My duckling was panting today in middle of brooder! I’m worried sick! Please help!!

[RunnerDucks1221]

I posted a pic of the brooder and raised the lamp by 2 inches right now. I’m going to go out to buy a thermometer but from your perspective, does it look okay?

See how it’s not directly shining so much on the brooder? It’s warming up a section in brooder and I’ve noted their behaviour and they’re often times in the middle of brooder which tells me they’re comfortable!

 

[Miss Lydia]

The way to determine that is by seeing what your temp is in the brooder

 

[RunnerDucks1221]

The way to determine that is by seeing what your temp is in the brooder

Okay I’ll see what temp is when I go buy it and place it in brooder! Thanks!

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

How old are they? They look a few weeks already. I think they are probably ready for a bigger area too.

 

[casportpony]

See how it’s not directly shining so much on the brooder? It’s warming up a section in brooder and I’ve noted their behaviour and they’re often times in the middle of brooder which tells me they’re comfortable!

This is what I go by. It's for chicks, but the same applies to ducklings.

 

[RunnerDucks1221]

How old are they? They look a few weeks already. I think they are probably ready for a bigger area too.

They’re only 6 days old!!!

 

[casportpony]

They look very healthy!

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

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They’re only 6 days old!!!

They do look younger in those pictures, and very adorable.

 

[Miss Lydia]

They do they are precious, I love my Runners!

 

[Cayuga momma]

The plastic brooder container might be making it hotter in there also. I've seen alot of people complain about this with those type of containers. Where a cardboard box would absorb some of the heat, the plastic bounces the heat around in the container. You might want to keep the temps lower then normal because of this.