Titantherooster
Songster
- Jul 9, 2020
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This past spring was my first experience with chicks as we bought day old chicks and ducklings from TS and we raised inside he ducks for 4 weeks and the chicks for 6. The ducks went outside mid April and we had in an unheated “hut” with pine shavings and they thrived, still giving me eggs. Chicks also did well going out basically first of May.
What I’d like to know is what others experience is hatching their own ducklings/chicks and how soon they feel it is safe to put them outside in regards to temps? I would be willing to use a heat source of some kind, not a fan of the bulbs due to fire risk. Ducks are super messy so don’t want to have them inside more than 4 weeks but I think shielded from elements and possibly a bear source would this be something alone has experience with? I’d like to get as many hatchings in as possible. I welcome all feedback!
What I’d like to know is what others experience is hatching their own ducklings/chicks and how soon they feel it is safe to put them outside in regards to temps? I would be willing to use a heat source of some kind, not a fan of the bulbs due to fire risk. Ducks are super messy so don’t want to have them inside more than 4 weeks but I think shielded from elements and possibly a bear source would this be something alone has experience with? I’d like to get as many hatchings in as possible. I welcome all feedback!