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- May 1, 2016
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Hiya to you all!
I'm new to this forum, just signed up for a few questions; this is my first post, this is such an informative forum!
So, since today I have new roommates, 10 Muscovy ducklings 3 days old. My friend, who owns the farm, had to leave for a week, so I'm taking care of them, while he's gone. We couldn't leave them unattended in the farm with their mother, since hungry rats attack during the night.
I gave them food to eat, water to drink and now they are all sleeping, piled up together, very quiet in a cage that I covered with a bed sheet in my living-room. Do you think they can survive without a heat lamp? We're located in Crete, Greece, the temperature is really high, almost like summer (~17-24°C/63-75°F).
Also, I've been reading that it's not really proper for very young ducklings to swim, since they get very cold and might die, would you find that's true?
Thanks for the time!
I'm new to this forum, just signed up for a few questions; this is my first post, this is such an informative forum!
So, since today I have new roommates, 10 Muscovy ducklings 3 days old. My friend, who owns the farm, had to leave for a week, so I'm taking care of them, while he's gone. We couldn't leave them unattended in the farm with their mother, since hungry rats attack during the night.
I gave them food to eat, water to drink and now they are all sleeping, piled up together, very quiet in a cage that I covered with a bed sheet in my living-room. Do you think they can survive without a heat lamp? We're located in Crete, Greece, the temperature is really high, almost like summer (~17-24°C/63-75°F).
Also, I've been reading that it's not really proper for very young ducklings to swim, since they get very cold and might die, would you find that's true?
Thanks for the time!
