DuckGirl365
In the Brooder
- Sep 6, 2018
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Hello there, I'm new to this website.
I have 5 Silver Appleyard ducklings that are about a week and a half old and one of them is noticeably smaller than the rest. A few hours ago, I gave them a bath in some cool water and changed their bedding.
After their bath, I put them back into their enclosure and left the room for a few minutes. When I went back into the room, the small duckling was face down in its bedding with its legs outstretched behind it. I poked it and it was unresponsive, so I thought it was dead and started getting panicky.
I took it out of the enclosure, wrapped it in a towel, and tried to give it some electrolyte water. It became increasingly panicked being away from the other ducklings and started chirping really loudly, so to avoid stressing it out I put it back into the enclosure.
It's obvious that it isn't acting like the other ducklings who are actively preening and eating/drinking, as it spends a lot of its time sitting down and trembling, not to mention that it won't open its mouth to accept any food or water. At this point, I'm not sure what's wrong with it or what to do.
I would really appreciate any feedback or advice.
I have 5 Silver Appleyard ducklings that are about a week and a half old and one of them is noticeably smaller than the rest. A few hours ago, I gave them a bath in some cool water and changed their bedding.
After their bath, I put them back into their enclosure and left the room for a few minutes. When I went back into the room, the small duckling was face down in its bedding with its legs outstretched behind it. I poked it and it was unresponsive, so I thought it was dead and started getting panicky.
I took it out of the enclosure, wrapped it in a towel, and tried to give it some electrolyte water. It became increasingly panicked being away from the other ducklings and started chirping really loudly, so to avoid stressing it out I put it back into the enclosure.
It's obvious that it isn't acting like the other ducklings who are actively preening and eating/drinking, as it spends a lot of its time sitting down and trembling, not to mention that it won't open its mouth to accept any food or water. At this point, I'm not sure what's wrong with it or what to do.
I would really appreciate any feedback or advice.
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