Help with my pekin duck

Welcome to BYC. Glad you decided to join our flock. I'm a chicken person and don't know much about ducks (although I've had a few), but I have to admit that ducklings are the ultimate in cute. You should definitely post your duck's symptoms on our duck section at https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/42/ducks and take advantage of our duck experts there. Also, I would advise posting her symptoms on our Emergencies, Diseases, Injuries, and Cures section at https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/10/emergencies-diseases-injuries-and-cures. Please feel free to ask any questions you may have. We are here to help in any way we can. I hope your duck recovers. Good luck.

 

Has your duck gotten into anything that could have poisoned it? Moldy food could do this also. Please do post at "emergencies, diseases, injuries, cures," thread - in full detail. Are any other birds affected? Have you used any new products, sprayed pesticides, fertilizers, weed killers.,rodenticides????

 

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I'm sorry about your duck! It does sound like she may have botulism. If that is the case, you need to flush her system to remove the toxins.

One type of flush you can use is the Epsom salts flush. Mix 1 teaspoon Epsom salts in 1/2 cup of water, and pour/squirt it down her throat a few times each day until she (hopefully) recovers.

Or, you could try a molasses flush. Mix 1 pint molasses with five gallons of water and give your duck the molasses water for several days.

Good luck! For more answers, I would definitely post in the Emergencies section of the forums.

 

Welcome to BYC! Please make yourself at home and we are here to help.

Good luck!!

 

Welcome to BYC! I would definitely post in the Emergencies forum, best of luck to you.

 

Welcome to BYC! We're glad to have you.

I hope you duck turns out okay!