Something rather scary happened to him today also. They have a cattle trough that they swim in with rocks for climbing in and out, and so far they've done well with it. But I found him today sitting very still in the water, shivering a lot, and looking miserable. When I took him out he was completely waterlogged, cold, and so heavy he couldn't even walk. I dried him off and held him for a while to warm him up but it took a long time for him to stop shivering and start acting like his old self. I had just checked on them maybe 45 minutes ago and he wasn't in the water then, so I was really surprised that he got so drenched and cold in that time. It's 80-90 degrees outside too. They all have almost all their feathers and dry off quickly after swimming, but it was almost as if he still had his oil-free duckling down instead of feathers. I'm worried about it happening again if there's some reason he isn't waterproof.
