I came home today to find one of my 6-ish week old ducks dead in their water bucket.
I had just gotten them from TSC last week for fun, they were supposed to be going up to my friend's ranch next week...
There was only about 4 inches of water in the bucket, so the duck should have been able to get out easily enough... IDK why it was even in there it's just a bucket for drinking, but ducks will be ducks...
Do you think it's possible that he somehow got stuck in there and got hypothermia?? it's been about 55 out during the day but they've been fine in it so far...
Any ideas? Now i'm worried about them going to live on the ranch soon, maybe they are not ready? My old duck i've had for 7 years was outside by the time he was this old and it was colder...
There was only about 4 inches of water in the bucket, so the duck should have been able to get out easily enough... IDK why it was even in there it's just a bucket for drinking, but ducks will be ducks...
Do you think it's possible that he somehow got stuck in there and got hypothermia?? it's been about 55 out during the day but they've been fine in it so far...
Any ideas? Now i'm worried about them going to live on the ranch soon, maybe they are not ready? My old duck i've had for 7 years was outside by the time he was this old and it was colder...