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Too much layer can damage the kidneys. If that happened, stopping the feed is unlikely to cure them.

Just because you haven't seen signs of parasites in the other animals doesn't mean they don't have them. :(

Oxytetracyline might help, but it's not what I would use.

If this one dies can you afford to spend $90 to have a necropsy done? That's what your state lab charges for necropsies. If you aren't close enough to drop them off you can overnight them on ice. UC Davis lets us (CA residents) use their FedEx account number which saves a bunch on shipping, so call and ask if they do the same.

Another possibitly is duck plague, which I believe Muscovies are more susceptible to.

As I said before, if mine and i could not take to a vet I would treat for everything and provide supportive care, but this level of care and treatment does require a lot of work and some money. One would have to buy the drugs (wormers, coccidiostat, and antibiotic) and tube feeding supplies (tube, syringe, and baby bird food).

Good luck with whatever you decide and let me know how things go.

Here is the lab:
http://www.nmda.nmsu.edu/vds/
 
I have goat antiibiotics, injection, Liquamycin LA-200 (but it stings) and I don't know where on the duck to inject and how much. I might have penicillian injectible as well. He is eating fine...no layer just corn and scratch and wild bird seed.. BUT again, why just males, at first just all the white ones..he is the first non white.




casportpony said:
Too much layer can damage the kidneys. If that happened, stopping the feed is unlikely to cure them.

Just because you haven't seen signs of parasites in the other animals doesn't mean they don't have them. :(

Oxytetracyline might help, but it's not what I would use.

If this one dies can you afford to spend $90 to have a necropsy done? That's what your state lab charges for necropsies. If you aren't close enough to drop them off you can overnight them on ice. UC Davis lets us (CA residents) use their FedEx account number which saves a bunch on shipping, so call and ask if they do the same.

Another possibitly is duck plague, which I believe Muscovies are more susceptible to.

As I said before, if mine and i could not take to a vet I would treat for everything and provide supportive care, but this level of care and treatment does require a lot of work and some money. One would have to buy the drugs (wormers, coccidiostat, and antibiotic) and tube feeding supplies (tube, syringe, and baby bird food).

Good luck with whatever you decide and let me know how things go.

Here is the lab:
http://www.nmda.nmsu.edu/vds/
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Some questions...
How many Muscovies do you have?
How many have died so far?
Can you switch the sick one to an all flock crumble?
 
Now I have 6 females, 2 males (just about a year), and the (alpha 2 21/2yrs and his mate,) separated. I bought 16% chicken feed, crumble, just found at Walmart instead of the high protein layer at tsc. Last month 4 died, about 1-2 weeks between each, all white. I have one baby that mama muscovy just hatched..and she is brooding on eggs..
 
ladyh said:
Bag says 4.5% calcium..15% protein. I can just feed everybody corn, scrach and wild bird seed, it doesn't seem to affect chicken eggs at all.
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Too much calcium for your boys and non-layers.

Lots of people feed just scratch and bird seed, but it's not good for them and can cause other health issues, like fatty liver syndrome.
 

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