Putting my ducks outside

[moleary23]

I have almost 5 week old Peking ducks and they are getting way to big for the inside box. It still gets into the thirtys at night. What temperature is okay for them to be outside. Would a heat lamp keep them warm enough.

 

[needlessjunk]

I have almost 5 week old Peking ducks and they are getting way to big for the inside box. It still gets into the thirtys at night. What temperature is okay for them to be outside. Would a heat lamp keep them warm enough.

At 5 weeks they should be aroun 70 degrees. 30's are way too cold without heat and your heat source needs to be able to get that warm. You drop the heat 5 degrees every week till it is the same as the outside temp or they are completely feathered around 8+ weeks. Even then they will need to be slowly introducted to cooler temps.