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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