What is good bedding for my duck?

[Duckydelight]

Thank you so much

 

[Duckydelight]

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[Duckydelight]

Thanks! Was wondering if I was doing this right

 

[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.

 

[Duckydelight]

We are cleaning the ducky tote daily & yes it is a lot of work.
What have I done

 

[aliciaFarmer]

I'd use straw and toss the cedar as it's dangerous for poultry, then get a companion duck so you have a pair.

How long is your duck in the tote every day?

 

[Duckydelight]

I'd use straw and toss the cedar as it's dangerous for poultry, then get a companion duck so you have a pair.

How long is your duck in the tote every day?

 

[Duckydelight]

Which is better pine shavings or straw? Can I use timothy grass? If I get another duck, I don't think Quackers would be so friendly. I talk to him & pet him. He seems fine.

 

[chickens really]

Which is better pine shavings or straw? Can I use timothy grass? If I get another duck, I don't think Quackers would be so friendly. I talk to him & pet him. He seems fine.

Shavings...The others rot quickly from the Ducks poop. You only have one Duck? Ducks definitely need other Ducks to become proper Ducks.

 

[Duckydelight]

Shavings...The others rot quickly from the Ducks poop. You only have one Duck? Ducks definitely need other Ducks to become proper Ducks.