help ducklings going bald

[Barnes599]

I got brewers yeast, .24 niacin. I crushed on tab and put it in water cause she wouldn't eat yesterday . now today she's not drinking. Im forcing her to right now, little by little

 

[Barnes599]

I lost two ducks so far but for some reason one of my ducks is doing just fine. The two I got recently were the same size when I got them but now the "well" one is way bigger

 

[Miss Lydia]

One thing I see if this is an updated pic is you need to get them something that they can have water deep enough to dunk their heads. That is very important for their health, they can get stopped up nares so they need this.

How many birds do you have in your brooder? how much space? do you change their bedding often they can get brooder pneumonia from ammonia that builds up in the brooder. Also fresh feed daily they get it wet and it can mold with the warm brooder.

Not saying any of these things are causing your ducklings to die but they can cause sickness and death.

How are you forcing her to drink? you have to be very careful they don't get water down into their lungs or aspirate water into their lungs best to use a dropper or needless syringe and give drops right inside of the bill.

They need 1 Tablespoon of BY into each cup of feed you give them so crush up enough of the BY to make a tablespoon. each time you give them a cup of feed.

Here is good info with a pic on how to make a homemade waterer for ducklings sit it on a pan or broiler pan to catch excess water and keep the bedding drier.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/raising-and-caring-for-ducklings.750869/

 

[Barnes599]

I will find something deeper I did not know that. At first I was just gently putting her beak in the water and she would take sips now and then, now im trying a syringe and she's no opening or drinking anything, she's hardly moving, im so scared she notgonna make it .I feel so bad that I didn't know what I was doing .

 

[Miss Lydia]

I am sorry. How is she this morning?

I am here if you need help.

 

[Barnes599]

She passed away, im heart broken.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I am so sorry

How many ducklings do you have now?