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    Headless ducklings in an undisturbed coop.

    Not really in November in Colorado. It was snowing.
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    Headless ducklings in an undisturbed coop.

    New to ducks and ducklings but our 7 month old recently adopted female duck hatched 6 ducklings last week in Colorado and she and her mate (our only other duck) seem to have been terrific parents. But we got our first snow last night so I asked my neighbor to go see how mom was managing to...
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    Outside Hatchings in November

    Thankyou
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    Outside Hatchings in November

    Here is a BEAUTIFUL ONE I screenshot Ted out of this morning's discovery video.
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    Outside Hatchings in November

    I did drain most of the KIDDIE pool and put a lil bridge going into the remaining 2 inches out of rocks. I will dump their bigger bucket tomorrow. This is a screen shot off of the video I took earlier when I was SHOCKED to see them all wading in probably 45 degree water at a day old. She does...
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    Outside Hatchings in November

    About four months ago we took in a male and female duck from someone who had picked them up as ducklings earlier in the year. We already have chickens for years and the Ducks fit nicely into the run and have their own shelter and all that good stuff. Well about a month ago it appeared as though...
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    Six ducklings just hatched in November!

    Also the ducklings were in the 40 degree kiddie pool for hours and I worried that might not know how to get out so I scooped them out. Should I drain the pools for now?
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    Six ducklings just hatched in November!

    About four months ago we took in a male and female duck from someone who had picked them up as ducklings earlier in the year. We already have chickens for years and the Ducks fit nicely into the run and have their own shelter and all that good stuff. Well about a month ago it appeared as though...
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    How cold is too cold to keep mom and new chicks in the coop

    Thank you guys this is very helpful and exactly what I was wondering! I truly hate heat lamps too! Our silkie is tiny so was our rooster, also a white silkie. But 9 of her 11 babies are brown so they have full size mothers (barnvelder and something else I dont recall). They are sectioned off...
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    How cold is too cold to keep mom and new chicks in the coop

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    How cold is too cold to keep mom and new chicks in the coop

    How would you do it differently?
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    How cold is too cold to keep mom and new chicks in the coop

    I rarely put all three lamps on at once but if super cold temps are here I am ready. Lights are clamped at the highest points. Also that warmth is because several of these chicks are only a few days old and one of the chicks was just hatched weds evening. They all seem to be doing great.
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    How cold is too cold to keep mom and new chicks in the coop

    Yes they are able to get away.
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    How cold is too cold to keep mom and new chicks in the coop

    Even though it is low 20's outside... the coop is buttoned up and cozy and chicks are running around. Relieved that 76 degrees is the lowest it got in there last night.
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    How cold is too cold to keep mom and new chicks in the coop

    I have had our autonomic clocks thermometer out there this whole time so I have been and will be watching the temp fanatically.
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