firenkyo
Chirping
- Sep 7, 2018
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Hello! I have a magpie duck named Daffy, and she is currently acting very lethargic.
Little bit of background - I live in Maine, and it's been very cold (-11 to 20 degrees F) recently.
I live in a college dorm, but come home to visit on the weekends - so yesterday when I got home, I went to check on the ducks and noticed that Daffy was missing. I found her laying down in a little dog kennel that's in the pen (they have a heated coop that most of the other ducks were in). I offered her the lettuce I had brought out as a treat and she ripped off a leaf but dropped it and didn't eat it. I took her out and put her in front of the water bucket, and she drank a bit before doing a large poop. However, she was limping and heavily favoring her right foot so I brought her inside to recover a bit.
Inside, she was very lethargic and only perked up when I offered her small pieces of lettuce or mealworms - she didn't want to eat the normal duck food I gave her. She's pooped some more, but it's been pretty watery. I let her sleep inside and this morning she's of course made a mess, but is still lacking energy. I tried to give her some peas (normally she likes those), but she ignored them. Finally, I filled up the bathtub and let her swim for a bit. She paddled around a bit, and shook herself (I think it's called rousing), but was still just...a little off. I'm currently letting her dry off.
Any advice on how to make her feel better?
Little bit of background - I live in Maine, and it's been very cold (-11 to 20 degrees F) recently.
I live in a college dorm, but come home to visit on the weekends - so yesterday when I got home, I went to check on the ducks and noticed that Daffy was missing. I found her laying down in a little dog kennel that's in the pen (they have a heated coop that most of the other ducks were in). I offered her the lettuce I had brought out as a treat and she ripped off a leaf but dropped it and didn't eat it. I took her out and put her in front of the water bucket, and she drank a bit before doing a large poop. However, she was limping and heavily favoring her right foot so I brought her inside to recover a bit.
Inside, she was very lethargic and only perked up when I offered her small pieces of lettuce or mealworms - she didn't want to eat the normal duck food I gave her. She's pooped some more, but it's been pretty watery. I let her sleep inside and this morning she's of course made a mess, but is still lacking energy. I tried to give her some peas (normally she likes those), but she ignored them. Finally, I filled up the bathtub and let her swim for a bit. She paddled around a bit, and shook herself (I think it's called rousing), but was still just...a little off. I'm currently letting her dry off.
Any advice on how to make her feel better?