Day old duckling unable to stand

[Miss Lydia]

Drops just inside the bill let her swallow after each drop.. It’s going to take a while so put some in the water too that way she’ll have some besides what you’re putting by drops in her mouth.

 

[Miss Lydia]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/3wk-duck-cant-walk-nutri-drench-dose.1171669/. Read down you’ll see the dose in post#3

 

[AmyA248]

Drops just inside the bill let her swallow after each drop.. It’s going to take a while so put some in the water too that way she’ll have some besides what you’re putting by drops in her mouth.

Thank you, I did that and she’s starting to walk and her foot is straight now!
I’m still concerned that she’s alone.
She has a mirror, 2 stuffed animals, a tent to snuggle in, blankets and classical music playing softly.
I just read she can die of loneliness so I’m going to lay down in bed with her until I go to sleep and carry her in a sling as much as possible.
We’ve had so many problems I can’t take anymore.

My Pekin is dying and I don’t know why. She’s 5 months old and is very bonded with my other one.
She suddenly went lame yesterday, can’t walk or stand, is panting and moving her tail (bad sign) she has yellow/green diarrhea as well. Her mate is laying down right with her with her head on the sick ones back.
She’s in a box with a big blanket and my husband is giving her food and water. She’s not eating much.
I’m ready for a breakdown so my husband won’t let me tend to her because I just start to cry. It’s been too much for me.
I’m urging him to take her to the vet first thing in the morning but I don’t think she’ll make it til then.
I’m terrified it’s a disease that will wipe out our whole flock and we need to know what happened!
He’s giving me a hard time about doing so, but I think it’s imperative to find out what happened.
I’m at a loss..

 

[Miss Lydia]

Has she started to lay yet? Sometimes an egg can get stuck and cause the legs to go lame if it is pressing on the nerves in the back.

Any chance of getting a few ducklings for your new little one?

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

Thank you, I did that and she’s starting to walk and her foot is straight now!
I’m still concerned that she’s alone.
She has a mirror, 2 stuffed animals, a tent to snuggle in, blankets and classical music playing softly.
I just read she can die of loneliness so I’m going to lay down in bed with her until I go to sleep and carry her in a sling as much as possible.
We’ve had so many problems I can’t take anymore.

My Pekin is dying and I don’t know why. She’s 5 months old and is very bonded with my other one.
She suddenly went lame yesterday, can’t walk or stand, is panting and moving her tail (bad sign) she has yellow/green diarrhea as well. Her mate is laying down right with her with her head on the sick ones back.
She’s in a box with a big blanket and my husband is giving her food and water. She’s not eating much.
I’m ready for a breakdown so my husband won’t let me tend to her because I just start to cry. It’s been too much for me.
I’m urging him to take her to the vet first thing in the morning but I don’t think she’ll make it til then.
I’m terrified it’s a disease that will wipe out our whole flock and we need to know what happened!
He’s giving me a hard time about doing so, but I think it’s imperative to find out what happened.
I’m at a loss..

Amy does she have an egg stuck ?
Are you providing crushed oyster shells ?
Ducks do not need a drake to lay eggs

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

She may have also eaten something that’s poison to ducks
I don’t think this poor duck has something going to take out your flock

 

[AmyA248]

Thank you, I did that and she’s starting to walk and her foot is straight now!
I’m still concerned that she’s alone.
She has a mirror, 2 stuffed animals, a tent to snuggle in, blankets and classical music playing softly.
I just read she can die of loneliness so I’m going to lay down in bed with her until I go to sleep and carry her in a sling as much as possible.
We’ve had so many problems I can’t take anymore.

My Pekin is dying and I don’t know why. She’s 5 months old and is very bonded with my other one.
She suddenly went lame yesterday, can’t walk or stand, is panting and moving her tail (bad sign) she has yellow/green diarrhea as well. Her mate is laying down right with her with her head on the sick ones back.
She’s in a box with a big blanket and my husband is giving her food and water. She’s not eating much.
I’m ready for a breakdown so my husband won’t let me tend to her because I just start to cry. It’s been too much for me.
I’m urging him to take her to the vet first thing in the morning but I don’t think she’ll make it til then.
I’m terrified it’s a disease that will wipe out our whole flock and we need to know what happened!
He’s giving me a hard time about doing so, but I think it’s imperative to find out what happened.
I’m at a loss..

She completely recovered!
I believe she was injured in some way and very stressed. Neither one of my Pekins have wanted anything to do with us even though they were hand raised with love and affection.
They are afraid of their own shadows.
It’s quite disheartening.
Anyway, I truly believed she was dying, couldn’t stand at all.
We slept with her box by the bed and bottle feed her water with Nutra Drench and healthy treats and softened food.
She’s now happily swimming in their pool like nothing ever happened.
As soon as she was well, (it took a whole week) the first thing she did was run away.
You’d think she’d know that we love her and would never hurt her, but it’s just not the case.
My husband wants to re-home them, but I don’t agree. We made a commitment to care for them for life, and I intend to fulfill my commitment and responsibility to them.
They are not people, they don’t understand and are not going to thank you for saving them, it’s just something that you have to accept.

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

She completely recovered!
I believe she was injured in some way and very stressed. Neither one of my Pekins have wanted anything to do with us even though they were hand raised with love and affection.
They are afraid of their own shadows.
It’s quite disheartening.
Anyway, I truly believed she was dying, couldn’t stand at all.
We slept with her box by the bed and bottle feed her water with Nutra Drench and healthy treats and softened food.
She’s now happily swimming in their pool like nothing ever happened.
As soon as she was well, (it took a whole week) the first thing she did was run away.
You’d think she’d know that we love her and would never hurt her, but it’s just not the case.
My husband wants to re-home them, but I don’t agree. We made a commitment to care for them for life, and I intend to fulfill my commitment and responsibility to them.
They are not people, they don’t understand and are not going to thank you for saving them, it’s just something that you have to accept.

I’m glad she recovered
I am really wondering why you guys think ducks should act like cats and dogs
I have a pekin who is 2 and got her at about 3 weeks
She is my more shy and highly stressed duck
She doesn’t like to be picked up
She doesn’t like to be pet
She is terrified of change even moving a feed dish can stress her out but
She will follow me
Wag her tail if I talk to her and she eats from my hand
She know I love her and care for her and I don’t expect her to want to be picked up or chased
I think you guys need to research more on ducks and their needs
They want a flock of birds
They want to forge on the grass and swim in ponds
Some will love to be picked up and not run I have 2 out of 14 but I don’t think there is something wrong with the 12 that don’t

 

[BelovedBirds]

She completely recovered!
I believe she was injured in some way and very stressed. Neither one of my Pekins have wanted anything to do with us even though they were hand raised with love and affection.
They are afraid of their own shadows.
It’s quite disheartening.
Anyway, I truly believed she was dying, couldn’t stand at all.
We slept with her box by the bed and bottle feed her water with Nutra Drench and healthy treats and softened food.
She’s now happily swimming in their pool like nothing ever happened.
As soon as she was well, (it took a whole week) the first thing she did was run away.
You’d think she’d know that we love her and would never hurt her, but it’s just not the case.
My husband wants to re-home them, but I don’t agree. We made a commitment to care for them for life, and I intend to fulfill my commitment and responsibility to them.
They are not people, they don’t understand and are not going to thank you for saving them, it’s just something that you have to accept.

I'm glad she's better! Perhaps it was a leg sprain or something...

Ducks behave this way, it's completely normal. The majority of ducks do not want to be cuddled or touched, they have prey instincts which means they spook at certain actions (like standing over them or reaching for them).
Most ducks like their owners, they associate them with good things, like food! They don't hate them. But that doesn't mean they want that person to pick them up or touch them.

My girls imprinted on me, and they both loved attention growing up- but Amy, even with these two ducks that are super socialised and who definitely love me as much as I them, a *lot* of the time they reject affection. I may even accidently spook them and they run away from me. They don't hate me, they don't even dislike me, they just follow their prey instincts. So I leave it completely up to them, I don't chase, I don't corner- I just offer them attention, and sometimes it's a yes and sometimes it's a no. It's up to them.
And again, these two are really social ducks.

It sounds like your husband doesn't understand that, but hopefully you do.
As for rehoming- I don't know your situation but I want to make this clear as its own statement: sometimes that's the responsible thing to do. If ever you feel you've got too much going on, too much stress, its okay to make that decision. You are indeed responsible for their wellbeing and sometimes part of that responsibility is letting go.
I've rehomed pet guinea pigs, before. My mental health was suffering at the time and they weren't the right animal for me to keep. I lost interest, I still looked after them well but I knew they'd be better off with a better home. So I waited until I found the perfect person with a big beautiful set up and a ton of enrichment, and I let them go. And that was the responsible decision. I followed through on my promise to keep them happy. And they still are happy to this day!

So if ever you need to, please don't beat yourself up over it. It doesn't make you irresponsible, it makes you responsible (provided you find a good home.)