- May 13, 2008
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Not even sure where to post this.
Driving down a busy road in the middle of town where there is NO water we found a baby duck. We searched and searched and there was no sign of a mommy anywhere. It was in the middle of the busy road so we grabbed it. It can't be more than 24 hours old and is very tiny. It is smaller than my newly hatched chicks were.
I have it set up in the brooder with a heat lamp and have it eating chick starter. Anything else? I have no idea what to do with a duckling. Went back tonight to see if we could search out the family and had no luck at all. I plan to try again tomorrow but I think it is pretty hopeless. i am open to any suggestions. I am treating it like a newly hatched chick for lack of knowledge of anything else to do.
Driving down a busy road in the middle of town where there is NO water we found a baby duck. We searched and searched and there was no sign of a mommy anywhere. It was in the middle of the busy road so we grabbed it. It can't be more than 24 hours old and is very tiny. It is smaller than my newly hatched chicks were.
I have it set up in the brooder with a heat lamp and have it eating chick starter. Anything else? I have no idea what to do with a duckling. Went back tonight to see if we could search out the family and had no luck at all. I plan to try again tomorrow but I think it is pretty hopeless. i am open to any suggestions. I am treating it like a newly hatched chick for lack of knowledge of anything else to do.