Fall Dumped Ducklings. Not a Recipe!

[WannaBeHillBilly]

Oh, and before i forget: The ducks think all that snow is my fault!!!

 

[DiYMama540]

Of course it's all your fault humon!! We keep them well fed, but in our free time we plot evil against them!!

 

[Miss Lydia]

I think Aristo ducks need hot tub, especially Limpy.

 

[DiYMama540]

Agreed! Limpy also needs massage therapy!

 

[johntfs]

Oh boy! He would be scared that you want to stuff another pill down his throat and would bit into your nose if you'd try that!
And yes, he hates the cold! - The same way as i do.
It makes his limp worse and my ankle hurt and he cannot relax the legs in the pool because Dummy (Humon) has drained the water.

Have you thought about taking him inside your house and letting him have a warm water swim in your bathtub? That might help his leg a little.

 

[quackiemama]

Sorry, got distracted! Here are the Ducks in the first snow of 2020:

I seriously just love Blanca!

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

I think Aristo ducks need hot tub, especially Limpy.

Agreed! Limpy also needs massage therapy!

Have you thought about taking him inside your house and letting him have a warm water swim in your bathtub? That might help his leg a little.

All good intentions, but the pain-relief in Limpy's legs (or hip, idk) from a warm bath is only temporarily. It is like having rheumatism or arthritis: The warmth decreases the pain somewhat, but it comes back much worse afterwards! What really helps him is a full duck-pool, where he can hang out, legs dangling in the water without any pressure on the joints. I really need to remove the brush around my semi-natural pond, so that it would be safe(r) for the Duckies to hang out there…

This is what it looked like in late summer:

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

I seriously just love Blanca!

Me too, she is a cutie! She often talks to me when i'm outside and she and Bazilla are the only ducks i can touch without them jumping backwards. But PomPom is slowly coming around too…

 

[johntfs]

All good intentions, but the pain-relief in Limpy's legs (or hip, idk) from a warm bath is only temporarily. It is like having rheumatism or arthritis: The warmth decreases the pain somewhat, but it comes back much worse afterwards! What really helps him is a full duck-pool, where he can hang out, legs dangling in the water without any pressure on the joints. I really need to remove the brush around my semi-natural pond, so that it would be safe(r) for the Duckies to hang out there…

This is what it looked like in late summer:

Maybe get some duck diapers and let him be an "inside duck" until it gets warm enough for him to use the duck pond again?

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

Maybe get some duck diapers and let him be an "inside duck" until it gets warm enough for him to use the duck pond again?

He would miss his flock terribly! He loves to cuddle with Blanca and Curiosity Duck during the day and he is still the boss in the duck-house.