- Mar 29, 2008
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Hi,
I have a Pekin duck aged 9. Yesterday we let all 4 ducks out and Daffadil went to the other side of the pen (on the outside) and just layed there. When I noticed she was missing this is where we found her. My husband picked her up and made her go with the other ducks and she was staggering, he thought it was just because she was stepping on her broken wing.
Well about 30 minutes later I go back out and and she was gone again, went and looked and she was in the same spot. Now when I looked at her I could clearly tell something was wrong.
First glance, all the feathers on her back were picked off, only very few new ones were there. Then when I made her walk her bottom was hanging down, I knew thing things were not right.
I brought her in to bath her, she was full of mud. As I examined her I noticed she had NO weight on her at all. You could feel every bone front and back. Which is odd, she did not look like this just 2 days ago when I fed her.
So I got as much mud off as I could before she got chilled, so I wrapped her up and put her by the heater. I put some food in front of her and she gobbbled it up. I can her a bit of water as well, but did not want to over do it.
Now, at this point, I can only guess, the boy ducks were trying to mate with her, though I have never seen it, they usually go for the young ones.
Now what I don't get is this. She has turned mean, she never has tried to bite before and now does all the time, I am hoping it is because she does not feel good.
Yesterday when I brought her in she could not stand, she would fall over, after she ate she did great.
When I feed her she gets worse. I am not sure that she is eating too much and can't stand.
Today when I fed her, this one is new, her head slowly fell down in front and she slowly sat down, I thought for sure that was it. But I kept touching her and holding her head up, then she would raise her head, try to keep it up, but couldn't. She would still quack.
Over time, say an hour to 2 she stands up and acts fine.
So is she just so malnourished right now that the food is making her not be able to stand?
I have an appointment at the vet, but not til Wednesday, she may not live that long.
Oh, she has a broken wing from a coyote from about 4 years ago, that is extremely infected, and I want to get some antibiotics at the farm store but don't know which, she as been on Amoxi before. Anyway, that part that was left is not completely gone to where her wing just hangs and she will need to have it amputated or wear a brace for it.
Can mud do anything?
Sorry for the long post I am just trying to give you all the facts.
Thanks,
Samantha
I have a Pekin duck aged 9. Yesterday we let all 4 ducks out and Daffadil went to the other side of the pen (on the outside) and just layed there. When I noticed she was missing this is where we found her. My husband picked her up and made her go with the other ducks and she was staggering, he thought it was just because she was stepping on her broken wing.
Well about 30 minutes later I go back out and and she was gone again, went and looked and she was in the same spot. Now when I looked at her I could clearly tell something was wrong.
First glance, all the feathers on her back were picked off, only very few new ones were there. Then when I made her walk her bottom was hanging down, I knew thing things were not right.
I brought her in to bath her, she was full of mud. As I examined her I noticed she had NO weight on her at all. You could feel every bone front and back. Which is odd, she did not look like this just 2 days ago when I fed her.
So I got as much mud off as I could before she got chilled, so I wrapped her up and put her by the heater. I put some food in front of her and she gobbbled it up. I can her a bit of water as well, but did not want to over do it.
Now, at this point, I can only guess, the boy ducks were trying to mate with her, though I have never seen it, they usually go for the young ones.
Now what I don't get is this. She has turned mean, she never has tried to bite before and now does all the time, I am hoping it is because she does not feel good.
Yesterday when I brought her in she could not stand, she would fall over, after she ate she did great.
When I feed her she gets worse. I am not sure that she is eating too much and can't stand.
Today when I fed her, this one is new, her head slowly fell down in front and she slowly sat down, I thought for sure that was it. But I kept touching her and holding her head up, then she would raise her head, try to keep it up, but couldn't. She would still quack.
Over time, say an hour to 2 she stands up and acts fine.
So is she just so malnourished right now that the food is making her not be able to stand?
I have an appointment at the vet, but not til Wednesday, she may not live that long.
Oh, she has a broken wing from a coyote from about 4 years ago, that is extremely infected, and I want to get some antibiotics at the farm store but don't know which, she as been on Amoxi before. Anyway, that part that was left is not completely gone to where her wing just hangs and she will need to have it amputated or wear a brace for it.
Can mud do anything?
Sorry for the long post I am just trying to give you all the facts.
Thanks,
Samantha