my new baby ducklings!!! (PICS ADDED)

[BellLisamo]

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Well i tried paper towels with a batch of chicks and they soaked it like crazy animals, ducks are worse. I dont have cedar chips. They are doing fine with the newspaper, and are running around like crazy. No spraddle legs or anything. Ya know, i almost didnt post the pics because i didnt want to catch anything off anyone. Hmmmm ya got any other suggestions?

 

[ticks]

just sayin'
they are YOUR birds. Get some PINE shavings.
Cedar si toxic.

 

[allaboutdemchicks]

Lisa, they are soooo cute! Congratulations!

 

[BellLisamo]

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Yes i read somewhere about cedar being toxic. My bad, wasnt thinking. What about horse bedding, what kind of bedding is that? The feed store here in town doesnt sell pine shavings, does walmart?

 

[ticks]

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Yes i read somewhere about cedar being toxic. My bad, wasnt thinking. What about horse bedding, what kind of bedding is that? The feed store here in town doesnt sell pine shavings, does walmart?

Does your feed store sell straw or hay?

 

[BellLisamo]

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Yes i read somewhere about cedar being toxic. My bad, wasnt thinking. What about horse bedding, what kind of bedding is that? The feed store here in town doesnt sell pine shavings, does walmart?

Does your feed store sell straw or hay?

Yeah they sell a bail of straw for like $7 or so.

 

[cowman910]

newspaper is fine i use it all the time and my chicks are fine

 

[BellLisamo]

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[Wifezilla]

They are small for about 2 days

Then it will appear that they are doubling in size overnight.

 

[BellLisamo]

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really? so they are small? 2 of them werent due until the 25th, they hatched the 23rd, but they are all just fine and dandy! cute LITTLE things. so i guess they are preemies?

they are already playing, running around and pecking the chick haha. but they are eating and drinking and having a good time.

when its time to go potty, they race backwards and then go. soooooo funny! i crack up. has anyone else seen this?