[R66VEY]

my goslings are a week old tomorrow today they ve been in the swimming pool lol but they alright to ??

ive just put them back under the heat lamp to dry off will they be alrite ??

[Vember]

they shouldn't go in water till they have their proper feathers as the fluff aint waterproofed the same.

They could drown

Be very careful an stay with them

[Jellyhead]

I had a similar thing with our ducklings. Even tho they had been hatched by a hen :shock: when they were about a week old they automatically swam in a tray. I didnt keep it too deep and they were fine

[muntjac]

sorry vember but ducklings swim in water as soon as momma leads them to it   they have tree ducks in the states where they are hatched in tree holles and jump out as soon as they are all dry   same with mallard etc  

[Foxy]

sorry vember but ducklings swim in water as soon as momma leads them to it   they have tree ducks in the states where they are hatched in tree holles and jump out as soon as they are all dry   same with mallard etc  

But they dont have tree ducks in the UK though!!! I had a lovely neighbour once - I am sure  he thought I was a bit "dizzy" though. When I moved in he told me all about the tree ducks that lived by a stream that ran down by the side of his house. I was amazed and spent ages looking up in the trees for their nests! Then he overheard me explaining about these wild ducks we had living in the trees to some friends....he laughed his socks off and said "No I said three ducks not tree ducks!!!"  :oops:  :oops:  :oops:

[Jellyhead]

     

[Vember]

That's fare enough, I was just lead to belive that they were ok when with their mum,

 but if brought up without then they didn't have same waterproofin.

I doubt I'll be takin any risks either way

[muntjac]

they do have tree ducks in special collections here foxy .and they wont breed if they are on the ground lol

[muntjac]

i have reared ducks for shooting and they just do what comes naturally lol  dodo n swim n eat " everyyy thing "      

[mdueal]

I'm sure you see fluffy ducklings swimming about at the park?? I know nothing about it though

[CMFAM]

When our goose hatched 2 goslings last month, she took them on to our pond on day 2 and they were fine, goslings that are with there mums have more oils in there feathers as they get the extra oil from there mums.  When we hatched goslings in our incubator last year we let them go on the pond after a week, on a nice day, althou we were watching them all the time, in case they got into difficulties and could not climb out of pond and needed some help.  If they are put onto water for SHORT times they should not get waterloged and be fine.  

They are lovely to see swimming for the first time.

clare

[Kate and her Ducks]

My incy hatched ducklings have been having little swims since they were a couple of days old and they love it. So much fun to watch especially when they dive. However I always watch them closely as they can get tired and waterlogged quite suddenly even after swimming for a while. As others have said they have loads more waterproofing if they are with their mum.