Possibly adding new flock members but concerned about the transition.

[Jcarnahan]

Hey guys I have a complicated question about introducing new ducks to two that I already have.
The ducks I currently have are almost three months old. It is very cold here so I have not moved them outside yet. I have one that has been fighting what ive been told is wry neck. This is where my concern is. I was offered six female ducks and one drake today. I want to take them but im wondering if that will potentially be a death sentence for my one with wry neck?
They probably wouldn’t be introduced right away but I want to make sure, to the best of my ability, that im making the right choice. Thank you guys for any thoughts you might have.

 

[416bigbore]

Hello, I am no expert but maybe this link below will help you, Best of luck.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/wry-neck-causes-treatment-and-prevention.67732/

 

[007Sean]

Howdy Welcome to Backyard Chickens.
Enjoy your time here!

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
I would personally turn down the offer of the additional ducks until you've cured the one with wry neck.

 

[janiedoe]

Welcome to BYC. The stress may be a bit much for the wry neck duck, as well as yourself. Do you have a seperate run & house where you can keep them while treating your wry neck duck?
Good luck whatever you decide.

 

[Grammy60]

Hello and welcome to BYC So happy you have joined us. Best of luck with your duck and your decision about getting more ducks.

 

[rjohns39]

Hi and welcome to BYC We're so happy you've decided to join us

look for the look don't touch method of integration and keep them separate until you've resolved the wry neck issue.

 

[Jcarnahan]

Hello and welcome to BYC So happy you have joined us. Best of luck with your duck and your decision about getting more ducks.

Thank you!

 

[Jcarnahan]

Hi and welcome to BYC We're so happy you've decided to join us

look for the look don't touch method of integration and keep them separate until you've resolved the wry neck issue.

Thank you for the advice!

 

[Jcarnahan]

Welcome to BYC. The stress may be a bit much for the wry neck duck, as well as yourself. Do you have a seperate run & house where you can keep them while treating your wry neck duck?
Good luck whatever you decide.

I don’t but right now the two I have are still in a large “brooder” we set up in our basement while we finished the duck house. So we could delay putting them together for a bit but probably not long.