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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