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Only if it's dirty. It should still be clean from wrapping. Everything scabs over fairly quickly. When you initially remove the big scab keep it wrapped for a couple days if there is a lot of bleeding. Then you can change the bandage every day and let her swim if it's scabbed over.

Here is a thread I started when I had a pekin with a bumble in the same location. I ended up having to work on this one for several months before it healed. I didn't know about the product at the time, but if I were to do it over again I think I would probably soak it, pull the scab, and...

They're cute...they should have a water dish that they can dunk their heads in now.

That is definitely bumblefoot and that scab will eventually have to come off. There are lots of threads on here about bumblefoot you can look at. @Miss Lydia gave you good advice. The epsom salt poultice she mentioned is...

Do you have Craigs List? My local has so many ducklings for sale.

I decided I'm going to call the vet Monday and schedule the implant. My poor girl...almost every day there is a crushed egg in the nesting box, and every other night lately a soft-shelled egg in the run around dinner time. I was just out and she looked miserable, then laid the soft-shell and...

Just remain calm as possible when you're with them - slow movements and plenty of treats so they know you're the source of good things!

Being able to see but not touch is best with that size difference. Last spring I had two groups two weeks apart. Even at the very end when I was getting ready to put them outside together, there were a couple that went after each other at first...and all the babies chased my older girls. But...

Don't separate her from the group, she will be very upset. There's no need for that! You can give all the ducklings liquid vitamin B complex and no harm will come if they don't need it or get too much. Watermelon and cucumber are two treats that absorb it, as well as meal worms and bread. If...

When my ducks are babies I brood them in my kitchen, so they are constantly near me or my family. I spend a lot of time every day holding them, talking to them, cleaning up after them, and basicallty making them happy. That bonds them to you. Ducks will never be like dogs or cats, loving to get...

Wonderful!

I'm not sure - I called three vets and one was willing. I got cold feet at the last minute and decided if she's still having issues in the fall I will try it then. Good luck to you!

Everytime I put my ducklings on pine shavings after being on towels they eat them for a little bit. Everytime I panic too, and they eventually stop and all is well :p.

What type of tips are you looking for? There are thousands of threads on byc on raising babies. Looks like you have a good set-up. If you have specific questions, let us know!

You can get Mazuri waterfowl on Chewy.com, or lots of other duck-specific foods are available. It's best to primarily feed them a proper duck food with treats being given occasionally - the feed is formulated to have the right nutrients to grow. I give my ducks some meal worms, chopped kale, or...