Hi Jamie, I had a very similar experience a couple weeks ago. One Welsh Harlequin hen (out of a hatchery order of 14), also 7-8 weeks old. She had what I assume were seizures, where she'd retract her head back, and take a step or two backwards very awkwardly. Then I could set her on my lap and gently stretch her neck out, and she'd come back to consciousness. Her head was noticeably smaller (shorter?) from top to bottom than the others, so that was where I suspected the problem was from. (She was an odd duck in general, like not quacking much and looking away from whatever caught the others' attention.) Like in your case, it began with a single seizure, which I didn't see begin so I thought she had bonked her head on a wall. Later she was having as many as three in an hour, and I decided it was better to put her down from an animal welfare perspective.
I wonder if we got our ducks from the same hatchery. I don't want to trash talk on them publicly without very *very* good reason, but I think they'd probably appreciate the feedback from the field so they can take a close look at their breeding lines. Please PM me if you want to have this conversation.
Thanks for posting! Bryan
I wonder if we got our ducks from the same hatchery. I don't want to trash talk on them publicly without very *very* good reason, but I think they'd probably appreciate the feedback from the field so they can take a close look at their breeding lines. Please PM me if you want to have this conversation.
Thanks for posting! Bryan