Orphan duckling

[KikiDeAnime]

One of our dogs attacked and killed a mother duck along with her 3 ducklings. I only managed to save the last duckling and now it's indoors under the heat lamp. The duckling is a dark brown or tan color with black feet.

What should I feed it?

I'll take a picture once it calms down.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Is it a wild Mallard? Chick starter will work till you call wild life rescue because it’s illegal to have a wild duck even if you saved its life and you could never let it go In the wild since mama hasn’t fully taught it to fend for itself. So best thing to do is keep it warm offer a soupy feed mix and call a vet in the morning and find a water fowl rescue they will take the duckling and raise it so it can be released. Bless you for taking it in. A pic would be best A_Fowl_Guy can probably identify it because from what I gather Wood ducks now are harder to feed.

 

[KikiDeAnime]

Is it a wild Mallard? Chick starter will work till you call wild life rescue because it’s illegal to have a wild duck even if you saved its life and you could never let it go In the wild since mama hasn’t fully taught it to fend for itself. So best thing to do is keep it warm offer a soupy feed mix and call a vet in the morning and find a water fowl rescue they will take the duckling and raise it so it can be released. Bless you for taking it in.

I'm not sure what it is

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

Definitely not a (wild) mallard. Can you give use a description of Momma duck?

 

[Miss Lydia]

Do you have neighbors who have ducks? Where’s A_Fowl_Guy if wild hopefully he can give breed.

 

[KikiDeAnime]

Do you have neighbors who have ducks? Where’s A_Fowl_Guy if wild hopefully he can give breed.

None of our neighbors have ducks. The mother duck had a red band around her leg though.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Was she the same color as the duckling?

 

[KikiDeAnime]

Was she the same color as the duckling?

She was lighter like the duckling's chest color.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Almost makes me think KC let’s see who else may know. @Table4Six @MagpieDucks

 

[Miss Lydia]

Where were they along a river? Lake , pond