3.6m Omlet Chicken Run for sale, Brand New in Boxes, Milton Keynes (MK19)

[ChrisEllis]

I saw a video on youtube of lots of ducklings in a bathtub swimming, they didn;t look very old...whats the youngest i can let mine start swimming in a tub trug or bath and let them have a paddle...supervised of course.

[Lewis]

Are they under a broody or did you hatch them in an incy?

 

If they're under a broody they can go in water from an earlier age, but she should lead them to the water.

If not, maybe 8 weeks old? - not too sure

[ChrisEllis]

I hatched them from an incubator...but i get the jist its sort of 2 months ish

[tom123]

It depends if the broody was a duck or a hen. If it was a hen then you should leave them for 2 months ish but if a duck then they can go on water after a couple of days. The mother duck waterproofs their feathers thus allowing them to swim however a hen or you can't do this.

 

[miller30]

Hi my ducklings that hatched under a broody went swimming in a paint roller tray at about 4 days old and by the time they were 3 weeks they were in a big paddling pool and my ducklings that hatched from a incy went swimming in luke warm water in the bath at about 10 days old just make sure you towel dry them and when they go back under the heat lamp they will dry out further they love water and will try and wash in their drinking bowls ive never had any trouble with them swimming at this age mine go outside to live at 6 weeks old and join my big ducks on my big pond at 8 weeks old leanne.

[mrs bun]

Hi,

I too have 2 lovely incubater hatched ducks which happily had their 1st swim in our bathroom sink at about 5 days old. We did towel dry them straight after and put them under the heat lamp when we put them back in their enclosure . They both quickly progressed from the sink to the bath (i know its mad but we never thought we'd end up with ducklings in our bath either) before they were old/big enough to go in a hard plastic paddling pool outdoors. However we didn't start leaving them outside with access to their own pond untill they were waterproof... about 6 weeks.

Good luck with them.... you will get splashed a lot! lol

Enjoy x

[kfriell]

My duckling went in the bath when they were 4 days old, I use to fill the bath with warm water so that they didn't get cold.

 

Don't leave them in there for to long as they do not have the protective wax on their feathers and so the feathers will become waterlogged if they are in water to long.

 

My ducklings loved diving under the water and zooming up and down the bath.

 

I use to then towel dry them and put them back under their lamp, do not be tempted to dry them with a fan heater as it is dangerous for the temperature to change quickly they can catch a cold!!

 

I hope this helps.