She made the night. Is still eating and drinking. I moved her to her solo day pen today and have found her stuck on her side twice today 😓
As soon as I help her up, she’s back to eating, drinking, and standing in the corners.... Poo looks good, and a normal amount.
She will walk a few steps to...
Thank you for the props...
I agree on the ducklings; I hope to get her strong and stable, and place her in a home where the concern of ducklings isn’t an issue.
I have a few friends who keep ducks for eggs to eat only, and a few w all hen flocks.
We still have a long row to hoe before that...
She is inside for the night- she was still a bit damp from her “bath”
I dried her off most of the way- and then popped her in the inside brooder under a heat lamp to finish drying off. Her down is still damp so she will stay inside tonight. I unplugged the heat lamp once she was pretty much...
Update a week out.
She is doing great at taking in her durvet B over freeze dried soldier fly larvae; she eats all of them every day -
I separate her for her vitamins and put her to bed w her friends.
I have also added poultry cell to the waterer for all of the ducklings - and she had been...
Thank you, everyone-
I will grab the DurVet B and treats in the morning- and will keep you posted.
I’m confident that I can get her through this.
But I also have a “bigger” question that you guys may/ may not be able to help with...
She came from a big, but quality hatchery.
I can’t imagine...
I have 5 ducklings (welshies) from Metzer- and one from my own flock (a welsh mix drake that I’ve not found a home for)
They are 5 weeks old from the hatchery and 4 weeks old from my incubator.
I started moving them to the “see / no touch” pen next to the main “big kid” duck yard 5 days ago...