Please help- three week old duckling with curled foot and swollen hock

[Mark Park]

She has a deformed leg from an incorrect incubator temperature.

You should humanely despatch this little bird and consider upgrading your incubator to avoid creating this problem in the future.

 

[1981Wazza]

Yes, although I have already sent them photos and then said they wasn't sure anything they could do. But that was before she went really lame so I will say her condition has worsened and hopefully they will see her.

 

[1981Wazza]

She has a deformed leg from an incorrect incubator temperature.

You should humanely despatch this little bird and consider upgrading your incubator to avoid creating this problem in the future.

OK, I will take that on board, but all of the other ducklings hatched and are absolutely fine. They are healthy and thriving and they were all in the same incubator.

 

[Mark Park]

OK, I will take that on board, but all of the other ducklings hatched and are absolutely fine. They are healthy and thriving and they were all in the same incubator.

They don't all end up with this defect, but that is what it is from -- I assure you. You need a better incubator. This little duck will have to be put down. It's life will get worse and worse and it will break your heart. Do it now and be done with it. There is nothing the vet can do.

 

[Mark Park]

They don't all end up with this defect, but that is what it is from -- I assure you. You need a better incubator. This little duck will have to be put down. It's life will get worse and worse and it will break your heart. Do it now and be done with it. There is nothing the vet can do.

Unfortunately having livestock comes with having some deadstock. It can't be helped, and you will soon get quite used to it.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I doubt it’s something we can actually get use to even though it is part of life when you have critters of any kind.

 

[Mark Park]

You will get used to it. If it has to be done, then it can't be helped and there is no point beating yourself up for it.

 

[DuckyDonna]

She has a deformed leg from an incorrect incubator temperature.

You should humanely despatch this little bird and consider upgrading your incubator to avoid creating this problem in the future.

Where did you come up with that diagnosis?

 

[Miss Lydia]

You will get used to it. If it has to be done, then it can't be helped and there is no point beating yourself up for it.

I’ve had waterfowl and poultry starting in 2004 and I don’t beat myself up when I lose one or we have to put one down but I don’t just think oh well it’s just live stock.

 

[Mark Park]

I had a Toulouse Goose and a peafowl with this same deformity. I didn't have the heart.to despatch the goose. It was picked on and isolated by the flock and eventually died after a very lonely and unpleasant little life. I took care of the peafowl as soon as I found it had the same defect.

It's caused by too high a temperature in the incubator. Feel free to Google it.