i need help !! brooding box

[implictdemand]

hello, i am new to the duck world, and right now i am unable to get tubs, but i have spare cardboard boxes. i'm afraid to use them with heat lamps because i am afraid that it will catch fire. any help?

 

[implictdemand]

i do have a bin like this, but i don't think it'll be the right height it is 6inches high

 

[Ducks4us]

Do you have an xtra bathroom you could use the bathtub in? Cardboard wont work for ducks, they soak everything with water in 5 minutes....
What stores are around you? Most sell some form of tub/ Rubbermaid
Or you could brood them outside in the coop
Or in a dog kennel..

 

[Ducks4us]

i do have a bin like this, but i don't think it'll be the right height it is 6inches high

Yeah to shallow..

 

[implictdemand]

yes i do live by store. i'm hoping to be able to go out and buy one.
i heard from other online care on ducks that cardboard boxes would be fine
i do have bins that i could clear out, but i fear they're too small

 

[Ducks4us]

yes i do live by store. i'm hoping to be able to go out and buy one.
i heard from other online care on ducks that cardboard boxes would be fine
i do have bins that i could clear out, but i fear they're too small

It would have to be a real big cardboard box. And you would have to be real careful with the heat lamp. Whatever you choose needs to be big enough to have a warm corner and a cool corner. As in 15-20 degrees cooler .
Cardboard would be soaked wet quite quickly.
I have never read anywhere that a cardboard box is recommended for ducks. But i can tell you from experience how wet it will be after the first day