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    Will My Ducklings Survive Outside?!

    They seemed fine this morning but I need to get a thermometer for the floor under the lamp it just doesn’t feel like it’s giving off much heat. Saturday is my biggest concern we are supposed to be getting sone snow with a cold front in the 20s. I’m going to get more straw and another heat lamp...
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    Will My Ducklings Survive Outside?!

    I live in Friendsville Maryland technically however I am closer to Markleysburg Pennsylvania than I am to the town of Friendsville.
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    Will My Ducklings Survive Outside?!

    They are under the heat lamp but not right on top of each other and They are a mix I have 2 buffs, 2 black Swedish, 2 blue Swedish, 2 Cayuga, 8 Golden hybrids.
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    Will My Ducklings Survive Outside?!

    The low last night was 37 tonight it is supposed to be 32.
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    Will My Ducklings Survive Outside?!

    I will try to find a thermometer.........they have been outside several times for a few hours at a time and they have not had the heat plate in their brooder for a few weeks. Last night was their first night outside in the coop with the heat lamp. I laid several inches of straw on the floor and...
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    Will My Ducklings Survive Outside?!

    They are 5 weeks old not fully feathered in but are definitely not far off most of their back is feathered and the chest, just patches on the sides that are still fluffy. The heat lamp is secured with bolts to a wooden beam because I was nervous about it being a fire hazard.
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    Will My Ducklings Survive Outside?!

    So my husband is apparently very allergic to ducks and we had no idea about this prior to getting my ducklings. His eyes swell and his asthma was getting bad so I moved them from our main level (they were in the hall bathroom but on the same level as our bedroom) to the third floor and was able...
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    Drunk duckling?

    They were hatched Monday so 4 days today
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    Drunk duckling?

    What kind of treats should I try? I was able to get the b complex but they were out of Nutri drench
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    Drunk duckling?

    Should I mix it with water or just dip her beak in?
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    Drunk duckling?

    No I live in a rural area and unfortunately tractor supply closed before I could make it there..... I have brewers yeast ordered it was ordered before the ducklings but from the Coronavirus orders are backed up...I’m hoping to get out today and see what I can find.
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    New Duck Owner

    I am feeding them an organic duck starter crumble but the ingredients didn’t say anything about B3 or niacin so I ordered some brewers yeast before the ducklings came but from this Coronavirus orders are backed up a bit.
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    Drunk duckling?

    No I don’t I was going to get some but my neighbor with chickens said I didn’t need it with the food I was using (organic duck starter crumble) do you think they need it with that?
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    Drunk duckling?

    Still the same this morning.....eating and drinking but still tipping over and swaying and shaking.
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    Drunk duckling?

    Thank you for the help.....I had my husband stop at tractor supply unfortunately they closed at 6 so I hope she makes it through the night.....one guy said I should try giving her Gatorade do you think that is okay?
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