hey i found a baby duck and i just want to know how to take care off him properly his name is donald or doddy for short

[daddydomandonny]

i think donny might have some lice what are some treatments for it , i am guessing donny is older than 2 weeks

 

[Blue Raptor]

i think donny might have some lice what are some treatments for it , i am guessing donny is older than 2 weeks

Welcome to BYC!!
You could post pics in the ‘what breed or gender is this’ and ‘injuries/diseases/cures’ forum and we could help you with both problems!

 

[Jenbirdee]

Hello and welcome to BYC! If you can please post a picture of Donny, so we can try to tell you how old and what breed he/she is. also if you can get a close up of what you think is lice.
Ducks rarely if ever get lice, because they spend so much time in water. Ive had a dozen or so ducks for 7 years with zero lice. but then this year I got a couple of chickens, and they had lice! but my ducks still didnt get any..
Ducks need to always have clean fresh water thats deep enough for them to get their head into, they clean their eyes and the nares (like nostrils) on their bills that way. They can eat all flock feed or duck feed , my favorite brand is mazuri feed for waterfowl. They are a prey animal, so they need you to protect them from predators. There are articles about how to care for ducks in the :learning center" section of this website.

 

[Jenbirdee]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/categories/ducks.30/

 

[sourland]

Hello, and welcome to BYC.

 

[TwoCrows]

Hello and welcome to BYC!

Definitely post in our Ducks forum for more help, @Jenbirdee has left you with the link.

Welcome aboard!

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.

 

[daddydomandonny]

Hello and welcome to BYC! If you can please post a picture of Donny, so we can try to tell you how old and what breed he/she is. also if you can get a close up of what you think is lice.
Ducks rarely if ever get lice, because they spend so much time in water. Ive had a dozen or so ducks for 7 years with zero lice. but then this year I got a couple of chickens, and they had lice! but my ducks still didnt get any..
Ducks need to always have clean fresh water thats deep enough for them to get their head into, they clean their eyes and the nares (like nostrils) on their bills that way. They can eat all flock feed or duck feed , my favorite brand is mazuri feed for waterfowl. They are a prey animal, so they need you to protect them from predators. There are articles about how to care for ducks in the :learning center

Welcome to BYC!!
You could post pics in the ‘what breed or gender is this’ and ‘injuries/diseases/cures’ forum and we could help you with both problems!

 

[Burnt Brass Homestead]

Hi @daddydomandonny

Welcome!

 

[Tonyroo]

Please tell me you didn't pick up a wild baby duck. In most states it's illegal to hold wild animals and birds.