Abandoned Wood duck...?

[rosewolf22002]

I was given a day old wood duckling. The mom left the nest with 2 left behind. I took them to the vet and he said one is healthy and one is deformed and close to death. He put it to sleep. I took the last one home and am trying to care for it. I have never had a duck. I grew up with chickens so I know they are close but not all the same. I have it drinking and I stopped at my small town feed store and talked to a boy and he got me baby duck feed and told me the duck likes lower temp than chicks. What else should I do?

 

[Kevin565]

I would try the Ornamental Section as well. They may know more about Ornamental Species

 

[rosewolf22002]

He turned out to be a Mallard drake. He is lovely! I bought him 3 Rouen hens. I am just waiting for them to start to lay. I will take a picture in the morning.

 

[rosewolf22002]

Here he is with his girls. I am washing out his pond.

 

[rosewolf22002]

Here is my little guy or gal and my month old baby chick...

 

[Mike Winters]

wood ducks need some kind special treatment, i dont know what but very time i tried to save a wood duckling it would starve to death in three days because it refused to eat. mallard duckling always survived and ate but for some reason very time i found a 1 day old wood duckling it would refuse to eat. you might need to teach it to eat

 

[Kevin565]

I believe in the Wild the ducklings make a fall to kick start the metabolism? I'm not sure on that though

 

[Mike Winters]

its cute

 

[Miss Lydia]

Here is my little guy or gal and my month old baby chick...

How sweet thank goodness it has a buddy. Here is a link to the thread Kevin was talking about https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/46/ornamental-fowl-swans-etc

 

[Mike Winters]

i tryed that with the last wood duckling and it starved i put it in a shoe box and made it jump and fall 6 feet into the bath and it still didnt eat after i left it alone to see if it would figure it out