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If the vet said wait, I'd wait just to make sure she doesn't get that wound infected. My duck had foot surgery and couldn't bathe for 2 weeks because she had stitches, so a few times a day I'd fill a deep cup with water and let her dunk her head and "take a pretend bath" haha she seemed to enjoy...

Hope she's doing okay now!! Have you tried letting her swim?? I have a duck crated inside with a leg injury and I have been letting her swim around the bath tub a lotttt and I think it's really helping. If she seems just exhausted or like it would be too much for her at this point, then...

awesome! I'm so glad he's all better :)

aww yay!! So glad Donald made it through surgery and he's back at home with you. The next 2 weeks at least will be tough and a lot of work, I'm sure, but I have all the faith that you'll be able to keep him clean and dry and happy and healing. I'm so relieved that his surgery went well. Here's...

Donald is soo cute! I'm glad you were able to get him to a vet & I'm sure that surgery is not going to be cheap by any means but that speaks volumes about how much you love him & what a good duck mama you are. I also feel good about the vet getting a second opinion and not just immediately...

I've read a lot of different info on the protein and angel wing correlation and a lot of people say it has more to do with genetics and the amount of exercise/free range time the ducklings are getting and not just the protein content of their feed. Everyone kind of has their own way they like to...

glad to help! I'm definitely no expert but I'm an obsessive researcher on all things duck haha so I'm glad I could offer up some info :)

hmm I'm not too sure about the wheat..when I was using that calculator, I mixed the starter feed with a maintenance fees my older duck eats so I've never used oats or wheat or any grain to cut the protein...I know I've seen on here that people cut the starter feed with oats so I'm assuming...

you're welcome, that's great! Glad I could help! That website was a big help to me when I was trying to lower the protein levels of the starter feed, I'm happy to pass along the info :)

Storey's also says you want to make sure the phallus doesn't get infected or dried out.

I'm looking at my copy of Storey's Guide to Raising Ducks and there's a section on phallus prostration. He says the duck should be isolated immediately & the organ should be washed with clean, warm water then disinfected and treated with a medicated ointment. You can try pushing the penis back...

no problem! Oh yeah I'm sure the ducklings will be fine on that feed for a week. Good luck with your new babies!

I had my ducklings on an unmedicated starter that was 18% protein until they were about 4 weeks old. I know a lot of people keep their ducklings on starter feed with 18% or higher protein for longer than that with no issues. I personally wanted to lower the protein level at 4 weeks based on the...

@Amiga @casportpony Not sure if my tags worked up there so trying it again

poor baby :( I don't have much experience with this at all but I've been reading up on it a lot here on BYC because I've started noticing my drake will have his penis out for a second occasionally. From what I've read, you may want to bring him inside and let him swim in a clean bath tub if at...