Season Three – Episode Four – Little Ducks All Over the Floor
Today we discuss mortality rates, which are generally in the 2-3% range over large numbers of ducklings. We also discuss the breeds we have and identifying them as ducklings.
Sadly one of our ducklings died yesterday and we have one today that doesn’t look like she is going to make it either. This is a reality when brooding baby ducks.
Rob in Flower Mound with a listener comment.
Sometimes bad news is part of what makes the world work. It takes a little tragedy to recognize the good things.
I have observed that the fluffy guys love to hop over the small feeding throughs as well as hop over the small water throughs.
Therefore they are probably pooping into the feed and into the water which is probably not helping the sick one. What about fixing a strip of clear perspex about 6 inches high running on top of the apex, that way they would still be able to look across at each other for reassurance as well as to learn from eachother while not being able yo hop over the top.