Duckling bit by black snake 😭

[ducklover128]

Of course you can hold it and love it. I had a Muscovy duckling I had to take away from his mama becasue she wanted to kill it when it hatched and he was my baby boy. He stayed inside with us and our dogs slept in a dog bed during the day for naps and in a large dog crate for over night I did this until he was 12 weeks old then I moved him out with everyone but he still came inside and visited us every day. I just lost him this past March he was 12 1/2 yrs old. They make wonderful pets.
Does the wound look to be closing up good?

I'm so sorry Miss Lydia. They are heartbreaker's for sure. I will never be able to NOT have atleast 1 duck. I thought my loves were dogs, but I was wrong. I love dogs, but ducks are something else, and it's the only thing I'm not allergic to. Thanks Ms. Lydia, I'm going to go cuddle the baby.

 

[ducklover128]

Of course you can hold it and love it. I had a Muscovy duckling I had to take away from his mama becasue she wanted to kill it when it hatched and he was my baby boy. He stayed inside with us and our dogs slept in a dog bed during the day for naps and in a large dog crate for over night I did this until he was 12 weeks old then I moved him out with everyone but he still came inside and visited us every day. I just lost him this past March he was 12 1/2 yrs old. They make wonderful pets.
Does the wound look to be closing up good?

What was his name? And do you have a picture? Id love to see him. I am so sorry. I know it hurts.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Your so funny. I only have 3 females left of my Muscovy flock that started in 2004 2 generations. Those girls are such divas I keep them separated from the 2 Runner drakes I have because they are relentless in their pursuit of them. So Now I have 2 Runner females in their lot that we being overly mated by the drakes and 2 of the Muscovy females can't help themselves they have to go out of their way to make the Runner girls feel they aren't wanted. So tomorrow the 2 stinkers will be in a pen at their coop and the 2 Runners and the youngest Muscovy 11 yrs will have the front lot all to themselves. This female is the daughter of one of the stinkers but she hatched most of the Runners and has never been mean to them. I used to have as many as 4 Muscovy drakes and had to keep each one separated from each other with their own girls to keep them from constantly fighting.

 

[Miss Lydia]

You enjoy your baby nothing more precious than a baby duckling.

 

[ducklover128]

You enjoy your baby nothing more precious than a baby duckling.

Yes ma'am I will. I love babies, teenagers, grown ups .. . Something about the ducks.... I just love them. I thought I was gonna be a crazy chicken lady, and now im a crazy duck lady. When I was able to work, I asked a new employee if he wanted to see a picture of my baby....he said yeah. Well, he just laughed when I showed him a pic of Ms. McPoodles. . She was my baby. Regardless of species...if you look at my phone, all my pictures are ducks and chickens .

 

[ducklover128]

The wound looks closed up. It looked so huge yesterday compared to the size of this baby. I could see muscle and stuff....but today it looks so much better. Thanks everybody for your advice. I know I'll be back to ask another 50 million questions soon enough. Fingers crossed we don't get infected.

 

[Strawberry74]

How did the baby do healing from the wound?

 

[ducklover128]

She did wonderful. Kept her inside with me for a lot longer than needed. She healed up really quick. Only thing I did was sprayed it with veterycin a couple times a day. She moved back outside, run around with her brothers for a month or so, only to be brutally murdered by the dog. I miss her feisty little self every day. They are so easy to fall in love with, and so hard to let go of. Most days, here lately, i just wanna throw in the towel and say I can't do it anymore. The grief is unmanageable, but I can't imagine life without them. So happy and grateful to have known them, even if for such a short time, but so broken, sad, and just disgusted with losing them.

 

[ducklover128]

And her name was Ms. Lydia.

 

[Strawberry74]

She did wonderful. Kept her inside with me for a lot longer than needed. She healed up really quick. Only thing I did was sprayed it with veterycin a couple times a day. She moved back outside, run around with her brothers for a month or so, only to be brutally murdered by the dog. I miss her feisty little self every day. They are so easy to fall in love with, and so hard to let go of. Most days, here lately, i just wanna throw in the towel and say I can't do it anymore. The grief is unmanageable, but I can't imagine life without them. So happy and grateful to have known them, even if for such a short time, but so broken, sad, and just disgusted with losing them.

Oh no I am so sorry to bring up that painful experience! I am glad you healed her up but am very sorry you ended up losing her.

I know the throwing in the towel feeling and have down sized here and there, but it never works for long. I love all my farm babies and enjoy the new life each spring. Irresistible I guess.