Duck not eating or moving!

[tessandherducks]

He has declined in health, he isn’t really drinking and is laying still. I don't know if he will make it to the morning! I am sobbing!!

 

[BelovedBirds]

He has declined in health, he isn’t really drinking and is laying still. I don't know if he will make it to the morning! I am sobbing!!

Have you tried treats? Scrambled eggs, peas, soupy feed? How long hasn't he been drinking? Have you got tube feeding supplies yet?

 

[BelovedBirds]

He has declined in health, he isn’t really drinking and is laying still. I don't know if he will make it to the morning! I am sobbing!!

Where is he, currently? Could you bring him in? Perhaps with a friend?

Not sure what to suggest, but I have my fingers crossed he makes it through the night. I'm not terribly sure if anyone else is online, but let's try getting their attention anyway.
@Miss Lydia @casportpony @New duck mommy 2021 @Quatie

 

[tessandherducks]

Unfortunately i can’t bring him in, as I still live with my parents and they won’t let him come inside, I have begged them but they just wont! He is in a very warm place.
im going to vets tommorow so will get feeding supplies their I guess, that’s if he makes it till then . I have given soupy feed which he started to eat yesterday and this morning but now has stopped, has ate a few mealworms today. I was planning to try peas tommoroW.

poor little fella, I love him so much! Muscovies really are puppies with feathers! He only stopped drinking in the past few hours, before that he was drinking loads and know only a tiny bit and not very regularly, I am so scared that I will go down tommorow morning with my darling baby gone to heaven.
here is a cute photo of him taken a few weeks ago (he is the back one)!

 

[BelovedBirds]

Unfortunately i can’t bring him in, as I still live with my parents and they won’t let him come inside, I have begged them but they just wont! He is in a very warm place.
im going to vets tommorow so will get feeding supplies their I guess, that’s if he makes it till then . I have given soupy feed which he started to eat yesterday and this morning but now has stopped, has ate a few mealworms today. I was planning to try peas tommoroW.

poor little fella, I love him so much! Muscovies really are puppies with feathers! He only stopped drinking in the past few hours, before that he was drinking loads and know only a tiny bit and not very regularly, I am so scared that I will go down tommorow morning with my darling baby gone to heaven.
here is a cute photo of him taken a few weeks ago (he is the back one)!

Personally I would try peas now, served in water, hopefully that gets his attention... You could try any other treats he likes, especially things with high water content, like diced apple, or cut up grapes. Anything is better than nothing to try and keep him going tonight.
A few hours isn't too terrible, but with him already not eating its better safe than sorry.

Fingers crossed he makes it. Let us know how he is in the morning

 

[tlcmurphy]

Unfortunately i can’t bring him in, as I still live with my parents and they won’t let him come inside, I have begged them but they just wont! He is in a very warm place.
im going to vets tommorow so will get feeding supplies their I guess, that’s if he makes it till then . I have given soupy feed which he started to eat yesterday and this morning but now has stopped, has ate a few mealworms today. I was planning to try peas tommoroW.

poor little fella, I love him so much! Muscovies really are puppies with feathers! He only stopped drinking in the past few hours, before that he was drinking loads and know only a tiny bit and not very regularly, I am so scared that I will go down tommorow morning with my darling baby gone to heaven.
here is a cute photo of him taken a few weeks ago (he is the back one)!

He's a beautiful boy, you had me at "Puppies with Feathers"

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

Can I ask do you provide any grit for your ducks ? They can have trouble digesting anything that isn’t regular feed and can’t always find it outdoors in yards like they can at lakes and ponds
Also do you have plants , floweea trees ect he could have eaten ? Some are poison to ducks it’s why I’m asking
Have you checked his backend to make sure his isn’t prolapsed
Boys can have it happen to
What are all the treats you were feeding before this happened ?
Do you have food safe charcoal ? If it is poison of some kind even him digging something up this would help
I lost one of my ducks last year to eating a penny. I don’t even have Pennie’s so she must have dug it out.

 

[BelovedBirds]

Can I ask do you provide any grit for your ducks ? They can have trouble digesting anything that isn’t regular feed and can’t always find it outdoors in yards like they can at lakes and ponds
Also do you have plants , floweea trees ect he could have eaten ? Some are poison to ducks it’s why I’m asking
Have you checked his backend to make sure his isn’t prolapsed
Boys can have it happen to
What are all the treats you were feeding before this happened ?
Do you have food safe charcoal ? If it is poison of some kind even him digging something up this would help
I lost one of my ducks last year to eating a penny. I don’t even have Pennie’s so she must have dug it out.

It sure wouldn't hurt to try activated charcoal, just to be safe, if OP has some

 

[Miss Lydia]

I am so sorry to hear he has declined. I haven't been able to get online till now.

I sure hope he'll make it through the night so you can get him to the vet.

If you can get the activated charcoal that might be worth tryng in case he ate something toxic.

 

[tessandherducks]

this Morning he is so weak, he can no longer stand and seems to loose his balance just laying down. I found a patch by his oil gland with no feathers around it like he had been pulling it out and the oil gland looks kinda yellowy green does this mean anything? I don’t think he will make it to our vet appointment.

also their are only 4 ducks in my flock and he is very closely bonded with the girl in that picture, if he does go to heaven what will that mean for her because they hang out togeather without the other ducks, will she be grieving?