Three little duckies.. What do I do??

[Miss Lydia]

Oh gosh my phone doesn’t show where members are so maybe laws are different there. Not sure if they are Mallards or Wood ducks since they have that extra stripe.

 

[Beccazon]

Should I be using a heat lamp or are they too old?
They are being kind of lethargic and I'm really worried that I'm doing a really bad job of this.

I would like to say, please do not feel you were doing a bad job of it! You are doing the right thing by asking for help and keeping them safe for now. They came to you under less than perfect circumstances I am sure. They could be lethargic for any number of reasons including just fear or stress or do you hydration. I doubt they will starve to death while you are figuring out The best course of action. Just make sure that they have a water source available and as everyone has said, a heat source that they can use or not at will.

 

[AquaDuck]

Until you get hold of suitable food, crushed layer pellets is better than nothing. Hard boiled eggs chopped to minuscule pieces are good.

 

[sumi]

@luckychick105 I see you are in Ireland, so am I I'm in Tipperary.

I bought chick starter at Pet Planet, you can try Pet World as well, or your local creamery, though they only sell starter in 20kg bags. I fed my ducklings chick starter from both sources and they are doing great, they are about 2 months old now.

In the meantime you can offer them some scrambled egg too and make sure they have lots of clean water. They go through a lot of water, even at a young age. Heat, as the others suggested. You can get a heat lamp and the trimmings at the places I mentioned above.

 

[Miss Lydia]

These make perfect waterers for ducklings most of us have plastic containers with lids just make sure the holes aren't too large so they can't climb inside

 

[luckychick105]

Thank yous for all your help.
It was very late when they were found and they had been wandering for quite a while so we do not really know where they are from, the waterers with the holes in them are a great idea, we are going to get starter feed but for now I'll make them a boiled egg.

 

[luckychick105]

Our cats are currently locked out of the house and I can tell you they are not happy

 

[Miss Lydia]

I bet they aren’t. I am brooding ducklings on top of my dining table because of our dogs.

 

[luckychick105]

Will I be ok feeding them layers pellets crushed up for a day or two?

 

[Miss Lydia]

Sure, not ideal but better than nothing right?