My duckling keeps getting stuck on his back!

[Rbrown369]

I go into the room and twice now there’s been a duckling on its back freaking out and flailing like a turtle that can’t flip back over.
I have to help them. Is this really abnormal?

 

[Ratchnick]

It happened to me a few times. Any sort of depression they cant get out of.

 

[Isaac 0]

It happened to me a few times. Any sort of depression they cant get out of.

You must be clumsy!

 

[Isaac 0]

I go into the room and twice now there’s been a duckling on its back freaking out and flailing like a turtle that can’t flip back over.
I have to help them. Is this really abnormal?

As Ratchnick said, it can happen when there is any depression in the brooder, or when the brooder material is slippery. How old are they?

 

[Rbrown369]

As Ratchnick said, it can happen when there is any depression in the brooder, or when the brooder material is slippery. How old are they?

2.5 weeks old

 

[Isaac 0]

Could you post a picture of what you're keeping them in?

 

[Rbrown369]

Could you post a picture of what you're keeping them in?

I think what’s going on is it’s too slippery. But I’m just wondering why they can’t flip back over lol.

 

[Rbrown369]

I have them in a whole back room with their heat lamp On one end and then we have linoleum floor with a tarp over it and then the wood shavings. Luckily they can go out soon hopefully as it’s super warm here now and I have a coop for them with a heat mat.

 

[nimrah]

I go into the room and twice now there’s been a duckling on its back freaking out and flailing like a turtle that can’t flip back over.
I have to help them. Is this really abnormal?

my ducklings did that all the time eventually they learnt to stand up straiht and not fall all you have to do is help them up when they fall. if they have family the other ducks will try to help