Duck babies!!

[ChickenNewbie5]

Okay, so I am getting 2 Rouen Ducklings today. I will have them in a rubbermaid bin with the heat lamp attached to something other than the bin. lol
My question is, they will be in our dining room for awhile, what wattage heat lamp do I need? I have a 200 but it seems really hot too me and if they are going to be in the house..... Also, do they still need the lamp during the day in the house? They are about 4-6 days old. I'm trying to position the lamp so they have some shade to get away from the heat too.

what area of the house are your ducks in and can I see your bin set up?

 

[oldno7ranch]

I have a tote made brooder and i Just use a 100watt regular light buld. I have a dimmer on it to adjust the heat, and the little window on it i can crack also but usally it will run about 100-101 with everything shut. if you have a way to crack it you can regulate temp.

 

[DillardHome]

Congratulations! I have Rouens too!

Mine are now 10 days old.

I use an 85 watt red floodlight bulb for mine. It works great. I do have two brooders in the same room but I have noticed even if I have one in the garage the temp is still stays the same, about 90 degrees. I thought having two brooders in the same room would effect the individual temps but it hasn't.

I too keep mine in the house, well the laundry room. I do keep my light on during the day as well because I've noticed when it is off while I'm cleaning the brooder the temp drops about 10 degrees. Even though the laundry room is also under air/heat.

Next pic - I took my brooder cover off because I was noticing the ducklings were panting and would go to the opposite side of the brooder so I thought they were getting to hot even though the thermometer still read 90 degrees. So a fellow BYCer, xke4, suggested I remove the lid and try using a light blanket like a receiving blanket. It worked.

Next Pic - my ducklings drinking/playing in their water.

 

[ThreeBoysChicks]

Tell me about that water bowl. Does that help keep the splashing and mess down?

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[ThreeBoysChicks]

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Congrats! You will love ducks. I use a 60 watt bulb, but my brooders are in a bathroom that is about 70 degrees.

 

[DillardHome]

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GRYEYES gave me the suggestion for using this type of waterer ( I believe she uses a cottage cheese container and then had to switch to something bigger, a Cool Whip container) . I'm sure if I just used an open top bowl, container, etc. I'd be changing wet towels alot more. Even with this set up they do still get stuff wet but a LITTLE less. I've seen some use the chick waterers but I don't think they are deep enough for the ducklings, they have to be able to clean out their nostrils, eyes and of course they need water when they eat. I was using a smaller butter container but I had to get a bigger one with a slight cutout on the side since they are bigger now. They grow so fast!