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Again, thank you all for the advice and encouragement. My duck rejoined the flock yesterday, to her extreme delight! She is still mildly uncoordinated, but can walk up the ramp into the duck barn, and can even jump onto the porch of it. She was thrilled to be out grazing and grub-hunting and...

One more update, probably the last one. Our sweet girl is actively eating and drinking, and her coordination has improved to the point where I'll probably let her out either later today or sometime tomorrow (may wait until some bad weather passes). Lessons learned: - Activated charcoal is your...

A positive update! Last night I moved her from the garage back into the duck barn, but still in a playpen. This morning she looked really steady and strong, and angry about everything. So I swapped the soft-sided playpen for an ex-pen, giving her more room and better view of things. I set her up...

Good suggestion on giving her a buddy. I'll add someone in so she feels less lonely and maybe is inspired to eat a bit. Fortunately she's our biggest duck so is hard to step on ;) The info on flushes is helpful. I had only given the one dose of activated charcoal since I read a few places that...

Thank you both! Mold is also a possibility - we assumed botulism because we had a horrible stagnant puddle they all went into, and she strted off just moving more slowly, then it progressed into her wings and her neck. After treating with activated charcoal the only area still affected is her...

Well - she made it past the 48-hour mark, so I think the biggest worry now is whether she'll eat and drink on her own. I'm still hoping someone who's been through this will post - I didn't find much on the forums. I can get her to drink if I hold a cup up and dip her beak in it, but these...

Tuesday afternoon I went to check on my birds and found my Silver Appleyard hen down - unable to walk, neck twisting strangely, flipping over, etc. She'd been a little slow for a few days, and I'd been worried she was having trouble laying, but this was clearly more. My daughter and I took her...