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    Duckling Panting in Open Pen

    No she doesn’t, but I don’t trust leaving them outside right now. I don’t have anything set up to keep them safe from predators, and we’re also going down to 45° tonight, so it might be TOO cold. I have a fan blowing in the corner of their pen right now. And I placed two ice packs, under a...
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    Duckling Panting in Open Pen

    Need some advice on keeping my duck cool. So lately, my Pekin has been panting while in her pen. Her pen is pretty open and is lined with puppy pads. She never use to do this, but now since she has more down I’ve noticed it a lot more. I’ve been taking both my duckling outside for 1-3 hours at a...
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    Giving Away Duckling

    I sadly have to give away my two ducklings. An unfortunate situation has occurred and I cannot care for them as I once thought I would be able to. Luckily there’s a Wildlife and Rehabilitation center that will take them, but I’m still so heartbroken.. 😞 What will help through this process, is...
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    Water ideas

    Will these be good when they’re bigger? Mine are three weeks old and want to make sure they can dunk their head and bill in it too.
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    Water ideas

    Anyone have ideas for a hanging waterer for ducks? Currently trying an unused paint cup.
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    Panting Duckling

    Okay, that helps me calm down. My other duck is either a Rouen or Mallard and has never done it. I took her out of her pen, and placed her down on my laminate floor, and it was under a draft. She stopped panting and her heavy breathing stopped. I was thinking of moving their pen to the other...
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    Panting Duckling

    Just my one Pekin. I took her out, she’s laying on my floor, near a draft, and she stopped. She has her leg out even under my draft.. She’s done this in the past and stopped, but her breathing was heavier this time. She’s been making this honking sound that I posted about in a previous post. I’m...
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    Panting Duckling

    For what reasons do ducks pant? I know they usually pant when they are hot, but it’s 74° inside my house, and they’re in a open pen now. What other things make a duck pant?
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    Honking Sounds

    Sorry, took a while. Here it is.
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    Free Feeding Ducklings

    I’m working on getting one built for them. It’s so difficult at this time to go out and buy stuff given the current situation. But yes! They will eventually move out. Just not sure when I can start putting them outside..?
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    Free Feeding Ducklings

    This is my set up. Those are puppy pads. I’m also feeding them these pellets. Their poop usually smells after they eat their feed.
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    Free Feeding Ducklings

    I have 2 three-week-old ducklings that are currently inside my house. Unfortunately I don’t have a separate barn or shed to keep them in. My house is starting to smell since they poop so much. Right now they are free feeding. When can I start feeding them at specific times? What times do you...
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    Ducklings out of the Brooder

    Just put it! Located in San Antonio, Texas. Weather here is never consistent. Lows at this time range from 45-65° and Highs from 60-90°. I have been thinking of transitioning them to the outside, not sure how to go about that. When your 3 week olds were not in their coop, what were they doing...
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    Ducklings out of the Brooder

    At what point do you stop letting them eat when they please? As of now, my ducklings eat whenever they want. So of course they’re pooping so much. Also, where were your birds when they weren’t free ranging?
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    Ducklings out of the Brooder

    I have 2 duckling both about 3 weeks old. They are still in a “brooder” inside my house. (It’s really just a pen I made with cardboard and boxes so they would have more room-picture below). Lately I’ve had them out of their brooder from the moment I wake up, to the moment I go to bed. I put them...
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    Honking Sounds

    My duckling has started to make this kind of honking sound. It almost sounds like a person with laryngitis trying to speak. My duckling is 3 weeks and is either a Rouen or Mallard, honestly not sure. Just wondering if it’s normal, or if she/he might be sick.
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    Keeping Ducks Cool

    How do you all keep your ducks cool in the summer? I took my 3 week old ducklings out today in the 90° heat. Within minutes of being outside, they started to pant. I filled a small pool with water and put them inside. Of course the panting stopped shortly after that. Is the fact that they’re 3...
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    Ducklings and Bugs

    Are there any types of bugs Ducks shouldn’t eat? Took my ducklings outside today and there were little bugs in their water. They were obviously so happy with their treat. But then... a huge spider, I mean, HUGE, spider started crawling on one of my ducklings. The other duckling came to her...
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    Does my Duckling Hate me?

    Does my duckling hate me? lol I’m starting to figure out that my, what I believe is a Rouen, duckling does not like to be handled. She/He used to lay on me just last week, but the more she grows the less she enjoys it. She’s/He’s also has been biting us when she’s/he’s obviously irritated, but...
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    Transitioning Ducks Outdoors

    How do you go about transitioning a duck to the outside? I live in central Texas. Unfortunately in Texas weather is never consistent. During this time our highs each week can range from 80-90° lows 50-70°. In the summer time it’s usually 80-110° with lows in the 70-80°, and it does get very hot...
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