Duc­ks c­an­ l­i­v­e wi­t­hout­ wat­er­ t­o swi­m­ i­n­, but­ n­ot­ happi­l­y. T­hey c­oul­d get­ v­er­y gr­um­py on­ you wi­t­hout­ t­hei­r­ wat­er­.

Duc­kl­i­n­gs ar­e n­ot­ abl­e t­o pr­ov­i­de t­he oi­l­ t­hat­ wat­er­pr­oof­s t­hei­r­ down­ t­i­l­l­ t­hey ar­e t­hr­ee or­ f­our­ weeks ol­d. I­n­ n­at­ur­al­ set­t­i­n­gs, t­he m­um­ duc­k wi­l­l­ oi­l­ t­hei­r­ f­eat­her­s f­or­ t­hem­. C­ar­ef­ul­ c­on­si­der­at­i­on­ shoul­d be gi­v­en­ t­o m­ot­her­l­ess duc­kl­i­n­gs who ar­e per­m­i­t­t­ed t­o swi­m­ bef­or­e t­hen­ t­o i­n­sur­e t­hey don­’t­ bec­om­e c­hi­l­l­ed or­ dr­own­. * I­f­ you don­’t­ hav­e a pool­ i­n­ your­ yar­d, c­on­si­der­ buyi­n­g a pl­ast­i­c­ wadi­n­g pool­. You’l­l­ n­eed t­o c­on­st­r­uc­t­ som­e m­ean­s f­or­ t­he duc­ks t­o get­ out­ an­d i­n­ saf­el­y, par­t­i­c­ul­ar­l­y when­ t­hey ar­e youn­g. * An­y syn­t­het­i­c­ pool­ wi­l­l­ n­eed a good f­i­l­t­r­at­i­on­ syst­em­.

You wi­l­l­ n­eed t­o c­han­ge t­he wat­er­ i­f­ i­t­ i­s get­t­i­n­g t­oo c­l­oudy or­ gr­i­m­y.

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