Don't waste your energy worrying about the 2 little ones that you successfully hatched. They will be fine as long as you give them good nutrition and care which I know you are trying to do. Ducks need extra niacin so you should get some B-complex at Tractor supply and put some on their food. What kind of food are you giving them?
Do you need help with setting up an appropriate place for them to grow? A kiddie pool would be great for a brooder especially for just two little ducks and they will need that sooner than you can imagine.
This is how I had my babies. I bought a dog fence on Walmart that was collapsable and put around the pool around the cardboard to contain them. The cardboard is need to contain the ducklings until they get too big to fit through the holes in the fence. Standing up cardboard around the pool will work just fine too without the fence. I connected the pieces of cardboard with clothespins or put something heavy behind it.
I used puppy pads with pine shavings underneath as a cushion for them. Once they got bigger I stopped using the puppy pads and just went with the shavings.
I made a watering tray so there wouldn't be a mess in the shavings and put one of those Dollar Tree shelf liners on the top of it so it would be kind to their little feet. The water they spill goes right into the tray instead of all into the shavings . Very simple to make waters out of things you already probably have around the house. As they get bigger you can make another waterer out of an empty gallon water jug. You won't need as many holes in your containers since you've only got 2 ducklings.
If you need more help or ideas just ask. Enjoy your little ones and don't worry, just give them good food and plenty of clean water and they will bring you much happiness and joy.
Do you need help with setting up an appropriate place for them to grow? A kiddie pool would be great for a brooder especially for just two little ducks and they will need that sooner than you can imagine.
This is how I had my babies. I bought a dog fence on Walmart that was collapsable and put around the pool around the cardboard to contain them. The cardboard is need to contain the ducklings until they get too big to fit through the holes in the fence. Standing up cardboard around the pool will work just fine too without the fence. I connected the pieces of cardboard with clothespins or put something heavy behind it.
I used puppy pads with pine shavings underneath as a cushion for them. Once they got bigger I stopped using the puppy pads and just went with the shavings.
I made a watering tray so there wouldn't be a mess in the shavings and put one of those Dollar Tree shelf liners on the top of it so it would be kind to their little feet. The water they spill goes right into the tray instead of all into the shavings . Very simple to make waters out of things you already probably have around the house. As they get bigger you can make another waterer out of an empty gallon water jug. You won't need as many holes in your containers since you've only got 2 ducklings.
If you need more help or ideas just ask. Enjoy your little ones and don't worry, just give them good food and plenty of clean water and they will bring you much happiness and joy.
At least she is a good mom.
