female duck dying?

[kittycatlumps]

My mom has 5 runner ducks, 3 females and 2 drakes, and one of the females has been really weak, their all about 3 years old. It's molting season so we think the drakes have been, yknow. Doin her too hard, she didn't have the energy to waddle into her house tonight so we brought her inside and put her in the tub with lots of good and water and she makes this movement like she's panting or jerking and didn't eat or drink. We've been having to pull the drakes off her a lot and we found her in the mud, she has white spots in her usual black feathers... And we think she's dying. Help?

 

[Miss Lydia]

My mom has 5 runner ducks, 3 females and 2 drakes, and one of the females has been really weak, their all about 3 years old. It's molting season so we think the drakes have been, yknow. Doin her too hard, she didn't have the energy to waddle into her house tonight so we brought her inside and put her in the tub with lots of good and water and she makes this movement like she's panting or jerking and didn't eat or drink. We've been having to pull the drakes off her a lot and we found her in the mud, she has white spots in her usual black feathers... And we think she's dying. Help?

Sorry sorry to hear about this Runner, sounds like the drakes may need to have some time out away from the females. How is she this morning?

 

[Amiga]

Separate the boys. Now. Even if you lose one girl, protect the others.

For her, rest, fresh water, good food, vitamins, a teaspoon of apple cider vinegar in her water. A lukewarm bath or two each day.

Prayers.

 

[Haunted55]

Vitamins if she is still alive and some activated charcoal before those. I agree with seperating the boys as well. I had mine in 'duck prison' for 2 months and when they came out they were just a bit rehabilitated, shall we say. I've also seen some of my ducks with symptoms you describe. I have given the charcoal first and then started them on the vitamins the next day. They're still with me. Not knowing everything going on there it's hard to make a good diagnosis, I just hope this helps.

 

[kittycatlumps]

She died the next morning, we think an egg broke in her and she got an infection, were giving away the females :/

 

[Deleted member 94844]

I am so sorry...

 

[Miss Lydia]

Very sorry

 

[Amiga]

 

[Haunted55]

I'm very sorry for your loss.