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I considered doing it like that, initially, but he's still so squirmy, even wrapped in a towel! But I can see where that might be easier. I DO want to get comfortable with this. I have 5 ducks - I can't imagine this will be the last time I need to tube feed. I can hope it is, but I'm realistic...

The first try was by myself. I straddled him to hold him in place, so my hands were free to feed - I read that somehwere, if you do it by yourself. Which I don't think I will try again by myself. But my husband had already left for work early. I'm guessing that will be game changer.

Yes... when I get it in, most of it is down his throat.

The vet gave me a 16" tube

Coming to the expert's post to ask a question, as a first time tube feeder. My vet showed me how, and made it look easy. My drake even took it pretty well from him. But when I tried, he kept trying to regurgitate the tube, and shake his head, the way they do when something is stuck. (He's not...

We don't get those long winter nights down here... I could see the lighting issue. That's actually a very interesting theory. But you may be right - I might just be fighting genetics. I just want to make sure she's healthy and this is not cause for more concern, more than anything.

I work from home so get to watch them all day. The one girl he kind of actually harasses is actually doing quite well - she's faster than him. :lol: I don't see him harassing Onyx. He'll chase her down to mate, just like any of the girls, but I've also seen him back down if she stands her ground...

She's NOT molting - that's my concern. She still has her original flight feathers and tail feathers. It's hard to tell if she's even molted partially, since those are the main indicator feathers when they DO molt.

I was wondering if it might be the protein levels. I've tried giving them the Mazuri before, and they wanted nothing to do with it. I'll try again, and maybe give them more opportunities to try it. Or the other options. And thanks for the calcium supplement idea. Never would've thought of that!

Hello, friends! I have an almost 3yr-old Indian Runner (Onyx) that still has not had a full molt, and I'm a little worried. Her flight feathers and tail feathers are very raggedy. Her 'sisters' (the ones I got at the same time/age) have both molted in full, at least once. And my two originals...

You think changing the box is okay? The orange stuff is remnants from one of his chew toys he just got done destroying... he loves destroying those - gets hyper-focused doing so...

Absolutely. The current set up (in pics) is down to a 3x4 area, with the littler box inside a little castle thing. As you can see, he'll go sit in the box (even lay/loaf in it), he'll dig in it, and eat the hay... but not use it for it's purpose. Again, this is the umpteenth iteration since he...

Hello, all! I stumbled into Bunny Mom-hood, when someone abandoned a bunny in a park nearby. After no luck finding the owner, we decided to keep him. That was a little over 6-months ago... fast forward trough lots of online research and getting him to a vet (got him neutered about 2 months ago)...

I was hoping that would be the case. I just hope it doesn’t get worse as mating season approaches… she’s fast… plus, she seems smart enough to put one or more of the other girls between her and him when she is at the pool or eating/foraging. He’s always been a little ‘extra’ IMO. I still have...

Hi, all! I'll try to keep this short... after one of my older Runner girls passed last spring, we got three new female ducklings, which we raised separate from the remaining two (a female and a drake) Runners until they were old enough. (All three ducklings were supposed to be Runners, but one...

So… one reply to both your posts… She’s perked up some more. I think it was a combination of things. Part of it being me over-analyzing and being TOO attentive to her (can you blame me, after being so close to losing her… at least that’s the way I felt), change in weather, her getting ready to...

So an update… and maybe a solicitation for advice??? We went through all the meds, per vet directed (through last Wednesday, so it’s been a week), and she’s doing much better. I would say 90% there - won’t say 100% until I see an egg! Still a little lagging with the food intake, though...

She’s doing so much better today! Starting eating her pellets again (though much less in quantity) and she gaining her strength back. Even tried to stand on her own for the first time since last Saturday night. She even had enough strength for a little flapping of the wings after her bath this...

Thankfully, she started eating peas this morning! Those are what I call her gateway food… she thinks it’s more of a treat, but we know how good they actually are for her, at this point. If she keeps us up, I’ll try her pellets later, to see if she digs into them (she absolutely LOVES her...

She is slowly improving. Not out of the woods yet, but becoming a little more interactive, and just active, in general. At least as active as one can be, laying down. She enjoyed her bath this morning, and while she wasn’t playing, like she normally does (head dunks, and such), she did more...