Dees ducks
Songster
Hi all,
This is my 3 Rd hatch. All 5 ducklings were doing brilliantly and just at 23 days old.
Yesterday morning I let them out and they were fine, playing and eating and being cheeky. I checked on them several times during the day and all ok. At about 4pm I noticed that they were all lethargic and two of them severely docile. I quickly picked up the worst looking one and in the 1 minute it took me to carry it inside it gave a slight shudder then arched it's neck back and died.
ONE MINUTE!
I quickly got the other in danger, brought it inside made it comfy and warm, gave it some water with electrolyte. It seemed to be ok but woke this morning and it was dead.
Went out to brooder and another duckling had died in the night and another had wedged itself into the corner. Once again, I picked it up to rush inside and it died within seconds in my arms.
Last duckling left is inside, warm,alert but "not itself"
Does anyone have any idea what happened because in between bawling my eyes out I'm stumped.
FYI - nothing changed - all food, water same as usual, dry clean bedding, access to clean deep water changed 5 times per day. Heat lamp and so on.....
This is my 3 Rd hatch. All 5 ducklings were doing brilliantly and just at 23 days old.
Yesterday morning I let them out and they were fine, playing and eating and being cheeky. I checked on them several times during the day and all ok. At about 4pm I noticed that they were all lethargic and two of them severely docile. I quickly picked up the worst looking one and in the 1 minute it took me to carry it inside it gave a slight shudder then arched it's neck back and died.
ONE MINUTE!
I quickly got the other in danger, brought it inside made it comfy and warm, gave it some water with electrolyte. It seemed to be ok but woke this morning and it was dead.
Went out to brooder and another duckling had died in the night and another had wedged itself into the corner. Once again, I picked it up to rush inside and it died within seconds in my arms.
Last duckling left is inside, warm,alert but "not itself"
Does anyone have any idea what happened because in between bawling my eyes out I'm stumped.
FYI - nothing changed - all food, water same as usual, dry clean bedding, access to clean deep water changed 5 times per day. Heat lamp and so on.....