Seizing duck?

[chiki1]

Today we noticed 3 of our ducks were wet and had spilled their water. We try to be careful giving them water because this isn't the first time this has happened. It's a series of a duck having no health issues, then she/he gets wet, has a seizure, and dies. Only 2 of the three that got wet today died. One sized for around an hour off and on, barely breathing at times. We thought she was going to die for sure, but apparently not. It's not too long after she finished seizing, and she's acting normal again? She's standing, crapping, quacking, looking around, etc. She's just not that stable standing. We're not sure what to do or if she'll make it in the long run. She's only about 2-3 weeks old I would say, came in a clutch of 9. She's a khaki Campbell, which most of ours have died this season. (2 batches of around 6 I'd say passed.) She's currently leaning against my elbow and making small chirps every now and then. Should we give her any vitamins? She's not eating right now.

 

[fatty and friends]

what do you feed them? do they get to swim daily?

 

[SilverBirds]

Wait, they're dyeing when they get wet? Where are you getting the water from?

 

[chiki1]

what do you feed them? do they get to swim daily?

We feed them some sort of duck feed crumble since theyre so little I think. They dont get to swim daily, every week or so we'll fill up a small bin for them to swim in for a bit.

 

[chiki1]

Wait, they're dyeing when they get wet? Where are you getting the water from?

we get our water from the faucet, not sure why they die when they get wet. We think they cant dry themselves off all the way, as when they do get wet theyre completely drenched and shaking.

 

[ruthhope]

What is the temperature in your brooder? Is your tap water very heavily chlorinated [not that I have heard that chlorinated tap water is harmful to ducks and mine were drinking chlorinated tap water immediately after I refilled their kiddie pool today]

However, if your tap water isn't heavily contaminated with something, the problem must be caused either by the food they are eating or the temperature

 

[fatty and friends]

We feed them some sort of duck feed crumble since theyre so little I think. They dont get to swim daily, every week or so we'll fill up a small bin for them to swim in for a bit.

do you know what feed specifically? also ducks need to swim every day to stay waterproof, they could be getting waterlogged and dying from that

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

we get our water from the faucet, not sure why they die when they get wet. We think they cant dry themselves off all the way, as when they do get wet theyre completely drenched and shaking.

I was bathing my ducks from day 3 everyday
I have never lost one
I use warm water
Only give them 5-10 mins tops
Would use paper towel to dry them as it absorbs most of the water then they Finish off by preening after a few days of using their oil glands they no longer got soaking wet only the tummy
I would then either turn on the heat lamp they would go under while preening to dry off or I would turn on my electric heater and have it blow on them
As for water dishes to prevent duvks from getting wet I use chicken water dish for first 3-4 days then once the beak has grown a little I switch to smaller butter ones with lid on and cut holes big enough for heads to get in but babies couldn’t fall in and get wet and cold. As they grow you get taller butter containers ( or any plastic type Tupperware with lids you can cut ) so they can dunk heads in to clear nose and eyes at all times.
Hope this helps
So sorry you lost some little ones

 

[Yardmom]

After the ducklings get wet are they able to move on their own to a dry heated place?

 

[chiki1]

After the ducklings get wet are they able to move on their own to a dry heated place?

Yes, they are able to, there's a heating lamp at one end of their bin/cage directly over it but they mostly avoid that area and stay in the middle. Despite this, they never seem to get dry and we have to hold them under the heating lamp for around an hour for them to somewhat dry