injured duck wings

[Alicia Pyles]

Found a duck with its wing cut up pretty badly. What should I do feed wise and stuff like that to keep it comfortable until it heals. Its wing isn't broken but I can't use it obviously. Our local state park will allow me to release it back over there when it heals but until then I can't. They don't have a facility for injured animals and said it needs to be able to "fly away in case of danger" due to fishers and gators. Doesn't make a lot of sense to me but I want to keep this little guy safe.

 

[Alicia Pyles]

I don't have any other ducks and haven't been around them in years I'm at a loss here someone please help

 

[Speceider]

What type of duck? When you say cut half, what exactly is the injury? Muscle, feathers, bone, ,,,,which wing and where exactly on the wing?

Clint

 

[Sfraker]

Can you post pictures?

 

[Alicia Pyles]

Just left the vets office and he said it looks more like something attacked it and I don't know anything about duck but he gave me a cream to put on all the open wounds I didn't see on its stomach and under its wings.

 

[Alicia Pyles]

Its other wing is completely normal but it has a good sized cut under it. It looked to me as if someone was trying to cut all the feathers off but I could be soooooo wrong

 

[Speceider]

Nothing serious. Keep the sound clean as treat the duckling as normal. BTW, that is a domestic breed so it should not be released.

Clint

 

[Alicia Pyles]

So should I find it a home instead of realising it? I can't keep it long term due to us moving a lot with work.

 

[Speceider]

Yes, looks looks like a pekin so it will not be able to fly. Would be best to rehome.

Clint

 

[Alicia Pyles]

Thanks for your help appreciate it