SICK DUCKLING- URGENT

[HamsHen50]

I have an Ancona mix duckling, he is a hit over 2 weeks old and isn’t eating or drinking with the others. There is one duckling in the flock that is double the size of everyone else (1 week older) and 1 that is a quarter of the size to everyone else (1 week younger), and the older one isn’t mean or aggressive to any of the ducklings during feeding time. The small duckling happily eats and drinks with everyone. But this sick duckling doesn’t. Everyone runs away from me but he just sits there and lets me pick him up, and today when I had a look at him I noticed that he had skin showing on the back of his neck and under his jaw!!! What could this be from???? They are in good condition and on grass with a heat lamp, the have feed and water always and they go for swims. He was the top of the pecking order but now he is scared and hides under grass, hay or the shelter. Any help is good



In the last pic it was raining so the floor was muddy, it is now hay.

 

[Cheekychook12]

I’m not an expert on ducks but are they picking on him and pulling out feathers?

 

[HamsHen50]

I’m not an expert on ducks but are they picking on him and pulling out feathers?

Well I watch them a lot and haven’t seen anyone pick on him. Even when he does and eats with the others, they don’t care that he’s there, they treat him like everyone else. I haven’t seen an feather pulling.

 

[Cheekychook12]

Well I watch them a lot and haven’t seen anyone pick on him. Even when he does and eats with the others, they don’t care that he’s there, they treat him like everyone else. I haven’t seen an feather pulling.

You could try posting on the duck specific section, more people will be able to help there maybe