OMG!!! Duck born without eyes! ***UPDATE!! 11/01 with pics***

[leni]

maybe you could contact a wildlife rehaber, and see what they think, and if they could "rescue" it. You can search for one in your area here
http://www.tc.umn.edu/~devo0028/contact.htm

 

[Hennyhandler]

I think you should think about what this duckling needs are. I think you should give this duckling a chance. You seem willing to take the measures to care for this duck

and he/she may be the best, sweetest duck with the best health it could possibly have. As long as it isn't in obvious pain, lethargic, and depressed than I would go for it. Basically, I would make this about the duckling and what is best for it at all times. Give it the chance and if it gets older and you can see that it has many other problems and can't be happy than do what has to be done for the mercy and benefit of the duckling. Your awesome for being open to giving this duckling a chance and taking care of it.

 

[chickenzoo]

If it eats and drinks and gets along well, and you don't mind keeping it or finding it another forever home then give it a chance. I have a bantam hen that went blind, she acts like a chicken, scratching , clucking etc.. She is in a pen with another chicken that is her friend. I keep her water and food in the same place, she finds it fine. If I put down treats etc. the other chicken clucks and makes noise for her to come too. Quality of life is not always being normal, but how you adapt . Not all animals do well in these situations, but those that have a strong spirit should be given a chance. All my special needs animals have enriched my life.....

 

[stumble_n_mumble]

i would deff wait it out!!! good luck!

 

[mikki717]

Ummm... maybe I'm being totally heartless and obtusse, but what exactly can a duck accomplish? The duckling would not be doing anything, but going along with whatever it's human does.

At this point in my life I would not have the time to provide everything a special needs duckling would need, and I would cull.

 

[greathorse]

Normally I would say cull it and quickly, but I did have a blind chick that did just fine with all the other chicks. As a matter of fact it was some time before i disovered that he was blind. He got around just fine. I finally culled him because he was a rooster and could not be used, but he was seven or eight months old . If it were me I would probably let nature take its course. I the duck makes it it does if not wasnt meant to be.

 

[Dora'smom]

I think that waiting a few days to see how it does is reasonable, as long as you are okay with it, and the bird is doing okay. There may be other problems that you can't see at this point (in body systems that were at crucial points of development when the anomaly with its eyes occurred). If nothing turns up, and you are okay with raising it, I say let it have a chance at life, as long as it is able to eat, drink, poop, and rest. Good luck with your bird.

 

[b.hromada]

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Me too.

 

[jojo54]

b.hromada :

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Me too.

ditto!

 

[bufforp89]

Blind duck is doing really well today. Eating and drinking like a champ! I am going to try and see what happens as I have the time and resources to take care of it.