These lamps can be used on a range of animals including reptiles, birds, chickens, ducks and mammals and are an ideal choice in situations such as rehabilitation and brooding where bright lights can stress the animals. Used by breeders to keep baby chickens or baby ducks warm brooding during the first few weeks of their rearing when heating is essential for life.
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Machined from industrial strength galvanized steel Osmocote Pro Controlled Release 5 to 6 months. Contains a full trace element package with elevated levels. The nest is abandoned, although if it is close to the feeding area, the family may continue to use it for brooding and roosting. Where a nest is high up up a tree or on a balcony the birds must first jump to the ground. Being very light and covered in down they usually come to no harm during the fall.
If the landing area is very hard and there is cause for concern, placing something soft like straw or a blanket underneath will cushion the fall. The mother duck knows where the nearest water is to take her young to, although it may be a couple of miles away. In most instances it is best to leave her alone, because interference can cause extra stress and risk the mother panicking and abandoning her brood.
In many instances keeping an eye from the distance and shepherding the family across a danger point, such as a busy road, is all that is needed. In a few situations, the duck nests where the ducklings will be at real risk on hatching.
In such cases the birds could benefit from being caught and taken to water, but this must be well planned and prepared. There is normally no second chance, and if the mother panics and flies away, she may not return to her young. Young ducklings can feed themselves as soon as they reach water, but must learn what is edible. They depend on their mother for warmth for a few days.
She broods them regularly, particularly at night, as they easily chill in cold weather. The down of the ducklings is not naturally waterproof. They get the waterproofing for their down from their mother. She also protects her ducklings from attacks by other mallards. Ducks do not tolerate stray ducklings close to their own brood, and females kill small strange young they encounter.
Ducklings take days to fledge fly and become independent. They are able to breed when they are a year old. The journey to the water is hazardous for the whole family, and on occasions, the mother dies, or part or all of the brood becomes separated from her. When faced with a handful of endearing duck orphans, think carefully before you take on the task of rearing them.
Rearing ducklings is a long, messy, time-consuming process. If you think the ducklings need relocating, or the mother flies off and abandons them, contact your local wildlife rehabilitation centre and ask if they can help.
If they aren't able to help, call us on You can find more detailed advice on what to do if you find abandoned ducklings on the RSPB website. We've put together a series of guides designed to help you happily live with a range of wildlife. Share this What to do if you find a baby duck, goose or swan.
If you've found ducklings in a high nest It's not unusual to see wild ducks nesting high in trees, on a high ledge or a balcony. Buff Ducks. Cayuga Ducks. Chocolate Runner Ducks. Duclair Ducks. Fawn and White Runner Ducks. Jumbo Pekin Ducks. Golden Hybrid Layer Ducks. Grimaud Hybrid Pekin Ducks.
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