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  1. SittinDuck

    Maggots on duck

    Ok thanks. That's all I needed. Thanks for the help everyone, but this place is a horrible way to spend time. See ya in another 5 years.
  2. SittinDuck

    Maggots on duck

    Wonder why you think it's a nutrient that he is missing. If you can't find the area under a curve how can we take you seriously that you know 2+2? If you don't know everything how can we believe you know anything? You're flaunting a logical fallacy as if it were a virtue. Don't worry, I will.
  3. SittinDuck

    Maggots on duck

    She is not unwell. Why must I repeat that so much? She cant clean herself because she can't get in the pool often enough and the pool isn't deep enough. Otherwise she's in perfect health. The legs are from sitting and consequent lack of bone stimulation. Whether or not niacin would help is...
  4. SittinDuck

    Maggots on duck

    Thanks! There is one duck older than mine that ate its proper food + vitamins + vinegar to aid digestion. I'll have to check back in 5 years to compare the longevity of my duck on a diet of dogfood, corn, layer pellets, grass, clover, bugs, and whatever. 5 years is about how often I post here.
  5. SittinDuck

    Maggots on duck

    Where? Two people here have expressed astonishment at the age of my ducks. My duck is not unwell. The problem is her inability to clean herself, which has zero to do with diet. I have 8 other birds of ages 5 to 7 that are models of health and vitality. I need to see at least one duck that...
  6. SittinDuck

    Maggots on duck

    No doubt your lack of words will convince me to abandon my experience. Those are not foods to be chosen from. Well you could start by logically debating my points rather than exclaiming that you have no words and resorting to poisons in comparison with food. As I said, make a poll and lets...
  7. SittinDuck

    Maggots on duck

    No, I don't even know what a preening gland is or where it is. I don't know what wet feather is either. No it received some special feed for young ducks. Yes of course! I'm dying for a good recommendation of B vitamins. I'll have to google that and see if my duck has it. Never heard of...
  8. SittinDuck

    Maggots on duck

    You're suggesting purina isn't interested in making a profit? All animals know what's best for them. The only possible exception is humans because they are the only ones capable of presupposing that they know more than nature. Only humans would eat something awful because they think it's...
  9. SittinDuck

    Maggots on duck

    And I appreciate it! Don't hesitate to make a suggestion. I think it's "formulated for their specific diet needs while also being cheap as dirt" is more accurate. It's probably not the best food for them and the evidence for that is the duck's reluctance to eat it and that no one who has...
  10. SittinDuck

    Maggots on duck

    Dog food doesn't get enough respect. I'm curious what people feed ducks that live a long time. The fact that 7 years is considered a long time makes me suspicious that the proper food isn't so great, which is what I figured from the duck's hesitancy to eat it.
  11. SittinDuck

    Maggots on duck

    A kiddie pool just like mine? There is a bigger one but it's not much deeper. She splashes about, but can't dive under and let the water roll off her back like they do at the pond. Bottom of her feet? I don't know if she will let me. What are you looking for?
  12. SittinDuck

    Maggots on duck

    Pom Pom Duck. I didn't know what they were called. 12 is a long time. What was his main diet?
  13. SittinDuck

    Maggots on duck

    That's a lot of work for something temporary lol I'm going to try to reintroduce her to the pond when I get time and see how that goes. I was worried that the maggots would attack her at the pond but now that I know being up here unable to clean herself is the problem I feel better about her...
  14. SittinDuck

    Maggots on duck

    I'll probably just continue as I have until I have time to reintroduce her back to the pond.
  15. SittinDuck

    Maggots on duck

    It wouldn't get all the dirt out. Even when I flip the pool I still have to hose it out.
  16. SittinDuck

    Maggots on duck

    Yep, I've seen it debated in other threads whether maggots cause or heal wounds. The difference in this case is the feathers around the skin are making a nonsterile environment for bacteria to fester which causes the necrosis that feeds the maggots in a self-perpetuating cycle. I'm not...
  17. SittinDuck

    Maggots on duck

    Yeah I love that hairdo too. I also have a couple Rouens with that doo. Yes she can walk fine other than stepping on her foot. She can even climb up the steep mud bank out of the pond. She doesn't really like walking, but she isn't crippled. At the pond she spent most of her life in the...
  18. SittinDuck

    Maggots on duck

    Those are big maggots right? These were not that big. I figure they were feeding off dead tissue (just normal dead skin cells among the feathers) and their existence caused more dead tissue to form. That her normal appearance. She always had a Don King hairdo.
  19. SittinDuck

    Maggots on duck

    Yep. That's where I'm at with it at the moment. She isn't able to clean herself because the pool isn't deep enough and she can't get in the pool because it's above ground. Plus she can't get in the pool at night because she's in the garage sitting in one spot all night. So her feathers are...
  20. SittinDuck

    Maggots on duck

    Yep, I'm convinced the maggots are causing the wound. There is no wound before the maggots come and there is no way for her to be injured. All the maggots are long gone now, the skin has long since healed and new feathers are growing. The duck is in good health at the moment. The only reason...
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