Like chicks, ducklings have taken in enought protein from the egg yolk to survive without food or water for two or three days, but ducklings will look for, and enjoy, water in their first hours of life. Do be careful that they are not able to over-indulge in this fancy though - they might be water birds, but they can easily drown! This photo is of a Black East Indian duckling.
Day-old Duckling
Like chicks, ducklings have taken in enought protein from the egg yolk to survive without food or water for two or three days, but ducklings will look for, and enjoy, water in their first hours of life. Do be careful that they are not able to over-indulge in this fancy though - they might be water birds, but they can easily drown! This photo is of a Black East Indian duckling.
