barneykbeach Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 I have just hatched out a some indian runner ducks and have purchased myself a eglu for ducks. do i need the roosting bars or not? what is the best bedding? i am a real novice can you tell??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 Maybe you should have researched it before hatching! The ducklings will first of all need to go into a brooder, which could be a spacious cardboard box with a heat lamp suspended above it, the heat spot within the rooder should be around 30-32 degrees celcius! The eglu itself should not have the roosting bars in if you are keeping ducks in it. The best bedding for the whole eglu is straw! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barneykbeach Posted May 5, 2007 Author Share Posted May 5, 2007 thank you, they are already in a brooder, thats what i thought but i thought i'd check with some one knowledgable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted May 7, 2007 Share Posted May 7, 2007 Once they are old enough to go out into the Eglu, you can use straw or something like Aubiose/Hemcore. Ours are on straw because we have plenty of it and they are OK with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barneykbeach Posted May 30, 2007 Author Share Posted May 30, 2007 I am being given a drake froma friend of a friend who is 2 weeks younger than my two ducks, what is the best way to introduce them to him? do i just put him in their or do i slowly introduce them to each other? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
