The Duck Thread

[WVduckchick]

Ok thanks I'll just split it in half with cardboard

Ducklings will chew on cardboard (or pretty much anything!) Maybe some plastic? Ducks grow fast too, so be prepared!

 

[Jdc361]

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Ducklings will chew on cardboard (or pretty much anything!) Maybe some plastic? Ducks grow fast too, so be prepared!

ok!!! Haha

 

[Miss Lydia]

At what week of age should I put the ducks on a feeding schedule and not have the food down all the time??

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/750869/raising-and-caring-for-ducklings#post_10611711 Best info we have.

 

[kylaschixs]

So do people use this still I feel like everying I'm seeing is old

 

[hennible]

The thread?
Yup, lots do. But it's active in spurts...

 

[Amiga]

So do people use this still I feel like everying I'm seeing is old

Have you started at page one, or are you looking in the 520's, which are all quite recent, seems to me. I mean, 3 hours ago.

 

[needlessjunk]

So do people use this still I feel like everying I'm seeing is old

I still use this thread but you may want to skip to the last page. That is where the current happenings are.

 

[BooeyBird]

My 2 pekin ducklings won't stop trying to eat anything they can possibly find. They ate their pine shavings, so I tried putting old towels, but then they were tearing strings off of them and trying to eat them. Then I tried using paper towels and they ate those too! I even tried laying down newspaper but that didn't work because it didn't soak up the water and they still tried eating it. Whenever I let them out of the brooder they run around on the floor and pick up anything they can find. One of them tried eating a cough drop!

What can I use for bedding that will still soak up the water they spill and they won't eat it? Thanks.

 

[Mrs.H]

My 2 pekin ducklings won't stop trying to eat anything they can possibly find. They ate their pine shavings, so I tried putting old towels, but then they were tearing strings off of them and trying to eat them. Then I tried using paper towels and they ate those too! I even tried laying down newspaper but that didn't work because it didn't soak up the water and they still tried eating it. Whenever I let them out of the brooder they run around on the floor and pick up anything they can find. One of them tried eating a cough drop!

What can I use for bedding that will still soak up the water they spill and they won't eat it? Thanks. 

How old are they? Do they have 24/7 feed?

 

[BooeyBird]

How old are they? Do they have 24/7 feed?

Yes, they have fresh feed and water 24/7. I am unsure of their age, but I would say maybe around 3 or 4 weeks? They have been doing this ever since we got them 2 weeks ago and I solved the problem for a while by putting them in an old bird cage but they outgrew it so I had to move them back.