Hello all, my name is katie and i am a new duckling owner.

[Tawnya Blackburn]

This is an excerpt from a site i follow

HEAT

A well-secured heat lamp will be necessary to keep the ducklings warm, no matter where you decide to raise them. A red light stresses ducklings less than a white light will. You ducklings should be brooded, staring at 90 degrees the first day, and then you can lower the temperature 7 degrees per week (one degree/day) until they are feathered out and ready to go outside.

Rule of Thumb Temperature Chart

1st week 90 - 84 F
2nd week 83 - 77 F
3rd week 76 - 70 F
4th week 69 - 63 F
5th week 62 - 56 F
6th week 55 F

(At six weeks old, they should be fully feathered and ready to move outside unless it's extremely cold where you live)

 

[kt4407]

This is an excerpt from a site i follow

HEAT

A well-secured heat lamp will be necessary to keep the ducklings warm, no matter where you decide to raise them. A red light stresses ducklings less than a white light will. You ducklings should be brooded, staring at 90 degrees the first day, and then you can lower the temperature 7 degrees per week (one degree/day) until they are feathered out and ready to go outside.

Rule of Thumb Temperature Chart

1st week 90 - 84 F
2nd week 83 - 77 F
3rd week 76 - 70 F
4th week 69 - 63 F
5th week 62 - 56 F
6th week 55 F

(At six weeks old, they should be fully feathered and ready to move outside unless it's extremely cold where you live)

oh ok. thank you!

 

[Quackers n milk]

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