Can this duckling survive?

[skyjams]

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Thank you to all for your suggestions. I tried to make a splint w/ matchsticks, no luck. This AM I taped the legs tog but they both went straight out behind him. I gave him some sugar water to help w/ the stress & pain of all the handling. He's a feisty lil bugger.
I had an incubator full of eggs on Wed. The power went off that night due to a bad wind storm, just when the eggs were suppose to hatch. 4 hatched at 80 degrees, 2 died the next day, now I have this little guy + 1 healthy one. I hope he can make it.

 

[Boggy Bottom Bantams]

Yep attaching the bad one to the good one usually results in the bad one pulling the good one, not the way we'd prefer it to happen. Tooth pick or match method is better, if you can get it to work ,if not , exercise it back and forth regularly and hold it in a sitting position as often as possible, maybe it'll straighten out for you

 

[skyjams]

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An answer to my prayers! A wildlife rehabilitator, who specializes in waterfowl is going to take my little quacker & his sibling for a couple of weeks to see if she can help him. She lives in my area & will give him back when he is better. I also called a waterfowl rescue facility in NC near Charlotte, http://www.carolinawaterfowlrescue.com/bird411.html
they were so nice & willing to help if I could get him to them.
Thank God for these good people that care & want to help our little friends.

 

[nettie]

I'm still trying a few ideas out... I had one idea with boning, but knowing his bad foot is pulling the other foot back makes me think of a possible different idea... I'll see what i can do this evening...

I'm also going to see if i could make something that holds his legs in the sitting position that he could wear for maybe 30mins or so at a time to help his leg straighten out... that way you don't have to hold him all day.

Still work his leg back and forth in the right position like others have suggested.... Keep that leg nice and loose so other methods can work better.

 

[eventmerlin]

Your duck will be fine

My duck only has one leg, no bumblefoot....just keep him quiet till his oil glands come in. Let him swim alot so his good leg gets strong, then they learn to fly (if your's is a flying breed). My mallard hen has only one leg...she hops on one leg and then just flies every few feet when she's sick of hopping. She's the best swimmer! I tried splinting her leg...brought her to vet, etc. to no avail. Good luck! Don't put the little guy down

 

[DuckLady]

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Update:
An answer to my prayers! A wildlife rehabilitator, who specializes in waterfowl is going to take my little quacker & his sibling for a couple of weeks to see if she can help him. She lives in my area & will give him back when he is better. I also called a waterfowl rescue facility in NC near Charlotte, http://www.carolinawaterfowlrescue.com/bird411.html
they were so nice & willing to help if I could get him to them.
Thank God for these good people that care & want to help our little friends.

Your duck is in the best possible hands. Jennifer at CWR is just awesome and the most knowledgeable person I know when it comes to waterfowl.

 

[chicktwit]

As bright eyed as that lil' cutie is it surely wants to live. I'm so glad you have a rehab option. Hope lil' one gets better.