Ducks injured by raccoon

[Miss Lydia]

This is safer to do
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/tube-feeding-ducks-updated-5-7-2020.1211994/

 

[Tapioca]

Glad to hear she made it through the night. Be very careful if you try to feed with a syringe, she can accidentally aspirate and choke.

Thank you. I'm not putting it down her throat, just a little bit in the front of her mouth. I've been letting her swim in the bathtub and she's been trying to act normal. Afterwards she preens herself as best she can. I'm trying not to have too much hope, but she's showing interest in normal duck things.

 

[Tapioca]

This is safer to do
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/tube-feeding-ducks-updated-5-7-2020.1211994/

Thank you. I'm scared to do that. She doesn't like handling and I'm afraid I'd choke her if she struggled. She shows interest in her pellets, but has trouble bending her neck down to eat.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Have you tried making her pellets into a soup? put warm water on them and see if she'll drink it with you holding the bowl up so she doesn't have to bend her neck.

Okay here is another way that is safer than squirting into the mouh where it could go down the wrong way.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...dications-to-all-poultry-and-waterfowl.73335/

 

[Tapioca]

Have you tried making her pellets into a soup? put warm water on them and see if she'll drink it with you holding the bowl up so she doesn't have to bend her neck.

Okay here is another way that is safer than squirting into the mouh where it could go down the wrong way.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/safely-admi

Have you tried making her pellets into a soup? put warm water on them and see if she'll drink it with you holding the bowl up so she doesn't have to bend her neck.

Okay here is another way that is safer than squirting into the mouh where it could go down the wrong way.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...dications-to-all-poultry-and-waterfowl.73335/

Ive tried that first way and she's too afraid. I'll try the second way and see what happens.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Wrap her in a towel like a burrito and sit her between your legs so you have better control it helps to someone help the first few times till you get the hang of it

 

[Tapioca]

Wrap her in a towel like a burrito and sit her between your legs so you have better control it helps to someone help the first few times till you get the hang of it

Thank you. Thank you so much for helping me.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Keep us updated on how she is doing

 

[Miss Lydia]

@Tapioca how is your duck doing today?

 

[Tapioca]

@Tapioca how is your duck doing today?

She is okay! I have fed her twice using the "safer" method you recommended. She has had 3 relatively normal poops today. She is happy to swim and bathe in my bathtub, but still shows no interest in food. She's drinking well and seems to be getting a little more flexibility with her neck. I ordered a tube feeding kit with a larger syringe from Amazon. I'm willing to try tube feeding. I definitely know where not to put the tube after looking down her throat. Thank you for checking up on us.