overweight?

[Duck mommy 2019]

are my baby ducks overweight? they are 3.5 week old khaki campbell’s

 

[Isaac 0]

Their weight looks ok to me, although they look a bit cold, what are the temps that they are out in? What are you feeding them?

 

[Duck mommy 2019]

Their weight looks ok to me, although they look a bit cold, what are the temps that they are out in? What are you feeding them?

they are eating chick starter (and plenty of mealworms lol) and it was about 70°

 

[Isaac 0]

Hmm, They look cold to me, they are puffing their feathers up which might be the reason why you think they look overweight. Ducks for the most part, enjoy being healthy, if they are given plenty activities to do and a healthy environment you rarely have problems with weight, the only exception being meat bred ducks like Pekins.

 

[Duck mommy 2019]

Hmm, They look cold to me, they are puffing their feathers up which might be the reason why you think they look overweight. Ducks for the most part, enjoy being healthy, if they are given plenty activities to do and a healthy environment you rarely have problems with weight, the only exception being meat bred ducks like Pekins.

should i not bring them out? i thought 70° would be fine for 3 week olds

 

[Isaac 0]

should i not bring them out? i thought 70° would be fine for 3 week olds

Exactly 70 f degrees is fine for ducklings that age, but you have to consider the windchill, as well as if they just went in water they can get chilled fast. They will tell you with what they are comfortable with, if they are huddling together, have puffed up feathers, shivering, decreased movement, they are more than likely cold, in which case they should be brought in to warmer temperatures.

 

[DiYMama540]

Agree about the weight...KC are pretty dumpy looking ducks. Yours look happy and healthy!
Have their feathers started coming in very well? That's got a lot to do with their ability to tolerate a cold wind and fluctuating temps.

 

[Duck mommy 2019]

Exactly 70 f degrees is fine for ducklings that age, but you have to consider the windchill, as well as if they just went in water they can get chilled fast. They will tell you with what they are comfortable with, if they are huddling together, have puffed up feathers, shivering, decreased movement, they are more than likely cold, in which case they should be brought in to warmer temperatures.

it was a little windy but they weren’t cuddling much, they were trying to sleeping then because we had just got back from a walk

 

[Duck mommy 2019]

Agree about the weight...KC are pretty dumpy looking ducks. Yours look happy and healthy!
Have their feathers started coming in very well? That's got a lot to do with their ability to tolerate a cold wind and fluctuating temps.

they have a lot of feathers (and their wings are getting bigger!)