By 2 weeks that should be closed up anc falling off
I would give a bath as that’s probably egg goo dried to her
It’s like cement once dried and wont just fall off
All of my duckings get baths day 3 and up
They preen abd use the oil gland
Mom doesn’t use her oil gland on them
I watched my...
Sorry I just checked in and saw I missed the tag. You got good advice and looks like baby is doing it’s own thing now
Just keep humidity a bit higher then normal because of the bigger hole
For future when making a safety hole I only make it as big as the tac pin
It stays like that until hatch...
This was the ad and the day I got them
Ocean laid like this for a week
I started with them in a sock to keep their legs under them until my vet got them wrapped in the brace / splint
Meadow could stand but the right leg was way out
I have added a few pics from therapy as well
The birds...
Just a little video of how far these two have come in only a week
Ocean will not eat the dry food
Ignore the mess every feed they make one 😂
I’m able to rinse off the traction mats and wipe down or sweep the rubber mats under
Meadow is on the left. Ocean is on the right
We have to keep them in this as they do fall over a lot still having the leg braces on
I bring them out every 2 hours to exercise, eat abc drink
I want to share my story of ocean and meadow
Our book is still in progress but I will continue to update their progress along the way
Last Sunday I saw a post in a town an hour away
2 week old emu babies in bad leg shape along with vitamin deficiency
Need a new home as the person couldn’t...
Just want to do a follow up. Baby sunshine is 3 weeks old tomorrow
She is thriving
Growing and acts just like her hatch mates
I’m still in shock how this all happened and how I saved her
I had many people tell me they just cull them when this happens
Her story proves that’s not always...
Yes that’s a zip starting
Sometimes they zip fast and other times they do a little then rest then a little and rest
But it’s going around the egg and that’s what you want to see
When you say abandoned was mom gone for a day ?
My broody duck left hers every morning for 40 mins at least and once way over an hour
She would leave again late afternoon for 20 mins
It’s not uncommon for ducks to leave for a length of time
Eat , drink ,swim, poo and forge
That’s about right
By day 23-24 I usually see shadowing along the lower part of the air cell
Before that can happen you need that area filled in with baby
Ducklings shouldn’t have medicated feed
Go with non medicated
Check her vent for pasty butt
It can happen more then once to certain ducks
Add nutritional yeast the feed 1 tbs to 1 cup feed
Try Nutridrench or poultry cell in the water
My fingers are crossed for your baby