Granny's gone and done it again

[Granny Hatchet]

A duckling’s environment should be 90 degrees the first week and then 5 degrees less every week after. At 6-8 weeks when they are well feathered and can stand temperatures down to 50 degrees so long as the temperature doesn’t fluctuate drastically. Buy a thermometer from the farm/feed store, or I have used a probe style BBQ thermometer with great success since you can set an alarm to go off if it gets to hot or cold. The thermometer needs to be level with the ducklings and if the probe is metal you can tape some tissue over it to keep it a more natural temperature. A better way to accurately tell if the brooder is right temp is to watch their behavior. When ducklings are perfectly comfortable they will mill around the light happily, when they are cold they will huddle together under the lamp shuffling uncomfortably in a pile, and when they are too hot they try to escape to the outer edges

 

[twisted-acres-farm]

ohh no, How old are they now. Not new when you got them

I think the youngest are a month or better and the older 15 are a couple weeks older then that. I did ask Nyla about the temp before I got them and she thought they would be fine. They seem to be thriving.

 

[twisted-acres-farm]

you had 70 on newborns !

LOL never got newborns on the ones that actually made it to ND. I had the temp higher the first time around.

 

[CapricornFarm]

speaking of which do you ALL think I can turn the heat down with the lings. still between 70 and 75*

No idea on ducks, only ever had a few.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

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[Granny Hatchet]

I think the youngest are a month or better and the older 15 are a couple weeks older then that. I did ask Nyla about the temp before I got them and she thought they would be fine. They seem to be thriving.

as far as I can tell it all depends on their feathering.

 

[twisted-acres-farm]

as far as I can tell it all depends on their feathering.

I will take a "better" look this week, get some pics and then decide. DO NOT want to loose them now. Much better to wait for butcher weight.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

I we take a "better" look this week, get some pics and then decide. DO NOT want to loose them now. Much better to wait for butcher weight.

wait, what ?

 

[twisted-acres-farm]

I also need to zip tie band the youngest 10. And I know NICE and LOOSE and then keep an eye on the bands.

 

[twisted-acres-farm]

wait, what ?

The extra drakes. Plan on keeping only 3 of them maybe 4. And all of the hens