Taking food/water away at night?

[gitlost80]

My Ducklings are a week old or so today. What age can I take the food and water bowl out of the brooder during the night time?

 

[gofasterstripe]

I had 2 older ducklings in the house at 8 weeks old and found by then they were only drinking water of a night and not the food. They then went out with the big ducks and food & water was stopped.
When they are that little they need food and water 24/7 so you have a long time to go yet

 

[gitlost80]

Thanks,I was just checking to see if I could get away with it. Oh well, messy lil buggers.

 

[gofasterstripe]

And they are only 1week + old...wait till they get a little bit bigger...the bigger they get...the bigger the mess gets and bigger the poop gets