Found baby wood duckling.

[Chicken Tender123]

Found a baby wood duckling today by itself... A cat had caught it. I took it home and called the GW. I didn't think about it but I put it in brooder with my other new born chickens and even handled a few other birds after... What's my chances of my chickens getting a deadly disease I didn't think about this I was just trying to get the duckling warm.

 

[Jpat]

Saving baby animals is always the right thing to do

But if your worried seperate it into its own little brooder and examine it to see if its visably sick, Post pictures and videos if you like

an electric blanket or whatever you have for heat, Same requirements as your chicks

Feed it some of your chick starter mixed with water untill its a little soupy and a dish of fresh water, if you have vitamins or electrolytes for your chicks you can use it

 

[winglesschicken]

I'm not entirely sure.

However, you could try getting some anti-biotics, vitamins, etc. for your chicks and putting it in their water to try to strengthen their immune system to be sure. I'm not personally well acquainted with diseases in chickens. But be checking up on them often and give them some strengthening food if you can. Wash your hands after handling them in case they do have something.

Here are some links that might be helpful.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/what-deadly-disease-can-a-duck-give-a-chicken.225753/
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/can-ducks-transmit-diseases-to-chickens.831384/
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ps044
I hope everything works out well for you and your chicks are alright!

 

[Chicken Tender123]

Thanks really didn't think much of it until I read wild ducks are natural carriers of the bird flu. That's when it started worrying me. I do have other people that said they have raised baby wild ducklings with there biddys no problem.

 

[Serin]

A baby duckling which had any illness would itself be sick. I would not worry.

 

[Isaac 0]

How's the duckling doing this morning? Have you tried contacting a wildlife rehabber?

 

[Chicken Tender123]

duckling was great GW came and picked up. Was taking it to local Bird Refuge.

 

[Isaac 0]

Great! Whats GW ?

 

[Chicken Tender123]

Game Warden

 

[Jpat]

Great work!