Pekin duckling sick

[frankntine]

Hi everyone. I am new to this forum and I am finding out alot of info reading old posts.

We have a small farm in Orange Cty NY. We hatched 3 Pekins almost 2 weeks ago. I had trouble keeping the humidity high enough for the duck eggs but they did pip but had trouble for approx. 10 hours. One was able to hatch on her own but the other two we carefully helped out. However now one especially has very weak legs and the others are stumbling to different degrees. Also they seem to have labored breathing.

I have treated them with terrymyacin powder in their water and have been supervising their swimming - hoping to build their leg strength.

Any suggestions would be extremely helpful?!?!

Thanks
Christine

 

[B. Saffles Farms]

from TN
Sorry I cant help you out with your duck problem. If you will post this question in the waterfowl section Im sure you will get the help you need.

 

[frankntine]

Thank you for your response. I did repost in that section when I realized that this went to the new member post. Hopefully someone will be able to help me out.

Thanks
Christine

 

[n-da-woods]

Hello and

from NC

 

[The Chicken Lady]

, Christine!

Glad to have you here!

 

[ChickBond 007]

Welcome from Iowa!
Keep reading, you'll learn so much here!


Check the waterfowl section, lots of answers there.