My ducky is pipping!!!!

[easttxchick]

It takes them a bit to get on their feet. Try adding some electrolytes to water and dipping her bill. I always boost my ducklings-sometimes while they're still in the hatcher.

 

[ourlittleflock]

how is your new duckling this morning?

 

[Paganrose]

The ducky is doing much better! It is still shakey on it's feet, but holding it's head up well, it has tried to drink a little, not interested in crumbles yet (I don't expect it to be). It peeps up a storm whenever it hears me talk!!! wiggles and squirms everywhere.
I moved it to a temp brooder box, and am using a heating pad for a heat source. The large brooder I set up in the basement was was too much for one lone ducky, next weekend I will have some hatchmates and day old geese to play and snuggle with, but until then I dont think it is safe for a lone ducky.
This ducky is so much smaller than the day olds I had shipped last year!

Here is a pic from last night/very early this morning

Here is a pic of it in it's new temp home

And one of the ducky (sorry it is fuzzy, it wouldn't sit still for the pic)

 

[Miss Lydia]

Congratulations and sweet pictures.