Possibly wry neck duckling

[bandocommando]

Hi!

Unfortunately I have a newly hatched duckling who cannot hold his head up. I’ve been treating with honey/sugar water, crushed up hard boiled egg, and a kind of soup of the duck starter food, but I want to do more to help him on his feet.

It seems like vitamin e is the way to go, and most people seem to administer with gel caps? I live with someone who is immunosuppressant so we are severely limiting our trips to the store. If I have to go out to get it I will, but after asking around a friend says she has vitamin e oil that she’s used on her face... is it possible this will work? I know it might be a long shot. I don’t have a picture of the bottle or anything to work with yet.

Thanks in advance!

 

[bandocommando]

Here’s a picture if it helps at all (in case it’s not wry neck) but I’m fairly confident. He can’t hold his head up at all but seems a little more perky since I stuck him in the brooder closer to his buddies.

 

[chrissynemetz]

How is your little duckling? Did it get better?