I'm just going to start with this
And now I will ask.....my 6 khaki Campbell ducks will be 6 weeks old this weekend and they HAVE to go outside!!!! Their brooder box (fridge box) is quite literally falling apart from the water they throw around and poor things are running out of room . We've had them on our non-insulated enclosed porch for the past 3 weeks and they've been off of their heat lamp for a week.
We have a small fenced in area for them, but a small house my hubby built for them to be locked in every night. If we put quite a bit if straw for them in there, I really think they should be okay to move out these weekend? Our temps are now "suppose" to be 60s/70s daytime and high 30/low 40s at night, but they have really been in that temp on our porch.
So please correct me if I'm wrong.....I'm just looking for approval
Also, another big question....the duck house isn't big enough to add their food and water if we want them to stay clean (ish) and dry...can I just put them in there without it at this age? They would get locked up at sunset and I would let them out at sunrise when I let out my chickens. Is that okay at 6 weeks?
Here they are last weekend and now their flight (?) feathers are in:
They were wrestling for the water....don't worry, they will have a much bigger water area after they move out
An one more pictures because I love them!
I know they're not "pure" khakis Campbell's....but any idea where the two got their white necks from? They're the only two with that and they appear to both be drakes.
And now I will ask.....my 6 khaki Campbell ducks will be 6 weeks old this weekend and they HAVE to go outside!!!! Their brooder box (fridge box) is quite literally falling apart from the water they throw around and poor things are running out of room . We've had them on our non-insulated enclosed porch for the past 3 weeks and they've been off of their heat lamp for a week.
We have a small fenced in area for them, but a small house my hubby built for them to be locked in every night. If we put quite a bit if straw for them in there, I really think they should be okay to move out these weekend? Our temps are now "suppose" to be 60s/70s daytime and high 30/low 40s at night, but they have really been in that temp on our porch.
So please correct me if I'm wrong.....I'm just looking for approval
Also, another big question....the duck house isn't big enough to add their food and water if we want them to stay clean (ish) and dry...can I just put them in there without it at this age? They would get locked up at sunset and I would let them out at sunrise when I let out my chickens. Is that okay at 6 weeks?
Here they are last weekend and now their flight (?) feathers are in:
They were wrestling for the water....don't worry, they will have a much bigger water area after they move out
An one more pictures because I love them!
I know they're not "pure" khakis Campbell's....but any idea where the two got their white necks from? They're the only two with that and they appear to both be drakes.
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