New duckling! Help?

[DuckMochi]

I like Sunny a lot so that's definitely on the list. We're waiting for my dad to get home from work to see if he has any in mind.

 

[shawluvsbirds]

I'm happy for you and Billy getting a new friend. Keep us posted on how things are going!

 

[DuckMochi]

Definitely will! I'll be taking lots of pictures as the little guy grows up. I'm trying not to mess with it much right now because I know it is stressed. It's just in its brooder right now

 

[CntryBoy777]

Tbis ia a pic of a dish that we use in the brooder for all our ducks.... ...ya can see where the corner has been cut out of the lid....they can get their head in and it helps to keep them from slinging water everywhere...they still make a wet spot, but it doesn't make near as big a mess....ya may have to experiment some with the size ya need and make it larger as it grows. A large butter dish, cool whip, or any large plastic container with a lid will work. Tupperware is expensive, so I'd get something that is usually tossed away anyway.....

 

[chickens really]

Tbis ia a pic of a dish that we use in the brooder for all our ducks....View attachment 1163028 ...ya can see where the corner has been cut out of the lid....they can get their head in and it helps to keep them from slinging water everywhere...they still make a wet spot, but it doesn't make near as big a mess....ya may have to experiment some with the size ya need and make it larger as it grows. A large butter dish, cool whip, or any large plastic container with a lid will work. Tupperware is expensive, so I'd get something that is usually tossed away anyway.....

Yes.....That's what I use too......First tiny all the way up to Icecream pails.....

 

[WVduckchick]

elevating their bowls on wire over a pan helps keep the water from soaking everything else too.

 

[chickens really]

elevating their bowls on wire over a pan helps keep the water from soaking everything else too.

A brick even helps....

 

[CntryBoy777]

Yes.....That's what I use too......First tiny all the way up to Icecream pails.....

The one we have in a brooder right now has graduated to a gallon jug with the hole just above the half-way mark. We named him Soli because he is the only one that hatched...he is about 6wks old rigbt now and is a Rouen drake....he is starting to get some of his green bead feathers in, and we will probably put him with the flock in a couple more wks....

 

[chickens really]

The one we have in a brooder right now has graduated to a gallon jug with the hole just above the half-way mark. We named him Soli because he is the only one that hatched...he is about 6wks old rigbt now and is a Rouen drake....he is starting to get some of his green bead feathers in, and we will probably put him with the flock in a couple more wks....

Best wishes to you and your Feathered puppies....

 

[DuckMochi]

Little duckling update: She's now eating and drinking out of her containers! She's super cuddly and LOVES to bite/nibble on everything. We gave her a stuffed animal, it doesn't scare her at all and as soon as we put it near her she went straight for its eyes. We thought Killer would be a good name lol... But we named her Sunny!