Help!!

[AnitaDeason]

I'm sure it has been covered in another thread but I've looked and looked and cannot find anything.

We have a 3 month old mallard. I was feeding chick starter feed along with my babies. I was just informed that she needs to go to a fowl diet so I started her on Flock Raiser.

1st she does not quack or make any other noises since being placed in her new nesting area. Before going outside she would "whistle" to me and I would whistle back, now nothing.

2nd, all of the sudden she freaked me out because I went out to let them all out and feed them and she couldn't get up. When she did it seemed she had something wrong with her foot. I immediately checked her feet for injuries or bumbles and nothing there, no swollen parts, nothing at all. I bought a little kiddie pool for her to swim and she can't or won't even get into it and she loves the water. Have I done something wrong or not done something correctly?

 

[Miss Lydia]

You say let them outside? How many other ducks and how many drakes? have you noticed any one paying special attention to her she is really too young to be mating at 3 months old. Could be a drake being overly aggressive or someone picking at her . Any feathers missing from her head or wings?

 

[chickens really]

Sounds like other Birds jumped her.. Leg injury...
Do you have Drakes?... You need a look no touch pen for a couple of weeks.....

 

[Miss Lydia]

Who are them? and if she is an only duckling maybe she needs a friend. Loneliness can make them depressed they are flock animals and need companions.

 

[Miss Lydia]

If she is being picked on by hens or a hen tht can cause a lot of stress. I would make her an area where she is still within view of the others but they can not interact. Stress can cause depression and illness so if at all possible I'd keep her away from mama hen. I have a few mama hens right now that go after my ducks but they are able to get away from them pretty quick. Also wouldn't hurt to put some Nutritional yeast over her feed for added B vits. she would need 1 tab per cup of feed.

 

[gal5150]

She could also be adjusting to new things. Sounds like the new nesting area and pool may be making her cautious. My girls took a couple days to warm up to a new pool, and then went "off" the pool for days when my BF put a ball in it...even after I took it out. She could just be adjusting to changes.

 

[RodNTN]

I don't know anything about ducks, but I hope she gets better soon! Praying for her!

 

[belindajane]

I don't know anything about ducks, but I hope she gets better soon! Praying for her!

 

[belindajane]

sorry Anita didnt mean to start a thread on top of yours

 

[belindajane]

Please let us know how you ducklings are doing.

started them on niacin in there water gel type non-flush as close as i could get it to the right milagrams they were 500 mg so delouted it in a gallon of water then added i part solution to 5 parts water in a tall star bucks cup