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Yes this is the replacement, it has 2 stable legs with “feet” on both sides.

When did you all move yours outside? And when can I take them out to enjoy some sunshine (although it looks like we won’t have any of that for at least a week)?

Thank you, I will try the cardboard.

I have also had the kaki and buff escape twice by simply jumping out the pool while I was at work.

The other little ones.

They made that poopy mess in 1 hour all over the towel 😂

I have 10 in a kiddie pool together. They are about 2 weeks old. I got one of everything except I got a male and female Cayuga. The rest are all female, black Swedish, blue Swedish, buff, saxony, welsh, silver, magpie, and kaki. In a separate brooder I have a white layer and another welsh. I...

My ducklings are a little over 1 week old and are now climbing on top of their heat plate. This causes it to tip at an angle, I worry it willl be close enough to the bedding to catch fire. I can’t just remove it because they still get under it a lot. Even when it 80 degrees in my room. What can...

Just got 2 new ducklings today from Metzer. My Welshman harlequin is eating but not drinking. How is that even possible? I’ve been dipping her beak every once in a while when she gets some food in her mouth. I have yet to see her to it herself. She seems otherwise fine.

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Yeah I think I may try to pound a plastic tote to put in there and a separate plate so they can see each other.

Right now they are in a kiddie pool (inflatable) in my bedroom which is probably around 75 degrees. It would be hard to put up a divider I think.

I received my order of 11 ducklings from metzer this last Thursday, unfortunately one of them did not make it so I will be receiving a replacement of two ducks sometime this week. By then my ducklings will already be a week old and I am wondering if I can put the new arrivals in the existing...