Stop eating the straw!

[CountryGalTN]

Day 3 in their new outside home (storage shed converted to coop with attached outdoor run)....

My 9 week old Pekin ducks are not eating their duck food. They are eating the straw.


They have grit and water.

Is this going to kill them? Straw is a new thing. They are very happy, wagging taIL feathers, flapping wings, running in circles when we let them out.

 

[chickens really]

I use pine shavings in my Duck houses..Straw rots quickly..I'm sure they sample it but will be fine..

 

[CountryGalTN]

For such a huge area where should I buy shavings? ? TSC ? I have easy and cheap access to straw , that's why I used it.

 

[chickens really]

For such a huge area where should I buy shavings? ? TSC ? I have easy and cheap access to straw , that's why I used it.

I guess so...
I'm Canadian so get shavings in bales at the feed lot..