Update on injured guy...
Still alive. He's been in a bin and kept in our bedroom. Hand fed, electrolytes and antibiotics. He's trying to walk since yesterday which is great. It's sad bc he's got no balance but this is a good thing that he's better enough to try and even make it a few paces...
Update on turtles...I actually hired not one but two locals to end them! Paying them on a per turtle basis. They gotta go. Some are huge most tiny, all must be gone I won't let my babies go out on the pond again till they are GONE.
As for vets, I've called several they don't treat birds and the closest one is an hour away. Another I chased with online said that he wld try antibiotics or euthanasia which was not good to hear sadly. I'll keep yall posted. Thank you so much for the advice, prayers and we'll wishes gang. BYC...
Thanks guys n gals...so the bill is healing BUT worse news... today he stopped being able to walk. Crawled using his wings but could stand up or even right himself! His temp is ok. We fed him several times by hand and he ate and drank. Got vocal a bit which is good, seems otherwise ok but won't...
We have 5 and they are the best ducks as pets ever. We have 4 other breeds, all hatched ourselves except a few from crackle hatchery and though we never gave the cuyugas much handling as babies as teenagers they turned out to be the best, nicest, friendlier and love being held! They live on our...
BYC peeps I need some advice. This is a male welsh harlequin, 6 months old. He and his buddies have been enjoying a cpl hours on our pond each day and today they all ran outta the water (I heard the incident but didn't actually see it) I assume a snapping turtle bit him. He's bloody because...
Hi all,
I've got 5 baby cuyugas, 5 Perkins and 6 welsh harlequins. One of the baby cuyuga has a bald patches on his back. It seems larger every day. No mites or bugs and they don't seem to be pecking each other. It's just him. Given them supervised shallow warm bath time, plenty of water food...