Found abandoned baby duck, DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO!!!

[lissy525]

Hi guys,

My mom found an abandoned baby duck by her job site and asked me to go pick it up. The duck is wobbly and unstable and its eyes are closed. I tried gently wiping them but they are still closed. Is there anything I can do?

 

[T-R-O-U-B-L-E]

Make sure it is warm. Give it Nutri Drench or sugar water and offer it mash and water with Hydro Hen or Save a Chick.

 

[lissy525]

Make sure it is warm. Give it Nutri Drench or sugar water and offer it mash and water with Hydro Hen or Save a Chick.

Hello thank you for answering!!! I am trying to get it to eat but it will not open its beak, I have never raised ducks so I do not have the necessary supplies, I placed a water heating pad with it. I am concerned because I read ducks are born with their eyes open. Is there anything else I can do?

 

[nuthatched]

Call an animal rescue or your dnr. Sugar water mixed with egg yolk and a teeny bit of salt will help if you can get it to drink

 

[BelovedBirds]

Hello thank you for answering!!! I am trying to get it to eat but it will not open its beak, I have never raised ducks so I do not have the necessary supplies, I placed a water heating pad with it. I am concerned because I read ducks are born with their eyes open. Is there anything else I can do?

what are you trying to feed it? Can you get a photo of the duckling?
Is there a wildlife rehabber nearby? Follow nuthatched's advice- sugar water and egg yolk, dip the very tip of the duckling's bill into the liquid (obviously not past the nostrils) to encourage them to drink it. Keep it warm.

 

[Duckduckchicken32]

Hi! I am sorry to hear about your duckling! If you can, I would get a heat lamp. How old is it? A picture will definitely help!