Welshies
Crowing
I will be getting some one or two week old ducklings. Do they need heat? Can I raise them without if they have access to a tighter insulated area to conserve body heat? They will be raised outside, too. Any tips?
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I'm a bit south of you (In southern New England) and I won't put my ducklings outside until 2.5-3 weeks at the earliest and that's with a lamp in their outdoor house.
Unless they're being raised by a mother duck, they need the heat source.
This.Using a flash light for a heat source? No, it won't work well.
What is your concern with providing heat?
If you can't provide heat, you shouldn't get ducklings, you should look for already feathered out young ducks or adult ducks.
Using a flash light for a heat source? No, it won't work well.
Don't have electricity to the coop. And not a flashligt for a heat source, but a heat lamp that is identical to a flashlight. Still gives off heat.
What is your concern with providing heat?
If you can't provide heat, you shouldn't get ducklings, you should look for already feathered out young ducks or adult ducks.