Im such a newb and hope what I did tonight wont come back to bite me in the *** in the morning.....finally was in the mid 70s today so took the ducklings outside for the first time this afternoon, they loved it, sun bathing, munching on grass and dirt and just enjoying themselves, I put them in a huge wire dog kennel as it was the easiest thing to move about, and thought to myself "this would be a great upgrade from the rubber tote they were in, getting a little crowded I felt....so I decided to set up their brooder in the pole shed rather the insulated room they were in-within the pole shed....I surrounded it with boards, the heat lamp is now a little further away than it was when they were in the tote.....I went to check on them tonight during feeding and they all seemed content (i put a cardboard box with one end cut out, bunch of hay in there as a "nest" and that is where the heat lamp is hovering over (kennel is under the loft stairs and I have the lamp tight securely from there with two lead ropes) all 8 of them were huddled in the nest, didnt see anyone shivering but just looked like they were trying to sleep....so I let them be, but now im reading if they are huddled that means they are cold?! for some reason I thought they all slept in a little bundle....a few got up and stretched/flapped wings while I was there so I feel like they will be OK...ugh im a nervous duck mom!
