Okay so, we called the vet but the bird vet is not in today so we have an appointment for tomorrow but our normal vet said give her some pain relief (we run a hedgehog rescue so we have lots of meds) but then she seemed to have a bad reaction to it but then was okay but it freaked me out.
Hello! I used to have a call duck named Patitas, She used to have this type of thing where she was mostly dirty, Never quacked, and sometimes refused to eat, I usually gave her some calcium and electrolytes and she went back to normal, and I would recommend (Unless your vet says otherwise) To put some electrolytes in her water, Another reason why she might not be swimming is that she might be a bit scared of doing so, I used to shower her with water back when we first got her and she grew to hate water because I would randomly do it I wish i did not do that and let her go in water whenever she wanted to, She would drink it yes, But she would not jump in it unless I put her in it. I have another duck who will go swim in water whenever she pleases to, Another factor might be that she may be getting picked on (Highly likely) or she is lonely for a mate (Highly unlikely but still a possibility) I had a rooster who would try fighting her because she was just small this made her scared to eat or drink because she thought she would be attacked (Our rooster is very territorial over food), We separated them by keeping Patitas inside for a few days and when we put her back down the rooster no longer bothered her, If you keep any birds with her I would check if any are picking on her, I would also recommend putting up a camera in her coop to see how shes doing. She may be experiencing common sicknesses in call ducks because they are very fragile to illnesses and need a lot of tending to so once again I recommend putting some electrolytes in her water, and Feeding her more calcium in case she is egg-bound. Some pictures of how Johnny looks may help
Johnny lives with her 2 adopted call duck brothers, she seems to have paired with one, 4 old khaki cambles, 4 brahma hens and 2 brahma cockellsHello! I used to have a call duck named Patitas, She used to have this type of thing where she was mostly dirty, Never quacked, and sometimes refused to eat, I usually gave her some calcium and electrolytes and she went back to normal, and I would recommend (Unless your vet says otherwise) To put some electrolytes in her water, Another reason why she might not be swimming is that she might be a bit scared of doing so, I used to shower her with water back when we first got her and she grew to hate water because I would randomly do it I wish i did not do that and let her go in water whenever she wanted to, She would drink it yes, But she would not jump in it unless I put her in it. I have another duck who will go swim in water whenever she pleases to, Another factor might be that she may be getting picked on (Highly likely) or she is lonely for a mate (Highly unlikely but still a possibility) I had a rooster who would try fighting her because she was just small this made her scared to eat or drink because she thought she would be attacked (Our rooster is very territorial over food), We separated them by keeping Patitas inside for a few days and when we put her back down the rooster no longer bothered her, If you keep any birds with her I would check if any are picking on her, I would also recommend putting up a camera in her coop to see how shes doing. She may be experiencing common sicknesses in call ducks because they are very fragile to illnesses and need a lot of tending to so once again I recommend putting some electrolytes in her water, and Feeding her more calcium in case she is egg-bound. Some pictures of how Johnny looks may help
be sure to pick up some calcium Gluconate it is the best for getting an egg moving
We have a calcium supplement that we are giving her
No I have not tried that but I will, thanks
Cockells can cause this to happen as roosters and cockerels attack/aggressively mate with anything smaller than them that is a female, Are they separated completely? This may be happening while you are not there, My rooster when young would mate with a duck when I was not there, I only found it out when I Installed a camera.
here are some pictures of her insideHello! I used to have a call duck named Patitas, She used to have this type of thing where she was mostly dirty, Never quacked, and sometimes refused to eat, I usually gave her some calcium and electrolytes and she went back to normal, and I would recommend (Unless your vet says otherwise) To put some electrolytes in her water, Another reason why she might not be swimming is that she might be a bit scared of doing so, I used to shower her with water back when we first got her and she grew to hate water because I would randomly do it I wish i did not do that and let her go in water whenever she wanted to, She would drink it yes, But she would not jump in it unless I put her in it. I have another duck who will go swim in water whenever she pleases to, Another factor might be that she may be getting picked on (Highly likely) or she is lonely for a mate (Highly unlikely but still a possibility) I had a rooster who would try fighting her because she was just small this made her scared to eat or drink because she thought she would be attacked (Our rooster is very territorial over food), We separated them by keeping Patitas inside for a few days and when we put her back down the rooster no longer bothered her, If you keep any birds with her I would check if any are picking on her, I would also recommend putting up a camera in her coop to see how shes doing. She may be experiencing common sicknesses in call ducks because they are very fragile to illnesses and need a lot of tending to so once again I recommend putting some electrolytes in her water, and Feeding her more calcium in case she is egg-bound. Some pictures of how Johnny looks may help
they are together but i feed breakfast in different places
