[darrena]

Hi,
I have two 10 day old welsh harlequin in ut not my garage at present.
Our garage has no windows and is much cooler that the outside (temperature unknown)
I currently still have the heat lamp on all day (low setting) will this be too hot for them?
They are not sat under the lamp but do not avoid it

[Kate and her Ducks]

Sounds like they are happy then. If they are huddled togeter under the lamp they are too cold and panting in the corners then likely to be too hot. Just pottering about, eating and drinking then you have got it right. I found this a better guide than a thermometer. This time of year in tis weather they won't need heat for much longer.

[Vember]

Would be good if you could pop a thermometer in with them darrena, the weather as it is at the moment you might be using the heat lamp during the day and not needing too The more heat they have the slower the new feather growth will be

By the time they're 2 weeks old they should be under 25/26 deg C

Take a day time temp reading and see what it is


Sarah

[Kate and her Ducks]

PS. Where are the pics?

[darrena]

Here you go although this was a few days ago they are massive now!

[Kate and her Ducks]

They're beautiful. These are mine (and Sarah's) about 2 weeks ago. Feathers coming through beautifully now.

[chickenlady]

awwww! they are gorgeous! my ducklings are in the lounge with no heat lamp as its 28oC in there at the mo, they are 14 day old chocolate muscovies!

[Kate and her Ducks]

Seen them, they are gorgeous! Can't wait to watch them grow up.

[darrena]

When do you take them off them off chick crumbs? Hopefully never as I have enough to last me about 6 months.
I assume its layer pellets next

[Kate and her Ducks]

Move onto growers next.
I move them on between 2 and 6 weeks (depending entirely on how much chick crumb I've got left!). Growers is better tan layers which apparently has too much calcium for growing chicks/ducklings for healthy development of bones and joints. That being said I have had ducklings eating layers far too young and never had a problem. It should be started about 20 weeks for ducks.