Duck injury

[MugsyM]

Injury...I have a Pekin that got into it with something. It looks like her eye is missing and she has something slimy coming out of her beak. She is black all over. She's standing by her water, by herself in her pen and she isn't showing any signs of pain. Do ducks show signs of pain when they are injured? Make sounds, lay around? We just took a warm bath down and had to put her in it but she got right back out.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Can you post photos of her injuries and eye?

If she's been injured, gather her up and inspect her closely for cuts/abrasions/torn skin/puncture wounds, etc.


Clean her up, wash her beak, look inside the beak, she may have injury or??


General Care::
Clean wounds with saline or chlorhexidine, if necessary, pluck of trim feathers away from any wounds, then apply triple antibiotic ointmen to the wounds.

For eyes, flush and clean with saline, access the injury. Apply Terramycin eye ointment or Original Neosporin into the eye.

Once you post photos and have a better idea of what's going on, we may be able to offer better suggestions.

 

[Ridgeback825]

Hoping for the best for your pekin! Ours was attacked by a bobcat as she reached outside her pen and we had noone to turn to. I found an app called Airvet and they paired us up with an avian vet that gave us all the info we needed in multiple video chats and we got her to pull through. It's a slow process but infection is the biggest threat. I'd address that in whatever means you can and go from there!

 

[MugsyM]

Can you post photos of her injuries and eye?

If she's been injured, gather her up and inspect her closely for cuts/abrasions/torn skin/puncture wounds, etc.


Clean her up, wash her beak, look inside the beak, she may have injury or??


General Care::
Clean wounds with saline or chlorhexidine, if necessary, pluck of trim feathers away from any wounds, then apply triple antibiotic ointmen to the wounds.

For eyes, flush and clean with saline, access the injury. Apply Terramycin eye ointment or Original Neosporin into the eye.

Once you post photos and have a better idea of what's going on, we may be able to offer better suggestions.

Too late... she didn't make it. I am coming to the end of my ducks. I didn't replace any this year and lost way too many in too short of a time. We only had one duckling this year but lost 3 more since she was hatched. I'm pretty sure she's a she. She has no quack and still peeps like a baby chick when she loses Momma. She's 8 weeks old today and no sign of a drake feather. I keep saying she thinking I can just will it to be. Hope against hope. People keep saying they are "social". I have another word for "social" but I will just leave that laying right there.