Duckling not gaining weight

[Stevenb1229]

Hi anyone who will see this, I have a Magpie duckling that I've had since feb. 22 for a Biology project. She gained a lot of weight from her initial week however she gained very little for her last week check up. If anyone has suggestions to what is wrong or what I can do please, reply.

 

[FoodFreedomNow]

Hi anyone who will see this, I have a Magpie duckling that I've had since feb. 22 for a Biology project. She gained a lot of weight from her initial week however she gained very little for her last week check up. If anyone has suggestions to what is wrong or what I can do please, reply.

Hi and

! What are you feeding her, and has anything in her environment changed during the time you've had her?

 

[Amiga]

@Stevenb1229 - did you subscribe to the thread?


Welcome to the Duck Forum! Is she a single duckling? Is she pooping okay? Are you using a book or some guidelines for her care?

 

[Stevenb1229]

@FoodFreedomNow
Im feeding her duckling grain 26% that was provided for me but the place where we got the ducks gave us 18% chick feed medicated so i dont know if something happened to her, everyone else's duckling switched and were fine.
And we just moved houses but i didn't think it would have an effect on her.

 

[Stevenb1229]

@Stevenb1229
- did you subscribe to the thread? 


Welcome to the Duck Forum!  Is she a single duckling?  Is she pooping okay?  Are you using a book or some guidelines for her care?

Yes she is a single duckling, she is pooping just fine just as usual, and i am using guidelines provided from my Biology teacher.

 

[Stevenb1229]

In the group of ducklings our class had gotten from Naylors, 2 of the 3 pekins have recently passed suddenly. It was so sad.

 

[Amiga]

I would give her some extra B vitamins and electrolytes, and get her to a vet or at least have a fecal sample analyzed by a vet.

There is a sticky (link in blue at the top of the Duck Forum) with Raising Ducklings information - you might want to look that over.