Help Urgent about my duck

[Ravynscroft]

This was the day of the dog attack, I went out to his duck house and seen the water was clear and not with the usual dirty food water type it usually is, you know when they do the water food thing with their mouth. I noticed this and thought someone else fed it but it turned out the beak was messed up and he didn't eat that was yesterday and today is Saturday night

So the dog messed up his bill?

 

[Trey LeBlanc]

So the dog messed up his bill?

No, I went to his house and saw that he didn't eat due to the water being clean, then when I was cleaning out his dish I leave the duck house door open sometimes and that was when the dog busted in and went for him. Like the dog attack was the same day I found out he wasn't eating but I don't believe it was the cause

 

[Ravynscroft]

No, I went to his house and saw that he didn't eat due to the water being clean, then when I was cleaning out his dish I leave the duck house door open sometimes and that was when the dog busted in and went for him. Like the dog attack was the same day I found out he wasn't eating but I don't believe it was the cause

Ok, that was what I was just trying to get clear... injuries are one thing, but if that's not caused by injury then he'll need different treatment...

 

[Trey LeBlanc]

What should I do, I've been checking on him 3 times a day and have been seeing if his beak is getting better, is it beak or bill

Ok, that was what I was just trying to get clear... injuries are one thing, but if that's not caused by injury then he'll need different treatment...

 

[Ravynscroft]

What should I do, I've been checking on him 3 times a day and have been seeing if his beak is getting better, is it beak or bill

Bill... get good, clear pics of it and of him... and good, clear pics of his poop too...

 

[chickens really]

Poor Duck...Try making his food into a soupy mix..He might find it easier to eat that way...Toss in some peas too..

 

[Trey LeBlanc]

Bill... get good, clear pics of it and of him... and good, clear pics of his poop too...

 

[Amiga]

A vet would be best. If he is drinking, try making a smoothie of peas and wet food.

If not drinking or eating it seems to me he needs to be tube fed. @casportpony has posted instructions on that. It is important to not send anything into the lungs by accident.

Loss of appetite could be a number of things. Blocked digestive tract, toxins, virus...

The bill injury could get infected. I would start by applying a dab of antibiotic ointment around the injury. Lightly spraying it with saline solution or Vetericyn might work better.

 

[casportpony]

@Amiga is correct. If not drinking or eating, it's time to tube. It's very easy, and I'm available by phone to help.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/updated-go-team-tube-feeding.805728/

 

[Ravynscroft]

I agree, vet would be best... at the least see if you can get a fecal float done, take some of his stool in to a willing vet or send in to a lab(ask casportpony about that, if needed)...

The bill and not eating concerns me, as you said it wasn't caused by the dog... he might have injured it earlier, or it could be something else causing the deterioration... bacteria, protozoa, or virus...

Definitely talk with casportpony about tubing, she is the best for that!