New Pekins- Slightly Worried about One

[natem1270]

They'll love it. As long as they are warm and put right back under heat lamp after you pat dry no problem, They are adorable

@Miss Lydia your word was enough for me to give it a shot! Here's them swimming in some warm water. I propped a backup storage tote at an angle so they could easily walk in and out of the water. They had a blast and will now be swimming daily!

 

[Miss Lydia]

That’s so precious I love watching them in water. Course I love watching ducklings period. They sure know how to have fun!

 

[johntfs]

At least I didn't destroy my laptop screen trying to pet them. They are adorable, though. Like I said in a different thread, "Ducklings are basically God's perfect cute animal."

 

[Jpat]

@Miss Lydia your word was enough for me to give it a shot! Here's them swimming in some warm water. I propped a backup storage tote at an angle so they could easily walk in and out of the water. They had a blast and will now be swimming daily!

iam soo jelous. They are adorable!

 

[johntfs]

Have you been picking them up to pet and cuddle them? Aside from the squee/cuuuute/adorable aspect, as I understand it getting them acclimated to being handled at an early age will probably make your life way easier when you have to handle them for inspecting/treating injuries, moving to different areas, etc. after they're fully grown.

And get we get video of the petting because squee/cuuute/adorable?

 

[natem1270]

Have you been picking them up to pet and cuddle them? Aside from the squee/cuuuute/adorable aspect, as I understand it getting them acclimated to being handled at an early age will probably make your life way easier when you have to handle them for inspecting/treating injuries, moving to different areas, etc. after they're fully grown.

And get we get video of the petting because squee/cuuute/adorable?

I have not been handling them very much. Maybe once a day I make a point to pick each of them up and give them a quick pet. I’ll try and get a video of them being held tomorrow.

All of my other ducks are quite skittish so I honestly didn’t expect any better out of these. I have read that Pekin’s are more friendly and if I start now possibly they will be better than my other birds.

 

[natem1270]

Just a quick photo today. Made the change to wood shavings with puppy pads. Seems a lot more manageable. Also, is there a way for me to edit the post title? Don't want people to think this thread is about one of the ducklings being sick.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Are you on desk top or phone? if desk top you can see where it says edit. On my I phone there are little lines on the left bottom, I click that and edit will be one of the words that comes up.

 

[johntfs]

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Just a quick photo today. Made the change to wood shavings with puppy pads. Seems a lot more manageable. Also, is there a way for me to edit the post title? Don't want people to think this thread is about one of the ducklings being sick.

As far as I can tell you have to be a Premium Feather member (or part of the website staff) to do that. Maybe try to e-mail/contact one of the staff to change it for you (or buy a membership).

 

[CaliFarmsAR]

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Just a quick photo today. Made the change to wood shavings with puppy pads. Seems a lot more manageable. Also, is there a way for me to edit the post title? Don't want people to think this thread is about one of the ducklings being sick.

So cute! Thank you for sharing!