Help please

[Kassie1306]

I recently got 2 ducklings. 1 Muscovy (who we think might be female) and 1 Khaki Campbell (who we think might be male) they hatched within 2 days of each other and get along perfectly. This morning when moving them out to their outside coop, I noticed my Muscovys feathers have been ripped out. Im not sure wether my Khaki Campbell had done it so I separated them and also purchased some mite and lice spray which I sprayed them and their homes with it. She is still eating, drinking and is her normal cheeky self. Could you please let me know if I should take her to the vet or if its something I can fix myself.

Thanks, Kassie.

 

[GitaBooks]

Poor thing.

Vets are always the best choice, but if it is expensive (and I know it is!) than you could try healing it up yourself. Make sure it stays clean and hydrated.

I hope this helps:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/621438/duck-emergency-attack-wounds-graffic-pics


Best of luck!

 

[silkiecuddles]

Do you have any full grown ducks with them?

 

[pattyhen]

I don't think the other baby duck would do this. Have you checked the coop for anything sharp he could have cut hisself on? Possibly the fence in the outside run. I've heard about mice pulling feathers to make nest with. I would wash with an antibacteral soap and put neosporin on it. Use the neo without the pain relief.

Good luck

Patty

 

[Kassie1306]

We have no big ducks, just the two one month old ducklings, but the khaki Campbell has grown massive and a lot quicker than the Muscovy, if that could have been a problem.
And no, no sharp objects, they are kept in our shower of a night time, with a heat pad, bed and chicken feeders.
Thanks, I will try neosporin!
I hear alushield might be good, too, should I give that a go?
This is how it looks today.

Thanks! Kassie.
UPDATE: I put the two ducks together for the first time since yesterday lunch time, to have a swim and my khaki Campbell went straight for her sore spots, nibbling at them, and also nibbling at her tail. Is he doing this because it might look different?

 

[pattyhen]

We have no big ducks, just the two one month old ducklings, but the khaki Campbell has grown massive and a lot quicker than the Muscovy, if that could have been a problem.
And no, no sharp objects, they are kept in our shower of a night time, with a heat pad, bed and chicken feeders.
Thanks, I will try neosporin!
I hear alushield might be good, too, should I give that a go?
This is how it looks today.
Thanks! Kassie.
UPDATE: I put the two ducks together for the first time since yesterday lunch time, to have a swim and my khaki Campbell went straight for her sore spots, nibbling at them, and also nibbling at her tail. Is he doing this because it might look different?

Whatever you have on hand the neo or the alushield. You might want to keep them seperated until that heals up. Anything different they have to investigate. Do you ever give your khaki campbell boiled eggs? Maybe he wants protein and he is going after her feathers. The sore spot looks alot better today. I'm glad she is healing well.

Keep us updated on how she is doing.

Patty

 

[Amiga]

I am wondering about the heating pad. And the feeders.

Is there water with them? I know you are doing your best - just want to review some things.

Ducklings need water with their food, and it's best especially the first couple of months to have both available 24/7.

Heating pads - unless you have a very specific one for use in a brooder - can pose an electrocution risk.

Could the heating pad have arced and burned the wing?

 

[jducour]

I am wondering about the heating pad. And the feeders.

Is there water with them? I know you are doing your best - just want to review some things.

Ducklings need water with their food, and it's best especially the first couple of months to have both available 24/7.

Heating pads - unless you have a very specific one for use in a brooder - can pose an electrocution risk.

Could the heating pad have arced and burned the wing?

I was thinking that it looked like a burn too, have you given it a sniff? Does it smell like singed hair? I can't think of anything else that would leave a wound that looks like that.

 

[Kassie1306]

Yeh have given it a sniff, definitely not a burn, and it's only on when myself or my partner are here to constantly check it, and now they're older it's rarely on.
I'm thinking it might have been the bullying as some other people have said, I've had them separated and she's so much better now, feathers are growing on the wound.
They get access to water and food 24/7 and have done since I first got them, in chicken feeders and a waterer.

 

[Amiga]

Glad she is better - I know sometimes we ask all kinds of questions since we are not there . . . Please keep us posted.