What is good bedding for my duck?

[Duckydelight]

Yes, I read that too. I have a small dog & cat & ducky are all the same size. They all get along fine!

 

[Duckydelight]

I like shavings TSC has it and most feed stores sell it baked.

 

[Duckydelight]

I'm guessing TSC must be like our Farm & Fleet. Baked shavings??!!

 

[Duckydelight]

The oils and fumes from cedar are quite hard on many animals. We used to put cedar chips down in areas where we had seen scorpions in our backyard when we lived in the desert. They were said to deter adult scorpions and to kill juvenile scorpions by overwhelming their respiratory systems. If it can deter or kill scorpions, which are pretty near bulletproof, it can’t be good for birds or small animals. We used cedar fence slats to side parts of the outside of our duck house, but used plywood on the inside and painted it inside and out.

 

[Mamasaurusrex2]

Yes, I read that too. I have a small dog & cat & ducky are all the same size. They all get along fine!

That's great!!!

 

[Duckydelight]

Oh my! I do know it's pretty potent, cause it kinda bothers me too. Back to store for pine shavings. How about straw or timothy grass?

 

[Miss Lydia]

Not baked, baled. Spell check got me again!

 

[Duckworth]

I use straw in my duck house and run, but ducks are messy and poop a lot, so I have to keep adding to it. I let it compost in place for a while before moving it to my compost pile or using it to mulch my garden. When my ducks had to be indoors to recover during the winter, I put them in the bathtub and kept adding layer after layer of newspaper as it got soiled. Then, when I put the ducks into a crate to take them to the vet, I rolled up all the layers of newspaper and put it in the compost and laid fresh paper. Having my ducks inside was a huge amount of work.

If you are keeping your duck indoors long term, you may want to sprinkle Sweet PDZ stall refresher into her bedding to reduce the fumes.

 

[Duckworth]

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[Duckydelight]

I use straw in my duck house and run, but ducks are messy and poop a lot, so I have to keep adding to it. I let it compost in place for a while before moving it to my compost pile or using it to mulch my garden. When my ducks had to be indoors to recover during the winter, I put them in the bathtub and kept adding layer after layer of newspaper as it got soiled. Then, when I put the ducks into a crate to take them to the vet, I rolled up all the layers of newspaper and put it in the compost and laid fresh paper. Having my ducks inside was a huge amount of work.

If you are keeping your duck indoors long term, you may want to sprinkle Sweet PDZ stall refresher into her bedding to reduce the fumes.