how old is my wood duckling?

Question

i found a wood duckling on the road tonight. I almost ran him over. I stopped, got out and picked him up and brang him back home. I have since then broke up bread and made is a bit soggy... put him in some water for a SHORT period till he tried getting out, I took him out. He has a warm box to sleep in. He is VERY VERY small. But he has small feathers on his tail, with some down still. How old is he? I am guessing a few weeks. Does he need a heat source? How to I look after him, as I want to raise him.

I forgot to mention that he is an AUSTRALIAN wood duckling. I hope that helps.

Answer 1

I not know. It may be a month old depends on size. I think they kinda small (Smaller than a Mallard Duck) even full grown.
I would keep it warm, but, not too hot and may see if it will enjoy a swim in the bathtub or something. Just keep an eye on it. If, it outside have in a safe place. Many animals eat baby ducks. I found you a link not sure how good it is. It mentioned Grain as a food so the bread may be a good idea.

Diet
The Wood Duck's diet consists mainly of aquatic plants, supplemented with aquatic and terrestrial invertebrates, seeds, acorns, berries, and grains.
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/birdhouse/bios/sp_accts/wodu

Answer 2

its impossible to tell the age of a bird by looking at it.
if its small, and the tail feathers are barely there, he is probably young, a few weeks, maybe a month at most.
take him to a duck expert, or search online for images of baby ducklings, and you can compare.
thank you for picking it up, take good care. other people may have just ran it over or not picked it up.
star you for.