Thanks so much!! While my mom was visiting (she's a nurse), we went out and were prepared to operate... but the bigger one looked so much better and healthier! So I'm gunna hold off on him, but I ordered more supplies for the other guy! His is so hard to keep a wrap on because of the location...
Both of my sweet drakes have got bumblefoot (I think!)!! I have shaved thr scabs off but there doesn't seem to be any kernel and I haven't been able to drain any fluids. It seems like there is healthy tissue under the scab and it bleeds a lot. I have been treating with systemic antibiotics...
Thanks for the response!! Well thats good to hear! I'm glad she's doing alright! This is my "problem child" and I have already maxed my CareCredit card on her so it's a relief to hear that her new belly flab is mostly likely just a normal thing! She's a new mama to two beautiful babies so maybe...
Okay great! I will definitely look into finding some liquid! Could it cause any harm to the other ducks that aren't deficient?
Again, thanks so much for all your help!
I'm feeding about a tbsp per cup of food. I don't have any B complex liquid, but I have tablets; can they be crushed and sprinkled on their food?
I will cut out the extra treats for a while as well! Thanks so much for ll the advice!
Ugh! Do you think she'll be like this forever?! I worry she's going to be picked on or even culled by the others when she's not with mama anymore because they sense something wrong with her! 😭
They are eating purina duck food, with nutritional yeast mixed in. I also feed them peas, corn, and various other greens from the garden now that they are getting bigger. Might be a dumb question, but can they be hatched with a niacin deficiency??
So my Xena duck hatched two babies in the last week of August and im concerned about the second one! I noticed on one of the first evenings Xena brought them outta the nest that she would take a drink and aggressively throw her head back, to the point of falling backwards!!! She did it once in...
Thanks so much for your replies! it's SOOOO hard for me to not worry.. they look so stressed when they do it! I did upload a little video to YouTube, if you could take a look and tell me what you think! It was taken jn the morning qhen it was about 75F out. The tail shot it just to show how FAST...
Thanks for your response! They aren't making noise when they are doing it... they only do it when they are resting! When they all lay down for a nap, the boys tuck their heads back and snooze, but the girls keep their beaks up and pant. I took a video but im not sure how to upload it here! It's...
Lately I have noticed that both my female ducks are panting a lot! Beak up, open, and breathing quickly. I will see them panting even when it's not very hot out!! They have lots of access to shade, cool grass/rocks, and THREE nice cool pools in the shade. Any ideas what could be going on?!
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I wish I had an answer for you!! But I am sitting in the same both as you with my two girls! I have taken them both into the vet for a check up (I recently had to put their sister to sleep after she very abruptly declined and were not able to find the cause 💔), so I have been hypersensitive to...
Ugh, I'm so sorry to hear that! But im glad it was peaceful and with her best friend!!💚 I had a duck that had very similar symptoms, which I now realize could be soooo many things, and I ended up having her put to sleep. So heartbreaking, because my five(now four) duckies are such a big(and...
Ugh, I am so sorry that happened to you :( I recently went through something similar with one of my (very imprinted) sweet ducks, Cookie, and ended up having to put her to sleep. It happened over just three days from the time she starting showing symptoms; weak, lethargic, laying alone most of...
She is still laying consistently! She's probably been acting like this for about a week, but not everyday. It's very inconsistent, and could be nothing, but im so hyper aware after losing Cookie!
Hi everyone!
My Xena duck is acting strange. At first glance, I would/did think she was just broody, but she is not at all defensive or agressive (although she's very fairly imprinted with me), and she is almost lethargic on the nest. She's been doing this on and off for a couple days. She just...