how to care for ducklings

[Miss Lydia]

I have hatched 6 Cayuga ducklings 1 week ago and they are adorable. I clean them out twice a day as they do get very messy. I let them have time in deeper water however yesterday one of them had a lot of mucous coming out of its nose. It hasn't repeated again however is there anything I should do?

Could it have just been water coming out? sometimes they drink too much and it will come back out their nose and mouth too. How is the duckling today?
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[TattooedKeeper3]

Thank You,
I took this video today.

The treats idea worked wonderfully. They stayed in the pool for a lot longer today. Whenever they started to look nervous I through some frozen lima beans in there. We didn't have peas so I improvised.

 

[Amiga]

Oh, that precious age!!!

The little peeps!!!!!!

 

[TattooedKeeper3]

Oh, that precious age!!!

The little peeps!!!!!!

I can listen to them for hours just jabbing away.

I especially like it right now because their peeps are trying to sound like quacks. It is just to darn cute. Like a rooster trying to figure out how to crow.

 

[kada6305]

How old? Rascal is 2 weeks and I think he is trying to quack! He will open his mouth then nothing cones out every 4th time or so a sound will come out that reminds me of if you slip in the bathtub. The sound of your skin rubbing against the wet tub, only way I can explain it lol.

 

[TattooedKeeper3]

How old? Rascal is 2 weeks and I think he is trying to quack! He will open his mouth then nothing cones out every 4th time or so a sound will come out that reminds me of if you slip in the bathtub. The sound of your skin rubbing against the wet tub, only way I can explain it lol.

Mine turned 3 weeks old this past Wednesday. They started sometime last week making that sound. I just barely noticed it. I had to sit real still in the coop with them to get them to do it again. LOL like they were shy about practicing around me. I am hearing it slip more now. I can't wait to hear the first big quack out of them. I get so excited over the little things like that with the chickens and ducks.

 

[kada6305]

Oh yes so is the sound their making a per-quack? Lol

 

[TattooedKeeper3]

Oh yes so is the sound their making a per-quack? Lol

LOL pretty close to that yes

I keep trying to catch it on video. But they stop right as I hit record. The only way I got part of it today was distracting them with treats.

 

[kada6305]

he only did it maybe 4 times. its the first time I heard it I was pretty sure it was the khaki- they are 3 weeks. But nope! it was rascal my 15 day mallard lol.

 

[kada6305]

LOL pretty close to that yes

I keep trying to catch it on video. But they stop right as I hit record. The only way I got part of it today was distracting them with treats.

I wonder if playing a duck quacking on computer will help them? we dont have any other ducks for them to listen to.