Injured duckling

[Hillery Vincent]

So a few minutes or so ago my husband told me that he stepped on one of my ducklings. It is a Mallard duckling about 2 weeks old. He stepped on its backside, it walks but drags its backside and a leg while walking. I picked it up to look at it after I found out and saw a lot of blood. We already cleaned the wound, I have also took it out of the coop and brought it inside with me so I can keep an eye on it over night. I'm just wondering if anyone else has had this happen to them and the duckling survived or should I expect it to pass away in the next few days? Also I have yet to see it use the bathroom.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Keep the wound clean and keep the duckling inside while it’s healing to keep flies from laying eggs in the wound because maggots isn’t something you want. Veterycin spray for wounds and infection would be good to use. Did you check the leg to make sure it isn’t broken?

 

[Hillery Vincent]

Keep the wound clean and keep the duckling inside while it’s healing to keep flies from laying eggs in the wound because maggots isn’t something you want. Veterycin spray for wounds and infection would be good to use. Did you check the leg to make sure it isn’t broken?

No I have not yet. I can tell it is in a lot of pain it bites at me when I go to pet it. But yes I told my husband I was putting it inside for a few days no matter what lol. I spoil my babies.

 

[Miss Lydia]

You should examine it completely all over. Can it stand up and walk at all?

 

[Hillery Vincent]

You should examine it completely all over. Can it stand up and walk at all?

Yes I brought it outside earlier for a minute and it was standing on the leg. Just still having a little trouble walking fully with it. But still just mainly lays down.

 

[Miss Lydia]

It’s most likely going to be sore for a couple days. With open wounds you want to keep them away from flies or you’ll have fly strike.

 

[Hillery Vincent]

It’s most likely going to be sore for a couple days. With open wounds you want to keep them away from flies or you’ll have fly strike.

Sorry for the late update. But I had kept it inside for about 3 days, went got the Veterycin spray you mentioned. The wound fully closed, I had put it back outside the night before I went on vacation for a few days. It was jumping and trying to run then. When I came back home it was fully walking and running like nothing ever happened to it. Thank you so much for you advice on the spray it was well worth the asking for advice and the price I paid for it.

 

[Miss Lydia]

That is great news. Thank you for updating