Hi my name is Jill,
I found this site because I have a sick duck. I have 5 hens, 3 little ones, 7 ducks & two baby turkeys. We've lost one duck about 3 months ago & I don't know what happened to her. She was laying in the run when I went out there in the morning. No marks on her no noticeable distress.
All the ducks are about a year old except for the oldest who is probably 5 now. We got her from someone who wanted ducks who were laying & she hasn't laid in quite awhile. I found my duck tonight because I was out at the shed which is close to their yard. The ducks normally react when someone is out there but they were very loud. So I went out there & did a quick head count. Only six!! I frantically scanned the yard for the seventh & found her in one of the ponds. She wasn't moving & her bill was dipped into the water. When I touched her she moved. So we brought her into the house, gave her a warm bath because it's been cold & rainy today. I fed her a few spoonfuls of honey water & dried her off. She's now in the bathtub with water & food within reach. I don't know what else to do except make her comfortable.
Anyway, I'm glad I found this site! I can always use a place for information on my birds!!
Thank you
Jill
I found this site because I have a sick duck. I have 5 hens, 3 little ones, 7 ducks & two baby turkeys. We've lost one duck about 3 months ago & I don't know what happened to her. She was laying in the run when I went out there in the morning. No marks on her no noticeable distress.
All the ducks are about a year old except for the oldest who is probably 5 now. We got her from someone who wanted ducks who were laying & she hasn't laid in quite awhile. I found my duck tonight because I was out at the shed which is close to their yard. The ducks normally react when someone is out there but they were very loud. So I went out there & did a quick head count. Only six!! I frantically scanned the yard for the seventh & found her in one of the ponds. She wasn't moving & her bill was dipped into the water. When I touched her she moved. So we brought her into the house, gave her a warm bath because it's been cold & rainy today. I fed her a few spoonfuls of honey water & dried her off. She's now in the bathtub with water & food within reach. I don't know what else to do except make her comfortable.
Anyway, I'm glad I found this site! I can always use a place for information on my birds!!
Thank you
Jill
. Pleased you joined us. Hope your duck gets better soon!
