Baby duck umbilical cord

[Nicky1]

So duckling won't drink , dry so put under brooder left for an hour to find it flailing about outside brooder have popped it into a wee box with clean cloth to support it upright and to stop it moving away from heat , is this OK?

 

[Miss Lydia]

How did it get out of the brooder what are you using for one? Good idea to place it in a box until it has recovered from hatching.

 

[HollowOfWisps]

So duckling won't drink , dry so put under brooder left for an hour to find it flailing about outside brooder have popped it into a wee box with clean cloth to support it upright and to stop it moving away from heat , is this OK?

If you can pick up "poultry cell" by rooster booster that is what I use in these situations. Fill up the cap and dunk the bottom half of it's bill in it a little (not up to it's nares). It might take a couple of times before you see it start to chew which means it has some in it's bill then stop and let it be. Assisted hatches are always much much weaker than natural hatches and often have trouble walking/standing. They also usually take longer to want to eat/drink because of the delay in yolk absorption. I've found that they almost always show signs of vitamin deficiency and need good boost of vitamins along with time for the vitamins to absorb before they are able to be mobile.

 

[Nicky1]

I'm not going to be able to get any vitamins , live in the middle of nowhere and all the local farm supplies shut on Saturday and Sunday!! I have prepared a little sugar water and I do have poultry spice but that probably is not suitable , I use a heat plate in the brooder so it managed to get out from under it into the rest of the crate area, I think it was a poor batch of eggs I had 6 eggs 3 stopped developing , 1 was infertile , this one hatched and the other is still in the incubator, they were shipped eggs. I have hatched chick's fine , these are my first ducklings

 

[Miss Lydia]

Do you happen to have or can get liquid baby vitamins without iron? That will work in a pinch until you can get poultry vitamins.

 

[Nicky1]

Do you happen to have or can get liquid baby vitamins without iron? That will work in a pinch until you can get poultry vitamins.

I can try in the morning , seems to have perked up a bit but still not drinking , guessing that's OK as yolk only absorbed this morning

 

[Miss Lydia]

Yes that is fine, hopefully, by morning you'll see it perked up. let us know.

 

[Nicky1]

I can try in the morning , seems to have perked up a bit but still not drinking , guessing that's OK as yolk only absorbed this morning

Seems better this morning , but straddle leg I think,can't stand up or walk but has drank some water, peeping like mad will post pictures

 

[Nicky1]

One picture

 

[Nicky1]

Tried taping but keeps coming off , also is wine yeast same as brewers yeast ?