Lock your ducks up @ night! - Very Discouraged... (slightly graphic)

[KansasKid]

The peroxide will help boil them out a bit. The Vet is a very good idea but if it ends up not being an option you can thoroughly clean the wound several times a day making sure to boil it out with peroxide then applying topical antibiotic ointment on the wound then a clean dressing. A good broad spectrum antibiotic might not hurt either. I commonly use Baytril and just give a small shot in the breast. Depending on how nice your vet is you might be able to go and get 2 shots of baytril for under 5 dollars without having to bring her in, it might be worth a shot.

 

[jojo@rolling acres farm]

I would also ask the vet if it would be okay to place a drop of Ivermectin on the back of her head to kill any eggs/maggots that may have slipped by.

I bet the vet would give you a dose or three of Baytril - it would really help. Keep her wound clean and I think letting her swim to keep her limbered up and active is a good thing. I agree about the antibiotic cream - make sure to use the type WITHOUT pain killer added in.

I'm so sorry about your loss - good luck and keep us posted.


Joni

 

[Crayonsmom]

ChickwannaB, that looks like a pretty simple idea! I'd feel more comfortable using wire with smaller spaces because the predators get really tricky around here! But I like it!

We cleaned her up really well tonight using gentle soap first to clean and kill/remove the larvae (They were moving now and weren't before. Yuck!), then Hydrogen Peroxide, and Wonder Dust again. She's doing quite well despite having a chunk missing. I'm going to clean her up a few times a day and hopefully take her to the vet soon.

I really appreciate all the help! I didn't know what a duck-owning newbie I was until I ran into a problem like this. I'm wishing Scuttle some healing luck! She's been so patient for everything.

I'll definitely ask the vet about the Baytril and Ivermectin and will keep you all posted. (What is the purpose of the Baytril? I've never heard of it.) I'll let her swim in the tub at least once a day so she gets to move a bit, like suggested.

 

[ChicwannaB]

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Yeah I know what you're saying. The 4x4 mesh is just for tensile strength. I am covering it with chicken wire completely, and then the lower 2 foot will also have some 2x4 over top of that.

I tried suspending a feed/water from an S hook and a chain, it works. I can keep it close to the sides and still walk thru the middle. It's easy to raise and lower for the birds heights. A heater can be slid underneath as well for winter.
I plan on making a 2-4 hen sized roosting area, raised, ladder to ground level and a perch before Im done. The inside measures 5.5 x 7 foot.

 

[KansasKid]

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Baytril is the broad spectrum antibiotic.
Could use tylan too. But haven't ever used it before and don't know if you would go with tylan 200 or 500.

 

[BlackBrookPoultry]

Get an insecticide spray from your local feed store and thoroughly spray her wounds in a well ventilated area!!! That fly strike is very painful and the maggots will eat her from the inside out. Peroxide will only kill more tissue. You are not helping her by using it. I took my duck that had this problem to a vet. He had me spray her with insecticide. Kill the maggots first then treat the wound. They will slowly and painfully kill her if you don't kill them first.

 

[KansasKid]

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And the vet said it was ok to spray the open wound with insecticide? I would be worried that would make matters worse, is there a specific brand or individual spray that is guaranteed safe for such an occasion?

 

[BlackBrookPoultry]

I asked him the same thing, he said at worst the insecticide would kill her quickly whereas the maggots would do it slowly. Our hen was fine afterwards. We sprayed a whole bunch of it on the wound and after a while let her take a swim. All the dead maggots floated out. I believe it was a horse spray that stated specifically that it treated fly strike.

 

[FiveAcres]

I am sorry to hear about your little buddies. I have gotten some great ideas from the link in my signature below. Check it out, there are plenty of simple designs that can be an immediate solution for the future...

 

[vickie2133]

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And the vet said it was ok to spray the open wound with insecticide? I would be worried that would make matters worse, is there a specific brand or individual spray that is guaranteed safe for such an occasion?

dI had a hen that was torn up pretty bad and had wondered what would kill the maggots. I had found a can of lice spray for your upholstery. I checked the date it hadn't ezpired so I figured why not. It worked like a charm, killed all of those creepys.