Paradise duckling- please help!

[Cagm-]

where are you located? Just curious because none of the experts on BYC seem to have heard of that breed of duck.

New Zealand

 

[DuckyDonna]

New Zealand

Just looked it up. Very interesting! Here is more information on them for anyone who might be interested.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradise_shelduck

 

[DuckyDonna]

Those are beautiful ducks! I hope your other 2 make it!

 

[Cagm-]

These are paradise ducks

 

[Cagm-]

We’ve donated our swimming pool so they can have time on the water, and placed floating pads so they can rest, but last night was a bit of trouble

 

[Miss Lydia]

They are beautiful. You might want to look up water fowl rehabbers the ducklings will have a much better chance of survival with someone who knows how to care for them properly feed them etc.

 

[Cagm-]

They are beautiful. You might want to look up water fowl rehabbers the ducklings will have a much better chance of survival with someone who knows how to care for them properly feed etc.

I haven’t heard of much around my area but I’ll have a look

 

[Miss Lydia]

At the age the duckling are they most likely need some kind of heat even if mama had them in the water she’s most likely still keep them warm at times.

 

[Miss Lydia]

@Kiwibird lives in NZ maybe she’ll see this tag.

 

[DuckyDonna]

I know nothing about Paradise duck except what I read about 5 minutes ago and I know it's summer where you are but the duck in the picture of that pool looks so tiny. Maybe they are getting too wet and aren't able to dry off then get cold and die? I know we have to be careful when they are really little because when you hatch them they don't have their mother duck to oil them up to be waterproof.

When I introduce my baby ducks to a pool when they are tiny it's usually a little paint tray and I don't let them get waterlogged. IDK, just a thought.