The Duck Thread

[attimus]

@loveMYbirds13 this was day two.

 

[attimus]

@Kaessa

What kind of beauty is this???

Looks like a welsh harlequin

My drake coloring in

 

[Drea07]

My first thoughts - Egg yolk peritonitis, in which case she could really use a good duck vet to confirm, but in any case antibiotics would be the way to go - Baytril is often used for this.

Hardware disease - having swallowed metal - again, a vet is really helpful for this - but some food grade activated charcoal in the water might absorb a few of the toxins till she can get help . . .

Egg binding - an egg stuck in the oviduct, needs to come out so they don't build up inside her and possibly break, causing egg yolk peritonitis. 200 mg calcium dose initially, I would do again after several hours - as much time as possible in a tub of lukewarm water - be sure to monitor her for a while to make sure she can safely float.

She's only 4 1/2 months old. At first I thought she may be starting to produce eggs, even thought it is early. Gently felt her belly and it feels soft.

I could see something she ate. The previous homeowners used the property to burn ALL their trash and I am constantly finding and picking up stuff.

 

[loveMYbirds13]

My ducks don't have a mother duck tho.
as I hatched them from a broody hen and after they hatched
The hen attacked both her baby ducks
Lucky I was out there checking her when she was just hatched .
So now we raise them inside
My ducks are 3 and 4 days old.

 

[loveMYbirds13]

Thanks Julie and attimus

 

[loveMYbirds13]

And just out of curiosity
At what age can you tell if they are male or female?

And do colours mean boys?
Or can girls be coloured.

 

[casportpony]

My first thoughts - Egg yolk peritonitis, in which case she could really use a good duck vet to confirm, but in any case antibiotics would be the way to go - Baytril is often used for this.

Hardware disease - having swallowed metal - again, a vet is really helpful for this - but some food grade activated charcoal in the water might absorb a few of the toxins till she can get help . . .

Egg binding - an egg stuck in the oviduct, needs to come out so they don't build up inside her and possibly break, causing egg yolk peritonitis. 200 mg calcium dose initially, I would do again after several hours - as much time as possible in a tub of lukewarm water - be sure to monitor her for a while to make sure she can safely float.

Good advice....

Many don't know this, but anyone can buy Baytril without a prescription. It's definitely a must have for me.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/959119/baytril-enrofloxacin-sources
Other drugs that will one could use instead of Baytril are the human drugs Cipro and Levofloxacin.

One can also buy inexpensive liquid calcium at Tractor Supply in the cattle section. It can be given by injection or orally.

It looks like this:


-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Consider you may want to help her get nutrients through tube feeding. @casportpony has posted information about that - please let us know if you need help finding it, if you want to go that way.

Willing to teach anyone here how to safely tube! Can do it through PM or on the phone.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Quote: @Drea07 , My best guess would be some type of infection, parasites or both. If she's not drinking she will need to get fluids. Easiest way to do that is to tube them. Antibiotics (human or pet)? How about wormers? Corid? Note that I'm not suggesting that you give anything, just trying to figure out if you have something that might be helpful.

-Kathy

 

[needlessjunk]

I almost forgot to post this but it's a sweet look at a cat and duck relationship.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10152799089091512