Ok duck folks..... I took on a special needs type duck this last winter. He has never been able to properly oil himself. I am hoping this summers molt will help but he has always looked a mess. Now he is wheezing a little and his left eye looks infected. I removed the junk off his eye and his...
We saved this duck from a lake where he was dumped. One of his wings was clipped to keep him from flying so we thought he injured his left foot trying to evade something. After a couple of days of resting in a safe area at my place he is now dragging his right food behind him as well and won't...
I just took in a duck that was dumped at a lake with a clipped wing. I think because he couldn't get away properly he might have tangled his foot somehow. I don't see anything broken and it all moves ok but he won't put weight on his foot and hobbles around pretty bad. Is there anything I can do...
I have a crested mallard who can't walk. A cat came in our yard and he flapped himself away but the cat didn't touch him. About a day after that he became lethargic and won't eat. He barely drinks. How can I keep him nourished? He is our baby and we are scared he won't make it.
I have a female Mallard that started limping a few days ago. I looked at her foot and saw nothing. Last night I checked again and saw on the bottom of her foot the middle toe has a bump on it. It looks like a blister would or a big pimple. It is soft and swollen. Any advice? I'll try to get a...
I am having a hard time finding a list of cities I can move to that allow me to keep my ducks. One is disabled and no one will really take him in. I have a female we can find a farm for but that leaves him alone and they have been together since they were days old. I know Stayton Oregon will...
I have a crested mallard drake who is just about a year old. He is disabled and we have come to expect delays in development. His head has some green highlights but he never got a full green head. What age does this usually happen? Does anyone have experience with crested Mallards?
My female mallard was attacked by some unknown animal a week and a half ago. She is back to her usual self and all of her cuts have healed. She was laying eggs everyday before the attack. We don't need the eggs so I'm not worried about the supply needs, just more if there is anything we can do...
I have two mallards. One is a disabled drake and the other is a normal female. They are both indoor, outdoor ducks. During the day Delilah is free to roam our backyard and forage as she pleases but at night she sleeps inside with Ferdinand in a spare bedroom with food and water. We have not...
I have adopted into my family a little boy who cannot walk. The crest on his head didn't work out in that area. He is around 7-8 months old now and he still looks like a female. He hasn't changed colors. We have a female as well who likes to pluck his feathers so now we have to keep them...