We've done both removing them from the brooder and letting them stay inside until they all hatch. When it comes down to it, you have to gauge it based on how the chicks are behaving. Sometimes, they get restless and will begin to sit on one another (which isn't a bad thing unless they all pile...
I am so sorry for you and your poor bird!
It sounds like you are taking good care of her wounds. I just wanted to warn you to watch out for a fly-strike in the wound. (Flies will lay eggs in an open wound, and then, once they hatch, it is not fun to be picking maggots out of the wound -...
Update: My duck is looking so much better. I have been putting fresh oregano leaves in their food each day along with apple cider vinegar in their water every day. Also, every night, before bed, I put her in the pond to clean her off if she is dirty, and then I cover her rear in bacitracin...
I am not sure if she is one of the laying girls. I have three hens and a drake in a coop together, and I usually get two eggs from them. She could be the one that isn't laying, or it may be one of the other girls. Not sure on that one.
I've looked into Ascites, but she is not hot anywhere...
She is two years and four months old. The skin is not oozing anywhere, and there is nothing that would be abnormal other than the color and the size of the rear. The feathers have been rubbed off for around 6 months now. I assumed it was simply because she was dragging on the ground. Her...
Hello! I have a female Anconna duck with two other hens and one drake. She has developed a low, sagging section on her rear within the last year. Doing some research, I thought it was just part of her anatomy. I discovered that it could simply be an egg sac, meaning she lays eggs often, and...
Update: The duckling passed away a few moments ago. Thank you all for your help and quick replies, though. It was helpful and gave much hope in the situation.
@Miss Lydia, this is a duckling that lives in the creek in the backyard. It is a wild duck and stays with his mom and six other ducklings, but they are very used to people. That being said, it has had access to many other things rather than chick starter.
He looks really weary and tired. He is moving his head up and out and making a strange noise. I don't think he is choking because it does not feel like there is anything in his throat. He seems to be very exhausted. We think he has been doing this for at least an hour.
Other than that, we...
The duck is a few weeks old and is making squeaky noises and opening its bill to gasp for air. It will not eat or drink. We are not sure what to do! Does anyone have any suggestions?