Stuck egg or? (duck)

[Ravynscroft]

Id love to read about the peahen, is this posted somewhere?
I updated a pic of Bob Ross the duck with her tail down.. She is not trying to walk at all today, but weight bearing and standing in water. If I put a hand under a foot she will stay upright and standing on the other leg. Not eating a lot, but also completely inactive. I've given her a long soak in warm baths about 5 times today, giving her time to stretch her legs since she won't try with no water in the tub.

I saw the pic, she is gorgeous! But definitely looks in distress or pain... how does her vent look? Anything about it look off? Did you get any of the calcium supplements suggested?

Also, is she at least preening and drying herself off after the soaks? Just checking because it if she isn't then she can get chilled easily staying wet, just fyi...

 

[Mooregenealogy]

Yes I got calcium and vitamin supplements, along with electrolytes. I got crumble and soaked it in electrolyte solution. She is trying to preen herself, but not doing a good job. I have been drying her and she is in a warm room. Her feet looked folded under when I got home from work, I was worried about dehydration, hense the electrolytes. She did eat and drink on her own some, I have a syringe if needed though. She did relax and poop in the bath (did not appear to do so while I was at work) and did use legs and "swim" around a little but while in bath. She does not look or act well. Someone asked of her vent looked normal.. It does to me, but I'm a novice. I will update again if there is a change or tomorrow.

 

[Ravynscroft]

Yes I got calcium and vitamin supplements, along with electrolytes. I got crumble and soaked it in electrolyte solution. She is trying to preen herself, but not doing a good job. I have been drying her and she is in a warm room. Her feet looked folded under when I got home from work, I was worried about dehydration, hense the electrolytes. She did eat and drink on her own some, I have a syringe if needed though. She did relax and poop in the bath (did not appear to do so while I was at work) and did use legs and "swim" around a little but while in bath. She does not look or act well. Someone asked of her vent looked normal.. It does to me, but I'm a novice. I will update again if there is a change or tomorrow.

@casportpony has a great thread on tube feeding if you need it... if it's necessary, it is good for keeping up the hydration and food intake... she has great pics to for syringing as well, you want to be very careful not to aim it down their trachea as they can aspirate it...
for her and you! She is definitely well loved!

 

[Mooregenealogy]

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• Mooregenealogy
• Dec 5, 2017

Quick sick bed set up with on hand items after seeing another members box.

She's looking a little better tonight. We made her a quick makeshift sick bed tonight after seeing another members. She seems more comfortable in it. Fluid and food intake has been slim. Able to move legs while in bath, but no standing or walking. Her feet look curled up, but I think that might be from dehydration and laying on them all the time. Still have no idea what's wrong with her

 

[Miss Lydia]

Any chance of getting a vet to look at her?

 

[Mooregenealogy]

I do not have an avian vet around, my regular vet can probably look at her. I work too late until Friday to ger her in there though.

 

[casportpony]

I do not have an avian vet around, my regular vet can probably look at her. I work too late until Friday to ger her in there though.

Hopefully you can find a way to get her to a vet, that or I think you need to start tubing. All birds need no less that 5% of their body weight in fluids per day (23 ml per pound of body weight).

 

[Miss Lydia]

Your reg vet can show you how to tube feed her or look at @casportpony sig and go to How to provide Emergency and Supportive Care it will show you how to tube feed.

 

[casportpony]

I added a duck tube feeding video here:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/updated-go-team-tube-feeding.805728/

 

[Mooregenealogy]

Thank you all! I had someone available to move her from the little pen we made for her to the "sick bed" about every hour she was rotated today and drank at least a cup of fluid on her own that had electrolytes and vitamins. Her feet look much better tonight and she sounded like she tried whacking at me (1st time she's made a noise since bringing her in). I'm not pushing food too much, she's not really interested anyhow, but I leave it available. Still pooping. Not bearing weight, but I feel like I see an improvement tonight. I'm wondering about an impacted crop, but do not feel anything there.. The little system we have going on seems to be making her more comfortable and better hydrated. We will see what tomorrow brings..