Hurt Duck

[Stowe Homestead]

The heat lamp is on her in the morning. She comes to it. The heat lamp is on one side so she can get away from it. We have a wood stove, once the fire is made the lamp goes off. I could clip the feathers, I have to fight her in order to do so. She throws a tantrum. I just don’t want to stress her too much, or have her exert too much energy.
I am keeping an eye on it. We will try to clip before her next bath.

 

[Stowe Homestead]

I posted pictures somewhere on here did you see them?

 

[Weeg]

The heat lamp is on her in the morning. She comes to it. The heat lamp is on one side so she can get away from it. We have a wood stove, once the fire is made the lamp goes off. I could clip the feathers, I have to fight her in order to do so. She throws a tantrum. I just don’t want to stress her too much, or have her exert too much energy.
I am keeping an eye on it. We will try to clip before her next bath.

What temperature is it were she is being kept. I would still remove the heat lamp. When they are offered heat, they loose the ability to withstand colder temperatures. I you plan to take her back outside, it will be difficult for her to make the switch back to a normal temperature. Overall, it does more harm then good.
Its really nice of you to think about her all being, but a heat lamp isn't usually necessary. Fun fact, ducks don't need supplemental heal until the temperature reaches -20 degrees.

Otherwise, if she's flailing, theres also a risk of irritating her wound if you bump it with the scissors. Just keep it clean and try to pull the feathers back away from the wound.
Keep up the good work!

 

[Crazy Maizie]

The only thing I would add is that while healing, the heat lamp isn't a big deal. She has a long while to go before going outside. If she avoids the heat lamp, then it's definitely time to remove it. As well, make sure its not too warm or too close to the enclosure so that she can get away from the supplemental heat when needed. You can adjust the heat by moving the heat lamp higher up from her area. Once you feel she's improving and will be headed back outside, it's time to start weaning her. If it were my duck, I wouldn't use it past the first week.
Normally heat lamps are not needed for adult ducks that are healthy.

With that said, if you're using a wood stove, its obviously much colder outside than in. So, it's already warmer than she's used to. But, that's not a bad thing especially while recouping.
She's definitely a fighter. How else would she have gotten away from a bear?

 

[Miss Lydia]

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