Duck help needed! Hello from France! Please help!

[georgie13]

Hello, my husband and I have recently moved to France. We bought 4 hens and a cockerel and have recently added 5 ducks (unsure of breed as bought from a french market).

The ducks are now 5 weeks old and all are growing well apart from 1 which 3 day ago started having seizures. She has approx 1 every 1/2 hour. Even when not having seizures her legs, wings and tail seem to twitch.
She stopped eating yesterday and is noticeably smaller than the other 4, all of which are healthy and well.

She is still drinking lots but is just not interested in food. We have syringe fed her a couple of times. She is such a lovely natured duck and it would be a shame for her to continue suffering and eventually die.

Any ideas what could be causing the seizure or anything we could try to perk her up?

We separate her during the day as the others are starting to peck her as she keeps making them jump every time she seizures. When not having the seizures she generally seems quite happy but I do not want her to continue suffering.

Any advise greatly appreciated

Georgie

 

[redsoxs]

Greetings from Kansas, Georgie, and

! Pleased you joined us! Sorry to hear about your sick hen. I don't have an idea what it is but you might post in the thread below for some more ideas. Hope she gets to feeling better.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/10/emergencies-diseases-injuries-and-cures

 

[sumi]

I'm sorry to hear about your duck. Poor thing. I'm still new to duck keeping myself, so I'm afraid I can't help you, but we do have some very knowledgeable duck keepers here. You will find them in the Ducks section:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/42/ducks

Best of luck with her!

 

[drumstick diva]

Is there any chance she may have ingested something poisonous, maybe from pesticides or mouse/rat poison

 

[Mr MKK FARMS]

Welcome to BYC!!!

Glad to have you aboard!!

 

[georgie13]

Thanks for all the advice. I have posted in the duck section.
I don't think she would have access to poison or pesticides as we don't use any of those things but there is always a chance there could be some laying dormant in the soil.

She has so far only has 1 seizure this am but tail and wings continue to be constantly twitchy. She is eating a little on her own as well so fingers crossed she may be improving slightly.

Thanks again
Georgie

 

[DDNONIN2016]

Hello and welcome.....so glad you joined BYC

Hope your little duck continues to improve. Good luck to you

 

[farmer boy]

you should ask miss lydia she knows quite a bit about ducks

 

[georgie13]

Just a quick update! My duck has only had 1 seizure this morning and then started eating a small amount. We have only had to syringe feed her once today! Fingers crosses she is on the mend!
Thanks everyone

 

[farmer boy]

well if it was something she ate it should be passing through her system so maybe thats what it was