injured duck

[lstephenson]

My injured duck which is about 4 weeks old has been attacked by my chickens and his back is all pecked over mostly flesh wound beside a small spot that has gotten to the muscle any tips on care would be greatly appreciated the duck is moved to a pen all alone and drinking fine and eating good but it's been 5 hours since and still oozing and bleeding in spots please give me advice this is the only one that will let me pet and seems to like me don't wanna loose him if I do the rooster and chicken that did this will be dinner

 

[Miss Lydia]

My injured duck which is about 4 weeks old has been attacked by my chickens and his back is all pecked over mostly flesh wound beside a small spot that has gotten to the muscle any tips on care would be greatly appreciated the duck is moved to a pen all alone and drinking fine and eating good but it's been 5 hours since and still oozing and bleeding in spots please give me advice this is the only one that will let me pet and seems to like me don't wanna loose him if I do the rooster and chicken that did this will be dinner

Did you wash out the wounds? if not you can use some warm water and some salt making a saline wash rinse the wounds real good let it dry they apply some kind of antibiotic ointment, tripe antibiotic or neomycin will be good just don't use anything with pain relief in it. . this is why I don't rec. duckling be kept with chickens. Sure hope your little one recovers and it most likely will they are pretty tough lil things. just keep the wounds clean and free of flies, flies bring maggots something you don't want, any other ducklings if so put them with this one for comfort just watch they don't mess with the wounds.or at least one other duckling

 

[Amiga]

He needs to be indoors away from flies that is absolutely a must. Flies will lay eggs in open wounds. Don't let that happen.

He needs to be rinsed off gently. Do you have Vetericyn spray? That would be good. Or a mild saline solution.

How is he behaving? Acting shocky at all? Or still eating and drinking fine?

The worse spot I would put some antibiotic cream - not ointment, but cream so the air can get to it better on that spot.

And three times a day, a fresh lukewarm water bath. Followed by a spray with Vetericyn or saline, then ointment on the worse spots.

Keep him in, away from flies. You don't have to see them for them to be out.

 

[Miss Lydia]

He needs to be indoors away from flies that is absolutely a must. Flies will lay eggs in open wounds. Don't let that happen.

He needs to be rinsed off gently. Do you have Vetericyn spray? That would be good. Or a mild saline solution.

How is he behaving? Acting shocky at all? Or still eating and drinking fine?

The worse spot I would put some antibiotic cream - not ointment, but cream so the air can get to it better on that spot.

And three times a day, a fresh lukewarm water bath. Followed by a spray with Vetericyn or saline, then ointment on the worse spots.

Keep him in, away from flies. You don't have to see them for them to be out.

That is for sure on the flies one was in my kitchen today first one of the year so they are out.

 

[Amiga]

Saw them outdoors today, even here in New England.