chicken duck fight - chicken not using leg and leaking

[AmyJane725]

As for her not eating, you could try cooking her egg or tuna or chicken.

Don't feed her chicken...

 

[WolfGirlMagic]

Don't feed her chicken...

Normally I would agree, but if she would eat it, or ANYTHING really the extra protien would be good for her.
Oh! My girls love mealie worms! Try that to get her to eat.

 

[AmyJane725]

Normally I would agree, but if she would eat it, or ANYTHING really the extra protien would be good for her.
Oh! My girls love mealie worms! Try that to get her to eat.

I agree that it's vitally important to get her to eat somthing, but feeding animals others of their own kind just perpetuates disease and is generally a bad practice.

I totally agree on the meal worms. Chooks go gaga for those. And warm food is also popular. Try making a wet mash and warming it up for her. See if she'll bite. Maybe mix in some scrambled eggs. Nice warm protein.

 

[WolfGirlMagic]

I agree that it's vitally important to get her to eat somthing, but feeding animals others of their own kind just perpetuates disease and is generally a bad practice.

I totally agree on the meal worms. Chooks go gaga for those. And warm food is also popular. Try making a wet mash and warming it up for her. See if she'll bite. Maybe mix in some scrambled eggs. Nice warm protein.

If the chicken is WELL cooked there should not be a problem at all with diseases. My vet had me give a sick chicken and parrot cooked chicken before.
He made it a point that it must be cooked well, and said human grade chicken meat from the grocery store (that had not spoiled) is safe to use.
Again, if the chicken is dying of starvation, and would only eat chicken as a last resort no harm no foul.
Unless you are willing to tube feed.
That is another option you can take if the situation becomes dire.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

White Rock (2.5 years old)

she is leaking a white/clear mix drip out of her vent.

She is acting like she is in shock.

Hopping on the right leg and now just flopped down on the ground by the pole barn

She is staying huddled down on the ground and using her wings for support. Only one poop

She layed an egg sometime last night/this morning. There was one tiny Pooh

She laid another egg but had smashed it under her when I found it a few hours ago. She isn’t taking any food or water.

How is she doing?
Can you post some photos of her and the poop?
Is her crop empty in the morning before she eats/drinks?
I would feel her abdomen, is there any bloat/swelling or fluid - you mentioned in the first post that she was leaking a white/clear mix out of the vent, does she still have that?

I would try to get some vitamins or electrolytes into her. Offer her some wet feed once she is hydrated, you can give her some egg, meat or fish to entice her.
Chickens can eat cooked chicken, that should not be a problem at all.

 

[Fluffnut]

If you are uncomfortable giving her chicken, you could try giving her egg. (Cooked, of course.)

 

[ellend]

You will have to examine her really well, is the leg swelling at all, or if there is clicking or instability in any joints?
She may just have pulled something and just need rest.
Honestly, although if the duck is only 8 WEEKS old, it almost sounds like the leaking may be because he mated her?
As a future note, you should not house a male duck with chickens.
If a male duck tries to mate a chicken it will often kill her, and ducks are VERY amerous creatures so he will likely mate a chicken when he gets older if left with them alone. (Just my experience, some people have mixed flocks successfully)

Check on the internet for information about the penis of a duck. You will see why a duck attempting to mate a chicken could be a catastrophe; female ducks are built entirely different than hens.

 

[ellend]

You can cage her (with food and water in her cage, within reach, and grit if she needs it for her food) and leave her cage in with the others, in a corner where she can move to safety if they try to peck her through the bars. If she stays with them, the pecking order will hopefully not rearrange. She needs to be kept quiet for healing, not jumping around the coop. Hopefully it's a sprain...Is her leg in the normal position? Is she eating and drinking now? My girls find (cooked) fish and (cooked) shrimp completely irresistible, and they're good protein. Make sure she has grit available if she's eating anything other than pellets or crumbles. I hope she's doing well. If it's a sprain or strain, it may take several weeks to heal. Longer or never, if she is too active. She will need some gentle exercise after she starts using the leg, but only standing, at first, and then walking, and don't let her over-do it. Same as if you had a sprained ankle. Good luck to you and her!

 

[WolfGirlMagic]

Check on the internet for information about the penis of a duck. You will see why a duck attempting to mate a chicken could be a catastrophe; female ducks are built entirely different than hens.

That's correct! It's the oddest thing. I remember my first time sexing a duckling I was surprised.

 

[WolfGirlMagic]

You can cage her (with food and water in her cage, within reach, and grit if she needs it for her food) and leave her cage in with the others, in a corner where she can move to safety if they try to peck her through the bars. If she stays with them, the pecking order will hopefully not rearrange. She needs to be kept quiet for healing, not jumping around the coop. Hopefully it's a sprain...Is her leg in the normal position? Is she eating and drinking now? My girls find (cooked) fish and (cooked) shrimp completely irresistible, and they're good protein. Make sure she has grit available if she's eating anything other than pellets or crumbles. I hope she's doing well. If it's a sprain or strain, it may take several weeks to heal. Longer or never, if she is too active. She will need some gentle exercise after she starts using the leg, but only standing, at first, and then walking, and don't let her over-do it. Same as if you had a sprained ankle. Good luck to you and her!

Agree with ellend!