Straw bedding is best for your duck coop.
Safe bedding for ducklings.
I raise mallard ducks and find that corn stalks work very well for bedding.
Avoid cedar or straw that is dusty.
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.
You can try natural things to make it all by yourself.
To keep your ducklings safe and provide them comfortable bedding you will need a large plastic storage container.
And it makes a great duck nest.
It produces little dust.
Similar to chickens its common to use bedding such as straw or pine shavings on the bottom of brooders to manage manure.
If you are not into diy then there are many useful products available in the market.
Birds including ducks are especially susceptible to pesticide exposure and we don t want our ducks spending their nights in pesticide covered bedding.
Large flake wood shavings or pine needles also make good duck coop bedding.
At the bottom place thick bedding.
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.
Shavings keep smells down and reduce ammonia in the air from droppings that can cause respiratory damage and eye problems.