I have searched the forum and havent found a comprehensive answer .... my two Pekin ducklings are just two weeks old so I know that they won't go outside yet I am just trying to figure out the next step...
My questions is what do the temperatures need to be for them to be outside. I plan on setting up a pen for them in the garage as the next step where they will live for a while and I can take them out into the yard during the day and then back to the garage at night for a while.
I am not sure at what age I can do this... we are in Northern New England (new hampshire) and while it is starting to get warmer it still gets fairly cold at night. I assume that they would need to have adult feathering or at least mostly adult feathering.
So I have a few questions....
At what age can they start going out? is that based on their feathering?
What should the temperatures be during the day for them to go out?
What temperature does it need to be at night with supplemental heat lamp??
What temperature does it need to be at night without supplemental heat lamp??
thank you so much... I appreciate your help
My questions is what do the temperatures need to be for them to be outside. I plan on setting up a pen for them in the garage as the next step where they will live for a while and I can take them out into the yard during the day and then back to the garage at night for a while.
I am not sure at what age I can do this... we are in Northern New England (new hampshire) and while it is starting to get warmer it still gets fairly cold at night. I assume that they would need to have adult feathering or at least mostly adult feathering.
So I have a few questions....
At what age can they start going out? is that based on their feathering?
What should the temperatures be during the day for them to go out?
What temperature does it need to be at night with supplemental heat lamp??
What temperature does it need to be at night without supplemental heat lamp??
thank you so much... I appreciate your help
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