What low temp is ok for 4 week Peking ducks?

Here is a pic of them today, one has splay leg, always doing the splits and I have been doing the niacin supplements , nutritional yeast and actual duck food. Just curious about the temps during day and night

Sorry for the late reply. I am going to visit the facility where my little special chicks and ducklings are tomorrow. I will get pictures of them for you and send you some of the records of the temperatures that they can take and are kept at.
I don't have recent pictures on my any of my phones now. I usually try to keep updated pictures of them all the time because I like being able to look at them but between all the chicks and ducklings there and the ones I have at my house it's crazy.

Also I actually bought some Peking ducklings from a store about 6 years ago maybe and they did fine in the temperatures that you are talking about putting your ducklings in. I do also think that they would benefit from being able to run around and get some exercise. Those kinds of ducks grow fast and big ( for a duck. Mine that I got from the store are about 5-7 lbs ) so exercise would help build muscles in their legs to make sure that they are strong enough to carry their weight around.

Also they are so cute! They look big and healthy to from the pictures.
They are the size of a full grown duck at this point. They get too hot in the huge storage tote we have and one pants like crazy, but in so afraid to put them it at night due to not having all the feathers.
 
They are huge, but so curious about temps, they are too big to keep inside all day in brooder. One has a bit of splay leg, does the splits pretty easy, need to use it legs to help build them back up. And we have been doing the niacin and nutritional yeast and we also did the b supplement. Just don’t want them to get cold.
@CoriM
 
For splay leg use the vitamin B complex but you also need to hobble them to keep the legs in proper position. I used vet wrap by putting a little loop on each leg, than a wider loop to hold the legs in proper position. I let my girl swim in the tub for 15 minutes a couple times a day to strengthen. I had to help support her afterwards while she did her preening. I left the hobbles on for several weeks until she was totally normal. Here's a video of her walking with them after wearing them a couple weeks:
 

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They are the size of a full grown duck at this point. They get too hot in the huge storage tote we have and one pants like crazy, but in so afraid to put them it at night due to not having all the feathers.
Take 90, and subtract 1 for every day they’re alive - that’s around what temperature they can withstand. At this age, they should be fine with ~50 - 55°
 
Sorry for the late reply. I am going to visit the facility where my little chicks and duckling are tomorrow. I will get pictures of them for you and send you some of the records of the temperatures that they can take and are kept at.

Also I actually bought some Peking ducklings from a store about 6 years ago maybe and they did fine in the temperatures that you are talking about putting your ducklings in. I do also think that they would benefit from being able to run around and get some exercise. Those kinds of ducks grow fast and big ( for a duck. Mine that I got from the store are about 5-7 lbs ) so exercise would help build muscles in their legs to make sure that they are strong enough to carry their weight around.

Also they are so cute! They look big and healthy to from the pictures.

They are the size of a full grown duck at this point. They get too hot in the huge storage tote we have and one pants like crazy, but in so afraid to put them it at night due to not having all the feathers.
If they are panting then they are getting to hot. Didn't you say that you are bringing them inside at night? I don't remember. But they don't need supplemental heat at this point unless it's really cold especially if they are being brought inside at night.
I agree with what everyone else said about helping with the splayed leg.
 

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