- Mar 2, 2012
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Ok, so we have only had chickens for about a month and a half and just got 3 baby ducklings two days ago. Oh my these are messy creatures!! Do they ever stop pooping????? We have kept them inside in the evenings/overnight the last two nights. Yesterday we put them in the coop for a couple hours in the morning to get them used to it, but kept the chickens out during that time. The second we opened the door they were off to the water. Today the same thing, but when we opened the door, they just kept eating and drinking, and are still in the coop. I am assuming they just like the coop and feel safe there, but is this normal for them to have access to water and not run to it? Do I just have lazy duckies? My chickens don't act like chickens, so I guess it would only be appropriate if my ducks didn't act like ducks.... Can they eat too much? Their crops (I'm assuming that it is called the same in a duck as in a chicken) are so full they look like they would tumble over on their faces right now! Silly silly duckies!!