How to let ducks bathe in winter?!

[twolilquacklings]

I live in Maine where the temperatures rarely get above 35° in the winter and I don’t know how to keep my ducks clean. My pekin ducks feathers are getting all brown and muddy and its too cold to fill up their pool...any advice from people who live in cold areas? The best I can do is fill up a shallow bowl of water but she doesn’t seem to like it for swimming.

 

[Duck mommy 2019]

bath tub!!

 

[twolilquacklings]

bath tub!!

we unfortunately don’t own a bathtub

 

[Duck mommy 2019]

we unfortunately don’t own a bathtub

a shower and just let them stand under it and preen that’s what i mostly do because my bathtub is too small for all 5

 

[KaleIAm]

How about a big dog water bowl? My pekin happily bathes in one, and it is easy enough to bring a pitcher or two of water from the house?

 

[21hens-incharge]

My plan is to give them enough slightly warm water carried from the house at the warmest part of the day to bathe in as often as temps outside are above 35°. I can then dump the water once they have bathed.

It won't be fun but it should help them.

 

[Fuchsia]

bath tub!!

My ducks aren't even allowed inside, they definitely aren't allowed in the bath tub.

 

[Duck mommy 2019]

My ducks aren't even allowed inside, they definitely aren't allowed in the bath tub.

i wouldn’t let mine in my room without making them go in the bath first lol

 

[Gkundern]

I've seen multiple people say they let their ducks bathe in the teens and 20's. I plan to try it and see how it goes.

 

[KaleIAm]

I've seen multiple people say they let their ducks bathe in the teens and 20's. I plan to try it and see how it goes.

I do, except for my one duck who has feather quality issues and isn't waterproof. The other ones who are nearly 6 and 7 years swim all winter outside. I crack the ice for them and they happily splash around the ice water. We do live near Seattle and it only gets that cold for a few weeks - but they've made it to be that old without hypothermia or frostbite. They don't seem to notice or care about the cold. What they don't like, in my opinion, is heat.