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My indian runner ducklings are around 2 weeks old and are quickly out growing their brooder box (storage box) but i cant find anything bigger and they need more space!!!!! HELP, what else can i use?! :L Pictures of your own brooders would be nice! ;)

Runner ducks grow extremely quickly. Ideally if the weather allows you put the ducklings outside during the day and put them in the brooder over night. It is starting to get cold now have you got a duck house ready for them when they get older? If so i would but them in there with a heat lamp or brooder during the day. When i hatched mine out this yeah in April it was riduculasy hot outside so i put them out at the age of week during the day. The sooner you can get them outside the better. As you most proberly relised that they are rather messy!

I would see if you can get an indoor rabbit cage, may suit what you are looking for?

Ok, thank you very much for replying! I found a large plastic crate thing, that is perfect! I do have a duck house ready, but it wont be near electricity, so wont be able to plug heat in! They are extremely big and messy! But i was wondering if anyone, else had, had problems with difficulty breathing with ducklings? One of mine is making a loud breathing noises, it perfectly normal, than that, they both do sneeze a bit too!? Is this normal? :S

Sneezing is normal for runners. Mine do it and none of them seem ill with it. Breathing problems i have not cam across what do you mean, they are making a noise? They do grow crazy quick, so much quicker than chickens. :)

i brooded mine in a indoor rabbit hutch they went out at 2 weeks and couldnt catch them so they stayed with the big ducks from then on but it was hot but the runners who were lot later wont go out even now fully grown keep letting them selves in the house. my spare room a real mess