I would just like to update everyone on my ducks
There little feet have been raped for a few days and I went to change there bandages and they are healing..
Im still have people coming out and today they are going with me to tractor supply to talk about the best treatment.
Im going to keep...
well good news and bad news...
as I got off the phone from the vet who told me they cant help to keep them out of the water and let them heal them selfs...
then I called Tractor supplies both managers was very nice seems to be the only people besides you all who know what they are talking...
Im calling the manager right now I hope he can help thank you all I again for your help I havnt tryed any antibiotics but I will deffantly look into the tablets
the only thing i have been able to do is keep them clean put tripple Antibiotic cream on there feet and rap it I hope the TS manager...
there is no wire on the bottom of the cage just a plastic lining covered with shavings and hay at the moment im going to do the puppy pads and the salt
but that is good thinking I never thought about wires.
they are only in there for sleeping then they have there big dry pool they play in...
I think bumble foot does take alot of time this has been just a few weeks I been trying to treat it for a week.
I will start the salt bath tomorrow and hope that works.
thank you all very much for your help I will keep you all updated on my ducks progress hopefully all good news soon to come.
I tryed orono they didnt do much help.. just said cover it and come back in a few weeks if it gets worse...
State vets dont do much up here. I hate to bash people but there are really one a few vets in this town worth calling.
there are no paper miss around here. I do how ever live right next...
I actually thought of chemical burn but my father in law said that he dosnt use any on the ground because he used it once when he had a puppy and it killed her never again will he use it. my garden is way away from the house and its all covered so I dont think it could be that I meen it could if...
Yes I live in Maine.
sorry I got ahead of my self and jumped around again.yes they do walk on the sand every now and then but it hasnt really been to hot out today was the first day its been warm enough to go out side with out a long sleeve on. they have been mainley on grass hay and wood...
I hope its just something thats going to go away in a few days and its nothing to bad.
I was gone for a week and asked someone to watch my animals for the time I was gone was told when I got back that they would rather watch my animals die then get off there buts and take care of something that...
I havnt thought about talking to a professor not really even sure where to go for that I will look I never thought of fire ants I havnt seen any but I also wasnt looking for them.. never crossed my mind. I just got hay for bedding I hope that works better then wood shavings.
Im using tripple...
lol I had to get them pink covers when I bandaged up there feet.. fruit loop didnt really like the pink he started tairing at it as soon as I put him down to play but they are now usto it. I will post pictures of them as they get better. I hope the stuff I got for them works if not im taking...
thanks for posting this its amazing how many things ducks can and cant have. I never new about the bread till the other day when I went to a duck farm and they looked at me cross eyed.
its awesome to know someone who takes so much time into getting to know so much about animals.
Im just...
i gave them a bath today. I usually give them a bath every day because they are messy and like to make a mess of everything... thank you for writing back I dont really know what Im doing I asked my dad to come down he said its trial and error in his words if they die oh well.. but I cant see any...
sorry this is so late i went looked up duck farms and asked them alittle on it they came over today and helped me wrap there feet they said they have never experanced something like this and Im extreamly worried about one because he is bleeding on his feet I took pictures of where they hang out...
wood shavings from petco. label:
there wood shavings are soft wood bedding no chemicals added.... they say its soft but there is alot of hard chunks in it.
What kind of shelter do they have?
At the moment they are in a very large dog kennel at night with a plastic bed linging. they are...