Single hen

[clucking mad woman]

i have got an eglu coming and i want to put my ducks in it what do ducks need that is different than chickens except no roosting bars newbie duck owner only three weeks old

[Lesley]

Just remove the roosting bars and fill the lower tray with either straw or Aubiose/Hemcore.

 

Make sure they have a container with enough water to swim in and make sure the water is clean - it will need emptying regularly!

 

Happy duck keeping

[clucking mad woman]

thank you

at the moment they have a cat litter tray to swim in,and when they get bigger im getting them a rigid paddling pool.they ae on crumb and water at moment as they are only 3 weeks when do i switch to solids

[Lesley]

I don't know! - ours were hatched under a duck and she helped them eat small pelletted food from early days. They had crumb in a dish but were in with the others so the other ducks ate the crumb and pellets and so did the little ducklings!

 

I'll have a look in the duck book later.

[Richard T]

Make sure that they can get in and out of the eglu and run OK. Ducks don't cope very well with large steps and could damage their feet and legs.

 

For water in the run we have a plastic under-the-bed-storage crate from Wilkinsons as a swimming pool, a small bowl for them to dunk their heads in for cleaning themselves, as well as a glug for drinking. Of course, all water is filthy within a few seconds and they drink from whichever thing is handiest, so I don't really know why we bother.

 

We also have a couple of rigid plastic sand pits/paddling pools in the garden which we got from a toy shop sale. We've rigged up a ramp with a plank of wood to make access easier.

 

I don't know about the change of feed because our two ducks were pretty grown-up when we got them.

[clucking mad woman]

thank you ,

their duclu is arriving on thurs is it ok to leave them in it during the day?they sleep in the house in a cage at night or at three weeks should they only be out there for a couple hours

maybe i should go buy a book lol

really have no idea when it comes to ducks knowing my luck it will turn out i have three drakes