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    How long do muscovy ducklings stay with mom and other questions.

    I must have missed the notifications of the new posts! About a week ago the babies all of the sudden started acting like real ducks. No more crying if they couldn't see mom and they started doing their own thing. I see them now on their own or with one or two of their siblings. They're not...
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    How long do muscovy ducklings stay with mom and other questions.

    I have a momma and four babies that hang around my yard. A couple months ago I nursed one of the babies back to health with a lot of help from you all. Since then they've all been healthy and happy but over the last week or so I've noticed some interesting behavior exhibited by mom. There's...
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    Muscovy duckling suddenly can't walk

    I have all of you that took the time to answer my questions to thank!
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    Muscovy duckling suddenly can't walk

    The baby is back outside with his family. They welcomed him back with no problems and even Mister has been his normal self with him. The little guy was so happy to rejoin his siblings and his mom and the feeling appears to be mutual. I'm still keeping a very close eye on him and the rest of...
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    Muscovy duckling suddenly can't walk

    I have him outside in a small puppy pen with his pool. He started calling as soon as I picked him up and then upped the volume when we got outside. Momma came running! I'm guessing she still recognizes his voice because one day we had some other ducklings from a different duck in distress...
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    Muscovy duckling suddenly can't walk

    I love having these ducks around. They are very messy but a quick spray down with the hose on the deck is usually good to clean the mess if the rain doesn't take care of it. The worst was when they discovered that they could hang out in the covered area between my back door and the laundry...
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    Muscovy duckling suddenly can't walk

    So, guess who woke me up yelling this morning? I thought that was a good sign but was rather amazed when I went into the bathroom to move him from the tub to his hallway pen. The little guy was running all over the bathtub to get away from me! And the mess.... Whooweee. He's clearly...
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    Muscovy duckling suddenly can't walk

    No problem. I'm amazed at the difference in less than two days and I'm so glad I heard him so I could try to help him. I would have been so sad to find him dead or dying the next day.
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    Muscovy duckling suddenly can't walk

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    Muscovy duckling suddenly can't walk

    There was a towel folded in half in the bottom of the tub but he walked off that and ended up on the bare tub. When he saw me he moved back to the towel and waited for me to pick him up. I didn't cover the whole bottom of the tub last night because he wasn't moving around much and I didn't...
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    Muscovy duckling suddenly can't walk

    We have definite improvement today! I put him in the bathtub last night for bed because it's the warmest room in the house and because I wouldn't have to worry about one of my cats getting to him while I was asleep. Also, clean up is much easier. Anyway, I got up this morning and he was all...
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    Muscovy duckling suddenly can't walk

    I was wondering a few things. Should I move the swimming container outside so his Momma can see him and he can see her once in a while? If he starts to recover quickly do you think it's possible that Momma will take him back or is he destined to be cared for by me until he grows up? I had...
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    Muscovy duckling suddenly can't walk

    I'm going to the big Publix today so hopefully, they'll have what I need. If not, there's a GNC right next to it. I will be successful. I moved him from the bathroom to the hallway with a puppy pen around him so that my little dogs can't bother him. I want to be able to keep a better eye on...
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    Muscovy duckling suddenly can't walk

    Also, I did pick up some frozen peas last night since I couldn't find brewer's yeast but I can't get him to eat them yet. I put some in his water and in his food and he didn't touch them.
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    Muscovy duckling suddenly can't walk

    Thank you all for the help so far. The little guy is eating, drinking, and pooing just fine (so much poo). Today he went for a swim in a plastic container that I have and really seemed to perk up when I put him in the water. Dunking his head and making happy little duckling noises. His legs...
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