duckling wont stand up and eat with the others :(

[WinstonTweezers]

i got ducklings yesterday and one of them was alot stronger it apered and after the night he has be come tierd the others are drinnking and eating and he or she (dont know yet) is still snoozing but waking for a couple seconds then to sleep for a couple seconds

what could be wrong?

or am i just over reacting

 

[Miss Lydia]

wish i could help, but I'll at least get you back to the top so someone else can.

 

[azhenhouse]

Try giving him a poultry vitamin pack with electrolytes and niacin in it. Some people also use Gatorade to help their ducklings along. For sure, they need niacin. Ducklings need 100 to 150 mg per gallon of water for 8 to 10 weeks. Good luck!

 

[WinstonTweezers]

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ok thank you how much would it be to get niacin is it in gatorade and is gatorade ok to give to ducks??

ill do whatever i need to do for my little buddys

 

[azhenhouse]

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ok thank you how much would it be to get niacin is it in gatorade and is gatorade ok to give to ducks??

ill do whatever i need to do for my little buddys

I used the vitamin packs for my ducklings. It has everything you need in it. Niacin can be found at any drugstore, just DO NOT buy the non-flush kind. I never used Gatorade, but I read that it should be a 50% - 50% mix. If you have that on hand I would try giving the duckling a little for now. This is not something I would use for a long period of time, as there is a lot of sugar in Gatorade, and that can cause diarrhea.

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Just dip his bill in the solution, making sure he raises his head to drink. Do this maybe a couple of times, then I would let him be. If in an hour he still is lethargic, and hasn't moved to get anything to eat or drink, I would dip his bill again. He is already stressed from the move, and handling him too much now could stress him more. Once he is better, hold him all you want.

 

[WinstonTweezers]

thank you so much i hope he feels better soon