Do baby ducks have to sleep with the heat lamp on?
yes you should have the heat lamp on them 24/7 because that is what the mother bird would do, she sits on them until they are ready to go on their own, and even though it seems like they would not be able to sleep with the light, they will either get used to it, or they will not even notice it because their eyes will be closed, and i recommend that you have a thermometer on near the light all the time, and you should check it a few times a day, but expect the temperature to drop a bit at night, but do not be worried, and also the ideal temperature is at 95 farenheit the first week, and then go down 5 degrees until you reach 70, this can be done by moving the lamp up higher, which will make the temperature, go down and you should stop putting the heat lamp on them when they are 4 to 8 weeks old, depending on how much feathers they have.
