I saw a post in regard to splinting a limb. I haven't yet had to deal with that type of injury. I've dealt with niacin deficencies and a few underdeveloped chicks. If they continue to take food and water usually we can manage.
The local vets have expertise in cat, dog, and ruminants and not...
Thanks for the reply. I hadnot considered ice. I was worried about being in the water for 0-12 hours might burnt up too much energy keeping warm. But it looks like it self fixed. No noticeable injury 2.5 days later.
A vet isn't really in the cards for him; as he is part of my meat bird flock.
I've observed him eating and drinking (pretty sure, I have the right bird) looks like he has a slight limp. A bit less active than his peers but is the early hatch group so has a five day head start on the other 66%...
Well, one of the other ducks must have a Doctorate or at least EMT training... The wedged duckling walks. I felt the dislocation it was out of joint. He would not draw his leg up under him. I'm having a hard time picking him out from the rest of the flock.
All of them are able to eat and drink...
I have a Peking-Ruoen cross with a dislocated right hip. (19 days or a bit less)
Last night, between 10:00 PM and this morning at 9:00 AM the duckling wedged himself between the hardware cloth (and lathe) and a five-gallon waterer. His right wing and leg were submerged for an unknown period of...