I am new to this!! Please help!!

[Miss Lydia]

I was wondering how old they have to be before they swim

they can swim as young a one week if the water is only up to their bodies where they can stand and it's nice and warm and warm in the room where you have them in the water, usually 5-10 mins to start taking them out and patting dry and putting them straight back under heat lamp to finish drying. They will love it and you'll have a blast watching.

 

[Miss Lydia]

UPDATE ARROURA- she has made friends with a baby bunny who is also being fostered! The family loves her very much and she will live the rest of her life with her chicken friends!

QUESTION- I let bailey swim in the bath and when I took her her out of the bath her rump looked kinda hairless is this normal she is 8 days now?

Looks like she is starting to lose some of her baby down. They can look pretty bald especially after a bath. Always make sure they have nice warm water to bath in so they don't chill.

 

[jaybird fogarty]

Thanks so much

 

[BaileyPaisley]

So this baldness is nothing to worry about?

 

[MIster Ducker]

Not really, from my experience, no

 

[jaybird fogarty]

Ya im sure it's just the downy getting wet

 

[Amiga]

So this baldness is nothing to worry about?

My runners started getting adult tail feathers first, so they lost baby feathers on their tails first. And Miss Lydia is right - when they get wet, they can look pretty stringy.

 

[jaybird fogarty]

True story

 

[jaybird fogarty]

That happened to me and I freaked out but he was fine after he dryer do I guess it's normall

 

[BaileyPaisley]

Ok I need all of your help. My pekin Bailey is 10 days old she started to look bald on her rump and now she is blab by the back of her neck. No bugs are present and my mallard does not have any baldness. What could this be? Should I be worried?