I found 5 baby ducklings. They had no mother. It's nightime and I can't have wildlife take them until the morning.
What do I do in the meantime? Do I need to have food for them tonight? If so, what?
Also, I have them in a pet carrier. Should I put a towel in there?
Anything else? I don't want them to die overnight.
2007-02-12 11:39:41 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Birds
Baby ducks are pretty easy to raise. If they are still all downy, no feathers starting other than maybe the wing tips, then they will need a heat source. A standard 40 watt light bulb will do fine, if you have a clamp light that'd be great because you could clamp it to the door of the carrier and adjust the distance. They need a temperature of anywhere from 85 to 95F depending on their age. You can figure out the distance by watching them. If they huddle next to the light, they're cold, if they get as far from it as they can, too warm.
Don't worry about feeding them tonight. Walmart won't have a duck food and they are probably too young for grains. You can kill them with the wrong food so best to just provide them with plenty of water. If you wind up having to keep them for a while, your local feed store should have baby chick starter in bulk. That works fine, that's what I raise mine on. It's usually around .30 cents a pound. Baby ducks need crumbles, pellets are too big and can get lodged in their craw.
Don't give them enough water to get into if they don't have feathers. Baby ducks depend on oil from their mother's feathers to make them float. No mom, baby ducks sink and drown.
Main thing is keep them warm. If they get too chilled, they'll die.
Oh, I just thought of this. If these are wild ducks, as opposed to Pekins or Rouens... if you found them at the local park they're probably domestic breeds.. anyway, the commercial feeds have medications in them that can be toxic to wild waterfowl. So really, best not to give them any food tonight.
2007-02-12 11:50:54 · answer #1 · answered by Jadalina 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Put a towel in with them. And a bowl of water.
I can't have wildlife take them until the morning. ?? If this is a rehab facility they will feed them in the morning.
Cover the carrier with a towel to reduce stress.
2007-02-12 12:03:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
get a towl put in the carrier give them some earth worms and crikets and keep them warm all night until the wild life center can take them
2007-02-12 11:57:19 · answer #3 · answered by landenjms 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the pet store, even walmart will have duck food, it is in a pellet form. also put a light on them for warmth and a shallow pan of water. good luck
2007-02-12 11:44:21 · answer #4 · answered by iMaTwin 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-02 01:09:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you probably should put a towel in there to keep them warm. not so sure bout food, but call your local vet or spca. they'll be able to help! sorry i cant be of more assistance! good luck!!
2007-02-12 11:44:36 · answer #6 · answered by _dasweetie5151_ 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Contact: http://www.majesticwaterfowl.org/
or do a search on feeding baby ducks
2007-02-12 11:43:47 · answer #7 · answered by Kamah 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There may be some information at
http://www.ducks.org/
2007-02-12 12:00:27 · answer #8 · answered by night_train_to_memphis 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
bring them to an animal place or somthin like that
2007-02-12 11:46:41 · answer #9 · answered by Jazmine Rose 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋