Too stinkin' cute...
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I have a question.At what age do you guys let your ducklings start swimming?I'm talking about short , supervised trips , not at what age they can start swimming freely.
We put are ducklings in a warm tub where they could touch the bottom at around four days old, a few days later we had the water deep enough where they could swim, we just put something in the water they could stand on if they got tired and pulled them out and toweled them dry and put under a heat lamp right away when they were done. They really enjoyed it, especially when we put some grass in the water. We enjoyed sitting and watching them too. One of are ducklings got cold a lot easier, so didn't stay in as long, so we would hold him in the towel until he was warm but keep him by the bath so he wasn't alone and sad under the heat lamp.
I have a question.At what age do you guys let your ducklings start swimming?I'm talking about short , supervised trips , not at what age they can start swimming freely.
agree, it usually takes that long for them to build up there own oils, if they were incubated..Mine were about a week old, in warm water, for about 5 minutes. Then pop them right back into the brooder so they can warm up and dry off. Dry them off if they're soaked... mine never really got soaked, so I didn't need to.
Thanks!
I was thinking they could start swimming in warm water pretty soon after they hatch , plus they would be swimming outside in the Florida heat of May......so chilling isn't a major concern