Galaxyfalcon
Songster
Hello!
We recently had a burst of hot weather here, coming out of pretty cool spring. We went from days of about 60F earlier this week to about 90F today. The ducks are out in the lawn and I've noticed that a few of them look pretty hot. Sitting with eyes closed, a couple have heads extended lightly panting. I'm not sure how to tell the difference between ducks doing normal temperature regulating (normal panting in heat) vs actual heat exhaustion. Most of them have access to kiddie pool water if they want to take a dip. One of my girls is being treated after a bumble surgery, so she is in the shade under our willow tree and has water but not water to bathe in. She looks the hottest.
Is some light panting and some posture okay and normal for how they deal with heat?
edit: they're up rooting around/getting food/water right now but they look pretty hot when they sit down for a duck nap.
We recently had a burst of hot weather here, coming out of pretty cool spring. We went from days of about 60F earlier this week to about 90F today. The ducks are out in the lawn and I've noticed that a few of them look pretty hot. Sitting with eyes closed, a couple have heads extended lightly panting. I'm not sure how to tell the difference between ducks doing normal temperature regulating (normal panting in heat) vs actual heat exhaustion. Most of them have access to kiddie pool water if they want to take a dip. One of my girls is being treated after a bumble surgery, so she is in the shade under our willow tree and has water but not water to bathe in. She looks the hottest.
Is some light panting and some posture okay and normal for how they deal with heat?
edit: they're up rooting around/getting food/water right now but they look pretty hot when they sit down for a duck nap.
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