I wanted to take the time to thank everyone who chimed in to offer advice/support. Adding the vitamins to the electrolyte and probiotic water really perked her up.
Yesterday she went almost an entire day without eating and barely drinking, so I strongly considered tube feeding, but did not...
Thank you for the suggestion, I added some vitamins to her water and successfully got her to eat. That seemed to of perked her up enough and now she is eating a little on her own. Progress!!!
This was the first time feeling around on a duck abdomen as I have not had a sick one before so I’m not entirely sure what is normal. I felt two lumps just above her vent. I did not feel any like an egg. Her vent looked clean, not swollen or anything. I combed through her feathers and could...
It is a scab. At first I thought it was something stuck to her feathers but realized it was a scab when I was giving her a bath. Is there anything I can do to help that heal? As for the other question, she layed her first egg just a little over a week ago.
I have a Swedish female duck about 6 months old. Five days ago she stopped keeping up with her companion and I did not think much of it as it has been pretty hot and thought she just wanted to stay in the shade. Four days ago she was having trouble moving and our flock had started to bully...