One duck and one chicken died of hypothermia. what can I improve?

[nuthatched]

They don't need a heat lamp if they're all adults.

 

[WaterfowlsPoultry]

Male ducks have wieners, roosters do not, if a male duck tries to mate a hen, he can hurt or kill her since hens aren't compatible. I'm sorry.

Is that they're entirely diet? Have they always eaten this?

Oh I see, I'll ask my uncle if we can make a coop or pen for the ducks, and yes, they have been eating that, we get 2 extra bags of celery and spinach and Coriander everytime we go grocery shopping for them we are a bit cautious with what we feed them next so that's all we ever feed them.

 

[WaterfowlsPoultry]

They don't need a heat lamp if they're all adults.

We think it was because they were small, especially patitas since she is a call duck and call ducks are naturally small.

 

[WaterfowlsPoultry]

We think it was because they were small, especially patitas since she is a call duck and call ducks are naturally small.

However we think our rouen duck isn't a drake or male,

 

[WaterfowlsPoultry]

However we think our rouen duck isn't a drake or male,

A main reason is how they look,

 

[WaterfowlsPoultry]

A main reason is how they look,

If I'm not wrong he should have a green head, he sounds like a male though.

 

[nuthatched]

Oh I see, I'll ask my uncle if we can make a coop or pen for the ducks, and yes, they have been eating that, we get 2 extra bags of celery and spinach and Coriander everytime we go grocery shopping for them we are a bit cautious with what we feed them next so that's all we ever feed them.

They really do need a formulated poultry feed, vegetables and herbs don't have all the nutrients they need, especially protein and spinach can be bad for then. A flock feed is what will work for your birds.

 

[Penpal]

Where do you live? Go to your profile and put in your state. Are they free range? I can't imagine chickens or ducks being able to survive on what you feed them.

 

[21hens-incharge]

They really do need a formulated poultry feed, vegetables and herbs don't have all the nutrients they need, especially protein and spinach can be bad for then. A flock feed is what will work for your birds.

I agree 1000%.

@MargaritoPatitasRocky ,
With what you are feeding them they are severely malnourished.

 

[WaterfowlsPoultry]

I agree 1000%.

@MargaritoPatitasRocky ,
With what you are feeding them they are severely malnourished.

Thank you for your help We are going to get duck and chicken feed for them today and we are working on a separate pen for the ducks.