I work at a farm where a small exotic animal exhibit is also located. The people who work there hatch out ducklings very often and hand raise the babies. They just recently (like 6 hours ago) hatched out a Pekin duckling who they cannot keep. S/he has something wrong with both feet because its little toes won't flatten out. It hasn't gotten up and needs to be raised up to food and water. I only saw it for about half an hour before I got out of work, so I don't know how well its doing right now.
But anyway, my question is what are the little guy's chances at living? I don't know if the foot problem is something that it can grow out of. Its not like spraddle legs, just that its toes are curled up so it can't stand. I offered to keep him/her if s/he makes it through the next day, since no one else wants it. So should the little thing live, what do I need to care for it? Are ducklings a lot like chicks? (because then I have it covered) I just need to know like what temperature it needs to be/does it need a special diet/when does it need water/etc?
Thanks so much. I really hope the ducky lives because I'm already attached to the idea of keeping it
But anyway, my question is what are the little guy's chances at living? I don't know if the foot problem is something that it can grow out of. Its not like spraddle legs, just that its toes are curled up so it can't stand. I offered to keep him/her if s/he makes it through the next day, since no one else wants it. So should the little thing live, what do I need to care for it? Are ducklings a lot like chicks? (because then I have it covered) I just need to know like what temperature it needs to be/does it need a special diet/when does it need water/etc?
Thanks so much. I really hope the ducky lives because I'm already attached to the idea of keeping it