Bathing Ducklings

[fowl farm]

I know that they can swim from day 1, but should I give it a couple of days since they won't have their mom's oil? And give me the 'how', please!

 

[OldGuy43]

I started ours when they were about 4-5 days old, with just a shallow bowl that they could splash in. I never have actually "bathed" them.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I know that they can swim from day 1, but should I give it a couple of days since they won't have their mom's oil? And give me the 'how', please!

Did your ducklings hatch and i missed your post?

 

[fowl farm]

Did your ducklings hatch and i missed your post?

They hatched, but I haven't posted yet. I've still got one coming

 

[fowl farm]

I started ours when they were about 4-5 days old, with just a shallow bowl that they could splash in. I never have actually "bathed" them.

I meant letting them swim. Sorry!

 

[Miss Lydia]

They hatched, but I haven't posted yet. I've still got one coming

Exciting news, how many so far? hows mom doing?

 

[fowl farm]

Out of 6 eggs, 4 have hatched, 1 is working on it, and 1 died in the egg. Fish is doing great. Once she can fold her wing we'll let her go. With supervision, in case the others aren't nice

 

[Miss Lydia]

Out of 6 eggs, 4 have hatched, 1 is working on it, and 1 died in the egg. Fish is doing great. Once she can fold her wing we'll let her go. With supervision, in case the others aren't nice

Is Fish sitting on the eggs as they are hatching? Glad to hear she is doing great..

 

[fowl farm]

No, she rejected them. We tried to get her to, and lost four eggs because of it.

 

[OldGuy43]

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Ah, now I understand. Thank you for clearing that up.

If I recall correctly, we started ours off swimming in the bathtub at about 2 weeks, every other day at first. They loved it, but you can't leave them alone. They'll get waterlogged quickly. I think we started at about 15 minutes the first time.

Their are some that claim that getting them started early aids in the development of the oil gland.

They're sure fun to watch.