Just adopted ducks in horrible condition

[Isaac 0]

What we think as horrible isn't always the same to a person that raises livestock in great numbers. They are probably food producers and not selling pets.
With that said. Ducks would and will be slaughtered before disease or injury gets them.
I would never buy from a place like that.

That in no way excuse's the way those ducks were treated, Many ducks live with health problems for years, it is not until they stop laying that the small scale producer's butcher them and in this case, it sounds to me like an obsessive animal hoarder, not knowing when to stop. Please think before you post.

 

[Miss Lydia]

How’s your new ducks doing?

 

[krunchykat]

How’s your new ducks doing?

Just got home about an hour ago from moving the kiddo out of campus housing. Checked on them and I think they haven't left the coop all day. This is how I found them.

We did get 2 eggs but I didn't collect them yet. I kinda forgot in the controlled chaos of getting a better look at them and taking pictures. They did eat a little and the picked out all of the mealworms I added to the food this morning to give them a protein boost. I mixed layer pellets with all flock pellets and added nutritional yeast. I plan on adding some nutridrench to their water this evening when everyone gets shut in.

The poor Pekin is the one in the worst condition he has what looks like a blood blister and another wound on his bill. His feathers are broken and ragged and his poor feet make me want to cry.

 

[krunchykat]

I want to clarify that person I got them from raised them as a hobby and apparently breeds them to sell. She said she used to have a bunch of Holderread's breeds but she sold most of them. This was absolutely a hoarder situation because she told me she has roughly 30 of her special ducks in the house and eggs in the incubator and that this time last year that number was around 150! She was fighting back tears when we were loading up the 6 I took but said she had to let them and a few more go because since her divorce she can't afford to feed them all.

 

[krunchykat]

This is what the others feet look like.

 

[Miss Lydia]

So very sad Get those feet started in some warm water with Epsom salt mixed in direction on the bag. Then slather some antibiotic ointment on those bumbles. You can try wrapping to keep the ointment on it. It may take a week but you need to get those scabs softened enough to gently pull them off so you can get the infection out. Put some antibiotic ointment around the outside of his eye too. They’ll come around just keep with what your doing TLC also works wonders.

 

[proudchickenmom]

did you just say 30 duck IN THE HOUSE! or 30 ducks in total?? crying about ducks is pretty weird... at least she can know they are in better hands than hers..

 

[Miss Lydia]

This is what the others feet look like.
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You def have your work cut out for you! Poor things!

 

[Miss Lydia]

Forgot to say they really are pretty ducks an look forward to seeing them in a month. With your care.

 

[Isaac 0]

Poor things!

That Bumblefoot will definitely take some to work to get rid of and more than likely they will have to molt before their feather condition improves back to normal. Looks like their nails will have to be trimmed too.