Duckling are dying

[Yacine Benabdelaziz]

Hello,

A friend of mine had a picnic and found four mallard ducklings. Brought to me for rescue, coz i'm a rescuer! So, the same scenario as last year's! Ducklings are dying! I couldn't tell why?!
I put them in a box with wood shaving, water, starter chicken food and a heat lamp above. They were playing normally. I went to check them, found a one dead with legs stretched back. What do you thing is wrong?

 

[Yacine Benabdelaziz]

 

[Ldolan]

Huh that’s weird that one might of had a stress heart attack. That’s what happens to mine.

 

[casportpony]

Are they worm enough?

 

[KaleIAm]

You might consider giving them a water source they can dunk their entire heads into, but not swim in. That way they won't be wet most of the time and get chilled.

Also, I recommend putting a thermometer in/near their habitat so you know exactly how warm it is in there - if you don't have one already. You can get a reptile thermometer that has double sided tape on the back.

 

[Yacine Benabdelaziz]

Are they worm enough?

the room temp is 40 plus the heat lamp above! Warm enough i think!

 

[casportpony]

the room temp is 40 plus the heat lamp above! Warm enough i think!

40 c is way too hot!

 

[SolarDuck]

Yeah 40 c is way way too hot, also you didn't mention if you are a licensed wildlife rehabillitator, but if you are not you will need to find a local one and surrender the ducklings to them.

 

[Yacine Benabdelaziz]

Yeah 40 c is way way too hot, also you didn't mention if you are a licensed wildlife rehabillitator, but if you are not you will need to find a local one and surrender the ducklings to them.

we don't have a wildlife center here or a rehab!

I found'em stick together thought they're cold!

 

[HollowOfWisps]

Do you offer grit? I see greens, but if there is no grit available to them they can't digest them.