3 week old ducklings panting

[JulieBeth07]

One is worse than the other. I live in south Florida and have them safely secured on my porch in their brooder, right by my back glass door so I can keep an eye on them. I usually let them swim every other day (today was an off day). I had been leaving the heat lamp on at night but its warm tonight and they're panting. The heat lamp is off. It's 79 now temp is reading 79.3 in their brooder. Our low is 76 at 6 am. (Please dont kill me if you're in snow lol)

They have tons of fresh water and a water bowl to completely dunk their little heads. Should I let them have a bath in my tub? I've done this before making sure to check the temps of the water, drying them off, and back to the heat lamp...

Not sure what to do.. any advice?

 

[DiYMama540]

Sounds like they must be a bit too warm. I would skip the heat lamp with temps like that! And yes, I'm jealous!!

Is the brooder big enough they can spread out from each other, or are they snuggled up together? Maybe adding a fan to the area would help.

 

[JulieBeth07]

The heat lamp has been off all day. I have a ceiling fan on.. but not on high or directly above. They're snuggled up next to each other... they dont leave each other's side. Chicks are behind them happy as can be...

I'll try to attach a pic... sorry it's so dark
The chicks are happy as can be... behind them of course

 

[JulieBeth07]

Temp is reading 79.7 in that pic 85% humidity