will my ducks freeze?

[animal and duck lover]

My flock is molting right now, will they freeze in -5°(F) weather?

 

[Miss Lydia]

Do they have a shelter to get out of the weather with deep bedding of some kind to snuggle down into? what breed?

 

[animal and duck lover]

Do they have a shelter to get out of the weather with deep bedding of some kind to snuggle down into? what breed?

They have a coop with wood shavings. Saxony and Khaki Campbell

 

[Miss Lydia]

Hopefully, they are just about done with their molt. Those temps are extreme. I wouldn't let them get into the water right now. Make sure they have good nutritious feed and can stay out of the weather. It seems like many of us have had members of our flock molting this time of year which to me is odd.

 

[Compostflower]

My khaki girl is molting right now too it’s driving me crazy with worry. She also insists on chasing her pair around and he is done molting since he started early sigh.

 

[Stoney Meadow Maple]

I worry about em too, mine just finished but had some awfully cold nights. I believe they will be ok, keep them dry and in shelter.

 

[Crazy Maizie]

They should be fine. I've had chickens do a full molt mid-winter. Ducks are not normally bare bodied when they molt.
Make sure they can't get in the water except to dunk their head. They need shelter and places to keep out of the wind and hunker down.
Every night I drive past a flock of Canadian geese that are out in an open field. They have no shelter and just hunker down in a harvested corn field. They are up against some bitterly cold temps, but still come back every night to sleep in the field.