- Nov 7, 2010
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I went on a three day camping trip and my husband watched the nearly 5 week old ducklings for me. When I came back he told me that one of them has been acting strangely. She didn't fuss when he picked her up out of the tub to dry her off. She's not vocalizing and although she's a runner she's not standing upright like her sisters. She is able to walk but its slow and not very runner-like. Even when something spooks her sisters, she walks while they run. She seems half asleep most of the time. Her feathers are much scruffier than those of her sisters too.
She hasn't shown much interest in food, but she will drink a little water. Just now I noticed that the webs of her feet are more blood red than orange.
I haven't separated her from her sisters yet (who all seem healthy and active) because I dont want to stress her too much until I have to. They don't seem to be picking on her. One duckling nibbled her feet a little but they do that to each other all the time. I also don't think her sisters are keeping her from eating.
I've put raw apple cider vinegar in their water along with some electrolyte drops and some niacin. I've seen her take a few sips. She climbed in the water dish and sat on the partially submerged platform and rested her bill in the water. I could partition off part of the brooder and see if I can tempt her with kale floating on the water. Right now she's just sitting in the brooder, half asleep not even cuddled with her sisters.
Should I separate her and give her a water dish of her own? How about vitamins? Would boiled egg do any good? Any help is appreciated.
(camera was accidentally left at a friends house so I cant get pictures)
She hasn't shown much interest in food, but she will drink a little water. Just now I noticed that the webs of her feet are more blood red than orange.
I haven't separated her from her sisters yet (who all seem healthy and active) because I dont want to stress her too much until I have to. They don't seem to be picking on her. One duckling nibbled her feet a little but they do that to each other all the time. I also don't think her sisters are keeping her from eating.
I've put raw apple cider vinegar in their water along with some electrolyte drops and some niacin. I've seen her take a few sips. She climbed in the water dish and sat on the partially submerged platform and rested her bill in the water. I could partition off part of the brooder and see if I can tempt her with kale floating on the water. Right now she's just sitting in the brooder, half asleep not even cuddled with her sisters.
Should I separate her and give her a water dish of her own? How about vitamins? Would boiled egg do any good? Any help is appreciated.
(camera was accidentally left at a friends house so I cant get pictures)