Trisseh
Duck-duck-chicken!
Hello all, I have this nice little group of 3 ducklings that I hatched out. The first one to hatch was a full 36-48 hours before the other 2, both of which needed assistance. Those 2 are touch and go and we’ll see if they survive. They’re not the ones I’m wondering about though. Haha. They’re under my MHP, no problem, but the first little one (who is now 2.5 days old) stayed near the MHP for the first day and that’s it. Now she’s hanging out in the middle of the brooder near the food and water dishes, and seems completely content to stay there.
At times she’s as far away as she can get in the corner. I have thermometers in there and I’ve been watching her behaviour, and that end is between 60-70 degrees depending on what time of day it is. It doesn’t seem to matter what the actual temp is on the floor in there when she goes and hangs out in the corner.
The brooder is a plastic dog kennel with lots of vents, attached to a clear plastic tote with the lid cut out and filled in with plastic chicken wire for ventilation. It’s below a window but tucked away and does not get direct sunlight on it. The temp under the MHP is reading about 80-85. That end is the dog kennel end because it’s darker for snuggling in.
I assume she’s fine considering she’s gaining weight like crazy and is super active, but it stumps me that she’d be that cold tolerant already!
anybody else had a similar situation?
At times she’s as far away as she can get in the corner. I have thermometers in there and I’ve been watching her behaviour, and that end is between 60-70 degrees depending on what time of day it is. It doesn’t seem to matter what the actual temp is on the floor in there when she goes and hangs out in the corner.
The brooder is a plastic dog kennel with lots of vents, attached to a clear plastic tote with the lid cut out and filled in with plastic chicken wire for ventilation. It’s below a window but tucked away and does not get direct sunlight on it. The temp under the MHP is reading about 80-85. That end is the dog kennel end because it’s darker for snuggling in.
I assume she’s fine considering she’s gaining weight like crazy and is super active, but it stumps me that she’d be that cold tolerant already!
anybody else had a similar situation?
