Do ducks get colds?

[AshleyNicole06]

Can you post some pictures?

Not at this moment. But it’s clear, and there’s not much there.. and they are not acting sick at all. Actually today they decided to fly over the trees and scare themselves. It’s so windy! (I thought Rouens were Too big to fly?) lol

 

[casportpony]

Not at this moment. But it’s clear, and there’s not much there.. and they are not acting sick at all. Actually today they decided to fly over the trees and scare themselves. It’s so windy! (I thought Rouens were Too big to fly?) lol

As long as they act 100% normal then I wouldn't worry about it.

 

[AshleyNicole06]

As long as they act 100% normal then I wouldn't worry about it.

They seem to be. But since it’s gotten colder they sit around a lot.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Gosh mine do too they are keeping their legs and feet warm kind of like pulling a down comforter over top of themselves.

 

[AshleyNicole06]

Gosh mine do too they are keeping their legs and feet warm kind of like pulling a down comforter over top of themselves.

I kind of thought it had something to do with keeping warm. Lol

 

[Ducktown]

If it's cold, they can't search for food. And by cold, I mean solid frozen soil cold! We've had a week with temperature below freezing even during the day, and the soil got frozen. The pond they usually use to swim also froze. They were somewhat depressed and walked around, searching for a warmer place. They have found the house and started resting next to the basement window. They ate normally, much more than usual, because they forage 99% of the time when the soil is nicely wet and thawed.

When the snow fell, they have even harder time finding food. When everything was frozen, they nibbled on the grass and green plants, but with the snow, they have much harder time to move and find anything edible. I have shoveled the snow away around their coop and the pond, and they slept a lot for a few days. Not because of cold - it was just the fact that they couldn't do anything else. Then the snow melted and they have more than enough water. We have like 10 and even more centimeters of water practically everywhere. It can't drain fast enough, melting snow and rain won't allow that. Ducks don't mind and they are hardly ever seen around the pond which is outrageous for ducks, we all know how they enjoy swimming.

There's nothing wrong with them, they will be just OK. Feed them as much feed as they need and some corn in the evening. Corn will give them extra energy during the night.

 

[AshleyNicole06]

If it's cold, they can't search for food. And by cold, I mean solid frozen soil cold! We've had a week with temperature below freezing even during the day, and the soil got frozen. The pond they usually use to swim also froze. They were somewhat depressed and walked around, searching for a warmer place. They have found the house and started resting next to the basement window. They ate normally, much more than usual, because they forage 99% of the time when the soil is nicely wet and thawed.

When the snow fell, they have even harder time finding food. When everything was frozen, they nibbled on the grass and green plants, but with the snow, they have much harder time to move and find anything edible. I have shoveled the snow away around their coop and the pond, and they slept a lot for a few days. Not because of cold - it was just the fact that they couldn't do anything else. Then the snow melted and they have more than enough water. We have like 10 and even more centimeters of water practically everywhere. It can't drain fast enough, melting snow and rain won't allow that. Ducks don't mind and they are hardly ever seen around the pond which is outrageous for ducks, we all know how they enjoy swimming.

There's nothing wrong with them, they will be just OK. Feed them as much feed as they need and some corn in the evening. Corn will give them extra energy during the night.

Okay. Thank you!