I'm a duck owner!

[RioLindoAz]

I just got my first ducklings today. A pair of Mallards.

I currently have them outside under shade. I'm feeding them chick start and have a shallow bowl for them to drink from.

Hope to explore this section more!




~Rio

 

[Wifezilla]

Ducks rule!

 

[bock]

Yay!

 

[Goat_Walker]

Welcome to the club! Your addiction should set in soon

 

[duckyfromoz]

Congratulations... After keeping chickens - you will find ducklings just adorable and fully of personality. Enjoy them while they are small - as they grown so fast.

 

[RioLindoAz]

I went outside to check on them, and they were hiding under the straw. I freaked out when I remembered I had stepped on that area.

 

[tia]

How old are they. They should have a light over them and temp at 90 degrees the first week. The temp should be reduced 5 degrees every week. Are they going to be warm enough???

 

[tia]

They might be hiding under the straw because they are cold.

 

[Sweetfolly]

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Well, it's 91 degrees today in Yuma, AZ (where the original poster is from), so the ducklings should be just fine (if not too hot) during the day - but make sure they have a heat source overnight, Rio_Lindo_AZ!

And congrats! It starts as two ducklings, and then the addiction sets in. I started with three, and now I have 16 adults, 13 ducklings in the brooder, 3 eggs in the hatcher, and 8 eggs in the incubator!

 

[RioLindoAz]

Thanks for the tips.

The ducklings are a weeks old and seem to get along just fine. I have a bowl of water for them to play in (two inches deep) that helps them cool down. I don't bring them in at night... the guy at the feed store said they'll be fine living outside.

I use the deep litter method, so the decomposing material gets pretty warm. When they're cold, they go down into the straw.