Illness in my ducklings

[Vanillaandbean]

Hello every one never thought I would have to ask this but what are the signs of bird flu in 1 week old ducklings so I’m just gonna start with my one Cayuga duckling I got from tractor supply so I bought two blue Swedish and two Cayugas now they were all very happy babies but as days went by I noticed one of the cayugas was very small it was just not growing like it should so I thought it was a niacin deficiency gave it brewers yeast but the reason I thought it was a niacin deficiency was because it could not stand up at all kept falling on its back and was getting stepped on so I moved it with my ducklings I had hatched a week ago so it got better after having brewers yeast but I found it had died the next morning I just thought it was a duckling that had failure to thrive but then my blue Swedish died that’s when I was concerned but then three of my black Swedish duckling I had hatched out ended up dying but what weird is before they died they would start showing signs of not eating one of the ducklings was kicking and it’s eyes were closed the other one had wry neck like symptoms and the other was perfectly fine the night before and shortly after those two ducklings symptoms I found them dead few minutes later but the one that was perfectly fine I found dead the next morning so I badly need help before I lose anymore ducklings

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Doesn't sound like bird flu as that's a respiratory infection.

Sounds more like they have low blood sugar, or are getting chilled.

Are they eating well? Is you feed fresh and formulated for ducklings? I might get some electrolyte, or vitamins to put in the water. If you see them weak than try some sugar water to see if it helps.

What type of extra heat are you providing, and what temperature is it?

Ducklings from the tractor supply may not of gotten a good beginning, and sometimes they don't make it. Make sure your adult ducks are fed properly as it can cause deficiencies in your hatching eggs.