, plus however long it took for them to get to the feed store. Three of them are two weeks old, plus time again.

 

[Hbartl21]

I have 10 ducks, I give them water and food first think in the morning, they sleep and wake up and I feed them again. I keep repeating throughout the day, when it’s in the 50s up with sun I bring them outside with their food and water also. Around 5-6 it’s bath time. They are in there for about a hour. They absolutely love it. They flip out when I remove them haha. After that I give them one more of their feeding and then take it away before I go to bed. They sleep throughout the night and are completely fine. And people also say put puppy pads under your bedding! Hope this helps

 

[GardenJen77]

I have learned that it's nearly impossible for 100%. However, I have found if you put the water container, inside a larger containers, to catch the splash, it helps. My ducklings are 3 weeks old now.

Ducks need constant access to water, as it is how they keep their airholes on the bills from clogging. If those air hole become clogged, they could have breathing problems very quick.

I let my ducks out during the day when it's 50 and sunny. Then put them back in. It's advised not to let ducks go swimming, until they are at least 3 weeks old, as they don't have the waterproof oils yet on their body and could easily drown or get sick. ( If you have a mother duck that's different)

 

[cmobley]

I have learned that it's nearly impossible for 100%. However, I have found if you put the water container, inside a larger containers, to catch the splash, it helps. My ducklings are 3 weeks old now.

Ducks need constant access to water, as it is how they keep their airholes on the bills from clogging. If those air hole become clogged, they could have breathing problems very quick.

I let my ducks out during the day when it's 50 and sunny. Then put them back in. It's advised not to let ducks go swimming, until they are at least 3 weeks old, as they don't have the waterproof oils yet on their body and could easily down or get sick.

How did you talk a mama duck into keeping her babies off the water for 3 weeks mine just laugh at me.

 

[GardenJen77]

How did you talk a mama duck into keeping her babies off the water for 3 we

How did you talk a mama duck into keeping her babies off the water for 3 weeks mine just laugh at me.

If you have a mother duck, that's different, as she puts her oils on her babies.

 

[indianaducks]

Once I was no longer worried about the super tiny ducklings drowning, I switched their water source to a dishpan. I found that they constantly tried to swim in any water source I gave them and would have 1/2 of a 2 gallon waterer empty in minutes and completely soaking their brooder. The dishpan sitting on a boot tray worked better than anything else I could come up with (until I moved them outside).