Its so hot🥵🥵

[Redbirdacres]

What can I do to keep my babies cool? They're about 9.5-10 weeks and the do have a nice sized kiddie pool HOWEVER...Not everyone can or does use it. 3 of the 6 go in frequently to cool off and do OK. One has some bow legged issues and while it CAN go in and out of the pool, it does some struggle a little bit so prefers to not. I try to put it in on occasion. Then there's the other 2. Peanut has severe bowed legs and can't get up and down the ramp alone and honestly just gets in the pool and yells the whole time. "Big guy" has some severe leg issues going on and same story as peanut. I go out and spray them down with cool water but can't do that every 20 minutes. We're almost or forecasted to be at 90° or more every day this week with zero clouds. We built a shade enclosure for them but not all of them will go in it. I have some frozen fruits and veggies I'm planning to give them today and making ice as fast as I can. What else can I do????

PS: yes we're addressing the leg issues so don't need anymore advice on that at this particular moment, thank you! I know people get concerned and want to help

 

[sourland]

Try providing shallow pans with ice cubes and water that can be more easily accessed by the impaired birds.

 

[Theorrin]

what about like a sprinkler or a shallow pan of water?

 

[Redbirdacres]

Try providing shallow pans with ice cubes and water that can be more easily accessed by the impaired birds.

I will be adding more bowls and pans for them, yes

 

[Redbirdacres]

what about like a sprinkler or a shallow pan of water?

Sprinkler they'd yell at Even though they stop panting after I spray with cool water, they still scream at me when I do it

 

[Miss Lydia]

My Runners and Buffs love for me to spray them with the hose. My Muscovy not so much.

Setting out many shallow tubs filled with water should help.

 

[Redbirdacres]

My Runners and Buffs love for me to spray them with the hose. My Muscovy not so much.

Setting out many shallow tubs filled with water should help.

Peanut literally just swims in circles and yells the entire time

 

[cheezenkwackers]

Another person posted a few years ago that she makes treat popsicles and floats them in the pools and water dishes. If I remember right, she would use old sour cream-cottage cheese type containers and peas, corn, watermelon, meal worms, etc., fill with water and freeze. The melting treat kept the water cool and the ducks happy.

 

[Redbirdacres]

Another person posted a few years ago that she makes treat popsicles and floats them in the pools and water dishes. If I remember right, she would use old sour cream-cottage cheese type containers and peas, corn, watermelon, meal worms, etc., fill with water and freeze. The melting treat kept the water cool and the ducks happy.

LOVE this idea!