when can you start handling newborn ducklings?

[showjumper_girl2002]

i want my 2 ducklings to bond with me and want to start holding and cuddling as soon as i can so they like me. they are about an hour or two old and i was wondering how old they should be before i can do this?

 

[redhen]

Let them totally dry off first...
Then you can hold them for short periods of time all you want. Just make SURE they stay warm....

 

[agregg15]

If they were hatched by their momma, let them be. If they were hatched from an incubator, I would say as soon as they have dried and can stand. Your ducklings will probably think they are ducks though and imprint on their siblings. You will be momma, but you'll most likely be a "duck" in their eyes. Have fun with you duckies!

 

[showjumper_girl2002]

thanks guys