@DucksOhio Of my six ducklings which I got last spring, every single one has had a problem. Puddles had splay leg and a small episode of bumble foot. Last October Penny had a weird wound on her skin - beeding and missing feathers- I took her to the vet half a dozen times and tried every treatment imaginable over the course of 6 months. I am just now realizing that one of my other pekins, Tuppins, has been pulling feathers when I'm not around. But Penny also has some weird skin disease and currently has big yellow scabs on her neck that are starting to fall off. Tuppins had an eye infection, which was cured quickly. Most recently, all three of my welshies got bumble foot. I did the little surgery myself and was giving soaks FOREVER. I ended up putting two on antibiotics and taking one of those to the vet. Her infection, which didn't start out that bad, moved to a joint and abcessed, even after getting a doxycycline injection, and I ended up putting her down last Friday. So, I have also felt cursed with ducks and very dejected about some of their time-consuming and sad issues. I really love the ducks and they're so fun to have around, but it's not fun when they're sick or you don't know what to do with them. So I feel your pain and frustration. I don't think it's a judgement from God - just the fallen world we live in.
