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Muscovy Duckling is biting the other 4 ducklings... HELP!

Discussion in 'Ducks' started by kerriliane, Sep 19, 2010.

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  1. Sep 19, 2010 #1
    kerriliane

    kerriliane Chillin' With My Peeps

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    So I woke up this morning and saw that some of my young muscovy ducklings wings were bleeding..
    I thought it was one of my chickens, until I noticed that only 4 of the 5 ducklings had bleeding wings.. and then I saw the other duckling - bite, pull and EAT the *WING that came off its sibling! now I've removed him/her and given him to a neighbour as I have no means to seperate the duck and he does. My other 4 now, *2 have broken bleeding follicles, the other two just have broken but not really bleeding follicles... What do I do?
    I'm worried for the little ones!



    Edit: Changed certain words as I found out it wasnt bone, but wing follicle! Added a * where a word was changed!
     
    Last edited: Sep 20, 2010
  3. Sep 19, 2010 #2
    TennesseeTruly

    TennesseeTruly Chillin' With My Peeps

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    We had the same thing happen here. I used Blue Kote on my ducklings that were injured. I kept the aggressors away from the younger ones until the pin feathers grew out. Its happened several times with my Scovy's and only with my Scovy's. I don't know if its a Scovy thing of if I have weird ducks.

    Good luck!

    Laurie
     
  5. Sep 19, 2010 #3
    desertdarlene

    desertdarlene Chillin' With My Peeps

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    I'm not an expert, but I think there has to be a way to figure out how to keep them separate until they grow a little bigger. Perhaps you neighbor can take them, temporarily, for a few weeks. That one with the bone exposed needs to be treated, though, to prevent infection.
     
  7. Sep 19, 2010 #4
    katharinad

    katharinad Overrun with chickens

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    I worry when someone reports a bone sticking out. What are the chances of the skin to grow over it? I would say a vet should look at it, and perhaps amputate the tip so it will close up correctly. I hope the wing tip is not that bad, good luck.
     

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