Baby duck head bump

[chickens really]

Leave it now. Ducklings are tough.

 

[Miss Lydia]

@Magnolia Ducks did any more gunk come out?

 

[Magnolia Ducks]

Big head Todd has swelled up again. I'm gonna depus him before dinner but I think he needs some antibiotics or we are going to keep cycling. I have some human clavamo x, amoxicillin and Cipro in the cabinet but it's all in pill form. I could crush it and sprinkle his food. Of course they would all get it. The vet never called me back. I must admit this annoys me as I have spent much bucks there over the last 10 years.

 

[Parront]

Big head Todd has swelled up again. I'm gonna depus him before dinner but I think he needs some antibiotics or we are going to keep cycling. I have some human clavamo x, amoxicillin and Cipro in the cabinet but it's all in pill form. I could crush it and sprinkle his food. Of course they would all get it. The vet never called me back. I must admit this annoys me as I have spent much bucks there over the last 10 years.

I feel your pain on the Vet bill! Above my pay grade what dose for a duck. Maybe the more experienced home bird doctors will chime in! Have never seen a bird with something like that, I have raised a lot of parrots and chickens, some dogs and kids, too. These things are usually happening to the dogs & kids!

 

[Magnolia Ducks]

Me neither. My cat gets bitten by something wild every few years and ends up with an abcess but I have never seen this outside of any thing but cats. I clean the incubator and sanitize between hatches and he went into a brand new brooder with pee pads and he was first hatch so he was alone in there for at least 12 hours. How he managed to scratch his head and get it infected

 

[Miss Lydia]

@casportpony or @Isaac 0 should be able to help

 

[Parront]

Me neither. My cat gets bitten by something wild every few years and ends up with an abcess but I have never seen this outside of any thing but cats. I clean the incubator and sanitize between hatches and he went into a brand new brooder with pee pads and he was first hatch so he was alone in there for at least 12 hours. How he managed to scratch his head and get it infected

I would guess that you would want to dose the whole flock, They are all exposed to whatever nasty thing he has.

 

[Magnolia Ducks]

Probably right. There are just 3 of them. I have three brooder going. Why did I do this to myself???

 

[Parront]

Probably right. There are just 3 of them. I have three brooder going. Why did I do this to myself???

The vet gave my dog a shot. It was staph. I had to give shots every day, for a while. Do not remember how long, it was a couple of dog lifetimes ago . . .

 

[Magnolia Ducks]

I am afraid it is staff I've been washing my hands and keeping the brooder very clean.