Lost all my ducklings

[Stealheadgirl]

Hi guys, I FINALLY recieved my order of ducklings. I ordered them from a well known hatchery (atleast well known in CA) all but one arrived dead. It took a week for them to get to my home. Now im not sure what I should do to try and keep this little one alive. She has food, water, heat. I called around to feed stores within 100 miles of here. No one has ducklings, one place had a few chicks. Does she need other fowl with her now? Should she have some electrolytes? I need help!

 

[Ashmt51]

If she is not stressed out she should be ok. You can order some vitamins and electrolytes to her water if you can get your hands on it. I use Sav-a-chick, nutridrench. Or dumor for mine when they were smaller. I saw a hatchery that had ducks available starting June 1 but I can’t remember off the to of my head which on it was.

 

[Stealheadgirl]

Thank you! Im sure the hatchery I used will replace them, but now I am nervous they will have the same fate being shipped. Everything I've read says not to raise ducks alone. Is there any truth to this?

 

[Miss Lydia]

How is your little one doing you have it in a brooder warm with warm water an feed? One thing that helps when you have a line duckling is a mirror and a stuffed anImal.

 

[Ashmt51]

Thank you! Im sure the hatchery I used will replace them, but now I am nervous they will have the same fate being shipped. Everything I've read says not to raise ducks alone. Is there any truth to this?

I never personally raised a single duckling but I’m sure she will be ok for a little bit. I have the same fear with the shipping waiting for my chicks to come in two weeks. Good luck with your next shipment I hope it goes well!!

 

[Miss Lydia]

USPS is over whelmed with so many at home
now an ordering on line making packages getting to where they are suppose to be late which isn’t so good for poultry being shipped

 

[Stealheadgirl]

USPS is over whelmed with so many at home
now an ordering on line making packages getting to where they are suppose to be late which isn’t so good for poultry be shipped

They sent them trough the regular mail. Is that normal?

 

[Miss Lydia]

It was suppose to be priority? Which takes 2-3 days

 

[Stealheadgirl]

The box said priority 2 day. Shipped on Monday and I received them this afternoon.

 

[365username]

It might be a good idea to get a few chicks, I do recommend the bigger breeds to be put with ducks, but any breed is fine except I don’t think it’s a good idea to put bantams with ducks. They’ll get run over by the duck. It’s ok to raise a duck on its own, that’s what I did when my ducklings all died except for one, but later got chickens and he loved having chickens around!