Please Help!!!

[Miss Lydia]

It's very sad and too bad more people aren't aware of the problems that can come from having a crested. If she isn't pooping I think I would euthanize her she has to be miserable. If you can't do it call a vet. I am so sorry for her and for you. Yes love on her as much as you can and let her know she is special.

 

[Ravynscroft]

Poor girl isn't pooping. At all. I'm feeding her as much as I can, I'm not sure how much she's getting or if she's just chewing it and letting it fall back into the bowl. Her legs are often splayed, which my sister recognizes as a neurological issue...which probably won't get better. So sad, I was so excited to get a crested duck and now I probably won't ever get another if this is common in them.

I would try tube feeding her... it sounds scary, but it's really not that hard...

@casportpony can you post your team tube feeding link here, please? I can't find anything on this site anymore...

 

[casportpony]

I would try tube feeding her... it sounds scary, but it's really not that hard...

@casportpony can you post your team tube feeding link here, please? I can't find anything on this site anymore...

Start with this:
https://lafeber.com/vet/tube-feeding-birds/
Hands down that is the best tube feeding info on the web.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/updated-go-team-tube-feeding.805728/

 

[casportpony]

She isn't warm anymore though.

As in she is cold now?

 

[TipsyDucklings]

As in she is cold now?

Her feet are cold, but I think it's a normal cold. She isn't as hot as she was yesterday.

 

[Ravynscroft]

As in she is cold now?

I think she meant she isn't overly hot anymore...

 

[casportpony]

I think she meant she isn't overly hot anymore...

I hope . I worry when their body temp drops.

 

[Ravynscroft]

Her feet are cold, but I think it's a normal cold. She isn't as hot as she was yesterday.

Cool or cold?

 

[Ravynscroft]

Cool or cold?

What does her bill feel like?

 

[casportpony]

If I were going to tube that one I would start by making sure she was warm because tubing one that's chilled can kill it. Next I would weigh her and tube no more than 8 ml water per pound, then repeat in 60-90 minutes if crop has mostly cleared, then again in two hours. I would not tube food until I saw her produce some type of poop.