Duck panting! Help!

[bydhatch]

I have two week and a half old welsh ducklings.
I have a heat lamp over one end of their brooder and the temp is around 83. It seems someone is almost always panting! At first I thought it was just her but I believe it is him as well. There is no discharge and both are eating/drinking fine.
Could the temp already be too warm?

 

[sourland]

It sounds as if they are too warm. Can you put a smaller bulb in the heat lamp?

 

[Cherib603]

Is it summer where you are? It might just be warm enough for them without the lamp.

 

[bydhatch]

It sounds as if they are too warm.  Can you put a smaller bulb in the heat lamp?

We have a 65 watt bulb about 25 inches above them.

 

[bydhatch]

Is it summer where you are? It might just be warm enough for them without the lamp.

It is summer. We have the inside the house where it's 77 degrees Fahrenheit.

 

[Orca5094]

I would try a lower wattage bulb. If they still pant after that they might be ready for no heat lamp, at least during the day. You can monitor how they do at night, they might still need it then for awhile. Again, if they just pant when it's on even at night, just take it away. You can't really go by set "rules" when it comes to heat and heat lamps with ducklings. You just have to listen to your particular ducklings and assess their behavior.

 

[bydhatch]

I would try a lower wattage bulb. If they still pant after that they might be ready for no heat lamp, at least during the day. You can monitor how they do at night, they might still need it then for awhile. Again, if they just pant when it's on even at night, just take it away. You can't really go by set "rules" when it comes to heat and heat lamps with ducklings. You just have to listen to your particular ducklings and assess their behavior.

It's the same temp inside at night. Does that make a difference?

 

[chickens really]

It is summer. We have the inside the house where it's 77 degrees Fahrenheit.

No heat lamp is needed....Your house will be warm enough. Ducklings are not like Chicks. They prefer things cooler.

 

[Cherib603]

Exactly.

 

[bydhatch]

No heat lamp is needed....Your house will be warm enough. Ducklings are not like Chicks. They prefer things cooler. 

Thank you!