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

[aart]

She was on a cozy mat

What's a "cozy mat"?

 

[RunnerDucks1221]

What's a "cozy mat"?

It’s a dog mat that I bought for them to lie on when I put them on the hardwood floor.

 

[RunnerDucks1221]

Did anyone go with him? sorry couldn't resist.

No, no one followed him hahaha he just got off the mat and laid on the leather couch beside the mat but his tummy was resting on the cool leather couch.

 

[RunnerDucks1221]

What's the temperature of your house, and what's the brooder temperature? They don't need to be under the light to be hot.

Turned out that our house temp was pretty high. It’s very humid in Ontario, Canada today. So our house temp was 75F when it’s normally at 70F so maybe that had something to do with it?

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Turned out that our house temp was pretty high. It’s very humid in Ontario, Canada today. So our house temp was 75F when it’s normally at 70F so maybe that had something to do with it?

I would try turning off your heat lamp for parts of the day. I would also get a lower watt bulb. More than likely your brooder is way too hot for them now. With those house temperatures I would look to wean them off the heat very soon. Take the panting seriously. Heat stroke will kill quickly.

 

[RunnerDucks1221]

I would try turning off your heat lamp for parts of the day. I would also get a lower watt bulb. More than likely your brooder is way too hot for them now. With those house temperatures I would look to wean them off the heat very soon. Take the panting seriously. Heat stroke will kill quickly.

Yeah that’s why I was panicking! I know overheating is terrible! At night we are reaching temps outside at -2C since were in Ontario Canada. So I think I’ll keep the heat lamp for night time but turn off for parts of the day? I just want them to be comfortable and not cold either. Today is their one week “bday” so I don’t want them to get cold? What lower watt bulb do you recommend I use? The one I am using right now is 175Watts. Preferably something that’s not a red lighting (hurts the eyes so much after) but if that’s the only bulbs they require then that’s fine.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Red is actually soothing to young poultry where white keeps them from sleeping. Blue is suppose to be another soothing color. 150 watt may be okay. Or one of those lights for keeping reptiles warm it puts out no light.

 

[RunnerDucks1221]

Red is actually soothing to young poultry where white keeps them from sleeping. Blue is suppose to be another soothing color. 150 watt may be okay. Or one of those lights for keeping reptiles warm it puts out no light.

Okay I’ll look for a 150W! You think I could use a reptile bulb? Those have no light? Just heat?

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Some people use regular old bulbs. I only know my 125 watt bulbs, so I can't give advice about other ones unfortunately.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Yep I have seen others on here that use them. Just keep track of temp in the brooder that it’s warm enough