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Update: Sadly, one of the ducklings has died. The one who didn’t make it, Goose, was the small one. She never really grew much, so I’m thinking maybe she was born with a health problem? The other two are doing very well, and growing too fast for this duckling mama. They do seem to have...

Oh - also, this clip (filmed the day they arrived) fails at showing how great it is to see fresh to this world ducks drink water, but it’s still fantastic! Duk, Duc, Goose

Yes, the kind words and show of support from folks like you helps! My teenage son lives with me half of the week, and he helps giving them attention, but not cleaning. Everything I read stressed how messy and wet ducklings are, but I think all of that failed to communicate the truth of it...

I FINALLY have pictures to share! These babies arrived Wednesday, and I entirely expected to have been posting joyful pictures, sowing them off (because I adore them, not because they’re some sort of status symbol or bragging rights), but I’ve had a health set back. All of you have been...

I FINALLY have a picture to share! These babies arrived Wednesday, and I entirely expected to have been posting joyful pictures, sowing them off (because I adore them, not because they’re some sort of status symbol or bragging rights), but I’ve had a health set back. All of you have been...

We do! I’ll look into that!

I’m an RN, so I’ve access to chucks pads. Same thing. Great idea!

My partner won’t like this. 😬 We just bought our house this past summer. It was built in 1850, and needs a lot of work! I’ll have better luck saying I need it for gardening than for my ducks, I wager.

Anyone try anything like these (I’ve attached pics from an image search, I do not own them) diy duckling waterers that I keep seeing all over the internet? They seem popular, but I worry about their necks getting stuck, or them falling in.

Unfortunately, I’ve a dog. Though the ducks will be in a room that is closed off from the dog, I can’t guarantee that she will never burst through. Better safe than sorry, but I do hope I find something better than my galvanized tub (already fitted with a lid from when my chicks used it) by the...

That’s what I’ve settled on. If I can’t get it warm enough with a heating pad and my kinda lousy brooder plate, I’ll have to snag the ceramic heat lamp that I’m currently using to keep the chickens water from freezing. Think there’s only actually been one night when it got cold enough that I...

I love this! Now I’m shopping for stuffed animals...:rolleyes: Probably ought to start with my fabric and craft supplies; will give me something else to do while I wait for my ducks to arrive next week!

I didn’t know a dimmer would work for that, sweet! I didn’t realize the ceramic bulb helped the babies find the heat easier, do you know why that is? I went with mine for my chickens because it doesn’t emit light, and is safer.

They’ll definitely be inside! When I got my first day old chicks last autumn I slept in the same room as them for almost a week! I was like an anxious and awestruck new mom (I have human children, so I know 😉) - watching them while they slept and constantly checking on them with every new chirp...

I’ll start them in the large, clear, plastic storage bin which I’ve already used for chicks (thus fitted the lid with a screen), and then probably switch them to the galvanized metal tub/tank that I also used for my chickens as they grow (but I hated that the chickens couldn’t see out of it, so...

Almost, yes, and yes!

I’ve been researching raising ducks for years, yet I’ve not heard a lot of the advice you just gave! Thank you, glad I asked! I’ll post pictures next week - so excited!

I thought I was posting in the duck forum. :rolleyes:That book has been coming up a lot in my search for info, glad to hear a review from a “live” person, thanks!

On sorta a whim, I just ordered 3 day old Cayuga ducklings which will hatch February 10th (the whim was ordering them sooner than planned). Any advice for someone new to raising ducks? Anything those of you experienced with backyard ducks wish you had done differently the first time around? I’d...