Xetreverse Exotics
In the Brooder
- Sep 24, 2021
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Sweet no so here I go... So. My poor babies are sick. Two of them at least! I've tried my best to figure out what could be possibly the issue, how they got sick and what they're sick with.
One is more severely ill and I am scared for her most. But I still am very concerned about the other one. I am very new to keeping ducks and these are my first ducks ever beyond chickens.
The very sick one. I worry she won't make it by tomorrow. I don't know what I can do!
All of my ducks are approximately almost 7 weeks old do they're still ducklings.
The first thing my ducks all were all seemingly fine! All I did was bring them to the other garden like usual, nothing in the garden is poisonous as far as I'm concerned. The pond, I've been not allowing my ducks into since it's gotten very filthy and I've been working on getting it cleaned and filtered. I've been giving my ducks Brewers yeast mixed in with their duck feed on a daily basis. They have a pool in a garden separate from the chickens with fresh water and a bowl of fresh water as well. Chickens are absolutely pigs and will devour all the duck feed so I had to start feeding my ducks in a separate area. I feed my ducks scraps almost every day which they love.
So, what's going on with my ducks?
This is going to be a bit of longish story, apologies for all.
So, I'm in my house, doing my usual activities, I walk out to do water for my ducks, my stepmom comes to say that one of my ducks scared her cause it was on its back but otherwise got up seemingly fine. I thought okay, that's a little weird. I go to give water, more feed, watch them shortly before going back inside my house. Some time later my brother comes in and says that one of my ducks was on their back. Okay, that's worrisome, I go out, my stepmom is saying that I should observe my ducks for longer cause one of them did it again. I hadn't seen it yet myself. I'm thinking to myself, I'll just give my ducks molasses and ash(It's safe as far as I'm aware cause it's from the trees we cut down ourselves and I wouldn't give them anything toxic ever) So that's what I did cause I was thinking they maybe they ate something poisonous cause my little sister herds my ducks outside of the garden where they shouldn't be at all which I have told her MULTIPLE TIMES on a daily basis even shown her that they should be left in the garden(She doesn't listen very well cause she's 6).
Nothing strange behavior wise I saw for myself of my ducks but I only know from family that something is going on. I leave and then my dad needed me to come with him to tractor supply, but right before I leave, I'm told that one of my ducks is now limping! I'm getting very worried at this point. And I see indeed one of them is limping. I examine her, nothing wrong other than behavior. So then afterwards I go, yes, I'm definitely going. I go to tractor supply, NOTHING they had in store was helpful for my poor ducks. So I had to go running to an exotic pet store which had Vet RX and other antibiotics which the other store didn't have. I don't have much available to me in general cause of the area I live in. I do my run, and get back home... I finally see it for myself. One of my ducks I was for sure dead! She was laying on her back stiff, wings semi splayed out, head laying off to the side with her bill open. Then I realized she's still breathing and alive. She didn't get up when I nudged her, I rolled her gently onto her belly. She didn't get up. I picked her up and she didn't quack like the others, very unusually quiet, breathing hard, panting like a dog. I'm holding her, then she suddenly twitched! Which scared me. I examined her body and found nothing out of the ordinary, no visible injury of the sort. She doesn't have diarrhea so I can't really pinpoint anything. But right now, I have her in quarantine cause I don't know what I can do for her. I just really don't know what to do with her. The other duck doesn't seem to have as bad of symptoms as she do which I didn't quarantine her with the other. I may have to do that as I do not know what is wrong with them. I feel so sad for them right now, anything, anything that is or can be suggested in doing or helping I would greatly appreciate it.
One is more severely ill and I am scared for her most. But I still am very concerned about the other one. I am very new to keeping ducks and these are my first ducks ever beyond chickens.
The very sick one. I worry she won't make it by tomorrow. I don't know what I can do!
All of my ducks are approximately almost 7 weeks old do they're still ducklings.
The first thing my ducks all were all seemingly fine! All I did was bring them to the other garden like usual, nothing in the garden is poisonous as far as I'm concerned. The pond, I've been not allowing my ducks into since it's gotten very filthy and I've been working on getting it cleaned and filtered. I've been giving my ducks Brewers yeast mixed in with their duck feed on a daily basis. They have a pool in a garden separate from the chickens with fresh water and a bowl of fresh water as well. Chickens are absolutely pigs and will devour all the duck feed so I had to start feeding my ducks in a separate area. I feed my ducks scraps almost every day which they love.
So, what's going on with my ducks?
This is going to be a bit of longish story, apologies for all.
So, I'm in my house, doing my usual activities, I walk out to do water for my ducks, my stepmom comes to say that one of my ducks scared her cause it was on its back but otherwise got up seemingly fine. I thought okay, that's a little weird. I go to give water, more feed, watch them shortly before going back inside my house. Some time later my brother comes in and says that one of my ducks was on their back. Okay, that's worrisome, I go out, my stepmom is saying that I should observe my ducks for longer cause one of them did it again. I hadn't seen it yet myself. I'm thinking to myself, I'll just give my ducks molasses and ash(It's safe as far as I'm aware cause it's from the trees we cut down ourselves and I wouldn't give them anything toxic ever) So that's what I did cause I was thinking they maybe they ate something poisonous cause my little sister herds my ducks outside of the garden where they shouldn't be at all which I have told her MULTIPLE TIMES on a daily basis even shown her that they should be left in the garden(She doesn't listen very well cause she's 6).
Nothing strange behavior wise I saw for myself of my ducks but I only know from family that something is going on. I leave and then my dad needed me to come with him to tractor supply, but right before I leave, I'm told that one of my ducks is now limping! I'm getting very worried at this point. And I see indeed one of them is limping. I examine her, nothing wrong other than behavior. So then afterwards I go, yes, I'm definitely going. I go to tractor supply, NOTHING they had in store was helpful for my poor ducks. So I had to go running to an exotic pet store which had Vet RX and other antibiotics which the other store didn't have. I don't have much available to me in general cause of the area I live in. I do my run, and get back home... I finally see it for myself. One of my ducks I was for sure dead! She was laying on her back stiff, wings semi splayed out, head laying off to the side with her bill open. Then I realized she's still breathing and alive. She didn't get up when I nudged her, I rolled her gently onto her belly. She didn't get up. I picked her up and she didn't quack like the others, very unusually quiet, breathing hard, panting like a dog. I'm holding her, then she suddenly twitched! Which scared me. I examined her body and found nothing out of the ordinary, no visible injury of the sort. She doesn't have diarrhea so I can't really pinpoint anything. But right now, I have her in quarantine cause I don't know what I can do for her. I just really don't know what to do with her. The other duck doesn't seem to have as bad of symptoms as she do which I didn't quarantine her with the other. I may have to do that as I do not know what is wrong with them. I feel so sad for them right now, anything, anything that is or can be suggested in doing or helping I would greatly appreciate it.
