Hi thank you for asking about our little duck. She sadly passed away the night before last. It definitely wasn’t splayed leg, seemed more like a brain coordination thing rather than an actually leg issue. I had come to a realization that she may not get any better so I wanted to give her some...
We are giving her poultry cell which has a bunch of vitamins, including several b vitamins. I tried to make a sling but she just won’t stay in it, she gets her toes through the leg holes and kicks right out, We will keep trying, she is so strong still and bright and interacting with the other...
So I think the baby duck is able to balance a little more, we will keep going with the poultry cell and having her wrapped up in the upright position overnight (except last night she escaped). I’ll try to post a video of what she is doing now in case anyone have any other ideas to save her. She...
Thank you everyone, I have given her a few sips of the poultry cell straight from a little cup and mixed some in with their water too, I don’t have a syringe but will get one tomorrow. Now I have her wrapped in a sock trying to keep her sitting upright to get her balance like I saw in the video...
Thank you for your your replies, I just picked up the poultry cell, should I just mix some in with their water or try to have the sick baby take a few sips of it straight?
Idk if the sock method would work, she doesn’t look dizzy like that baby in the video did. But I may try it if the poultry...
Thank you for your reply! She is all fluffed up and in the brooder and she is still unable to get to her feet. She is still just laying on her back/side and kicking. Even when I hold her upright she just flips on her back when I let go. I was doing some searching, can a baby duck be born with...
It’s our first time hatching ducks. We have one baby duck that hatched Friday day 24 that is doing well. Our second duckling hatched this morning on Monday day 27, but needed help. She had her head out and one foot out and was spinning in circles knocking into all the other eggs. I helped her...