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[Miss Lydia]

How old do my ducklings need to be to get in some water for a swim?

Mama usually takes them into small pan right off but you'll need to be sure to pat them dry and put them under heat to finish drying, and use warm water for playing in, start with it just up to legs where body meets them. Be sure to take pics its so much fun to watch them play.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Mine getting to bathe finally poor things it's been so frigid. today lower 40's

 

[livininbrazil]

Mine getting to bathe finally poor things it's been so frigid. today lower 40's

.....and in the other part of America, in the evening, after the heat of the day...!!!!!!

 

[Miss Lydia]

.....and in the other part of America, in the evening, after the heat of the day...!!!!!!

So not fair,

we have a beautiful Mt. river down below our home but it's too far for me to feel comfortable in letting the ducks go down to it. dh says only 75-100 yrs but woods in between.

 

[livininbrazil]

So not fair,

we have a beautiful Mt. river down below our home but it's too far for me to feel comfortable in letting the ducks go down to it. dh says only 75-100 yrs but woods in between.

What a shame. Get some little collars and leads and walk them down there, splash, splash, then back again...then the next two. It´d keep you fit as a fiddle!

 

[livininbrazil]

Mama usually takes them into small pan right off but you'll need to be sure to pat them dry and put them under heat to finish drying, and use warm water for playing in, start with it just up to legs where body meets them. Be sure to take pics its so much fun to watch them play.

A good thing to bear in mind is that the duck´s feathers get all over the ducklings, so she passes on the protection of the oil in her feathers to them.. When there´s no mum duck they don´t get this protection so can get chilled easily. They´ll soon start preening themselves, but you just need to keep an eye on them at first. Mum duck normally takes them down to the water at about 2 days old.

 

[Miss Lydia]

3 Red tail hawks were flying around today

Rub a dub dub 3 ducks in a tub

 

[Miss Lydia]

What a shame. Get some little collars and leads and walk them down there, splash, splash, then back again...then the next two. It´d keep you fit as a fiddle!

Yep I think I'll try that.

 

[livininbrazil]

3 Red tail hawks were flying around today

Rub a dub dub 3 ducks in a tub

BLISS!!!

 

[joelharris]

Might as well put them to good use.  

How do the Scovy's like it?

They seem to love it yesterday we had horizontal rain and snow all day so I think they seemed happy when I locked them in their new warm coop