Raising and caring for ducklings

[Ipse Dux]

I also need to know what age is appropriate to move them from the small pen to the back yard coop. Anyone?

 

[Miss Lydia]

What age are they now what are your outside temps?

 

[Ipse Dux]

They'll be four weeks old tomorrow.
Outside temps are ranging from 60 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit.

 

[Ipse Dux]

They'll be four weeks old tomorrow.
Outside temps are ranging from 60 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit.

Oh, nighttime temps are still in the 40s.

 

[Miss Lydia]

They'll be four weeks old tomorrow.
Outside temps are ranging from 60 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit.

Are they fully feathered we usually wait until fully feathered to move them out for good? We know then they can handle temps. But take them out during the day when it isn't raining so they get acclimated so by 5.5-6 weeks they are ready to be out for good.

 

[Ipse Dux]

Are they fully feathered we usually wait until fully feathered to move them out for good? We know then they can handle temps. But take them out during the day when it isn't raining so they get acclimated so by 5.5-6 weeks they are ready to be out for good.

Thanks so much for your help! They're not fully feathered yet, and they're in a small pen outside during the day, inside at night. We can wait another week or two for those feathers!

 

[Miss Lydia]

Now we need some pictures

 

[Ipse Dux]

Pleased to oblige!

 

[Miss Lydia]

Pleased to oblige!
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They sure are adorable. I just love how they form such a tight bond with each other.

 

[mikki080]

My khaki Campbell ducklings are a week and a half old, currently living in a plastic tote. They have a caged area and a coop outside (pics below) but haven’t been in it yet. When can they be done with this plastic tote and live outside?