Safe Bedding For Ducklings

Shavings keep smells down and reduce ammonia in the air from droppings that can cause respiratory damage and eye problems.

Safe bedding for ducklings.

The better the duck coop the healthier and happier the ducks. White wood shavings dust extracted not sawdust is one of the most popular bedding materials for chickens ducks and other poultry as they are relatively cheap very absorbent and easy to use. Large flake wood shavings or pine needles also make good duck coop bedding. Birds including ducks are especially susceptible to pesticide exposure and we don t want our ducks spending their nights in pesticide covered bedding.

If you are not into diy then there are many useful products available in the market. At the bottom place thick bedding. You may need to add them every day with a large number of ducklings but its affordable one 1000lb bale of stalks will bed down a 1000 duckings until they are old enough to go outdoors you can get 1000 lb bales directly from the farmer for less than 50 dollars. Avoid cedar or straw that is dusty.

And it makes a great duck nest. I raise mallard ducks and find that corn stalks work very well for bedding. Straw bedding is best for your duck coop. You can try natural things to make it all by yourself.

So even though this means extra work dosing mail order ducklings or supplementing chick starter with niacin is a must for me when raising ducks. It produces little dust.