The EMERGENCY Thread!!!

[microchick]

X2 on the original Dawn dish soap. That is what the conservationists use on wildlife when there is an oil spill.

 

[Mak24456]

Update:

When I first went out this morning she had seemingly stopped wheezing with the occasion gurgly cluck, but I just went out again and she seems to have started again. It hasn't gotten worse, and she sometimes stops wheezing and breathes normally. When I pick her up she stops. We'll get some Vet RX asap and continue to monitor her.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Update:

When I first went out this morning she had seemingly stopped wheezing with the occasion gurgly cluck, but I just went out again and she seems to have started again. It hasn't gotten worse, and she sometimes stops wheezing and breathes normally. When I pick her up she stops. We'll get some Vet RX asap and continue to monitor her.

I'm glad to hear that it isn't continuous, this will hopefully allow her to drink and eat.

She may be experiencing Stridor - where there is a little food/debris in the airway. You may want to massage her neck/throat in a downward motion to see if it helps.

Thank you for the update, please keep us posted.

 

[LeungHomestead]

New Emergency

Only had my ducklings for one day I have 8 one week old muscovys. I went to clean the brooder and noticed their feet and bellies were caked in poo. So a bath they got. In the process I noticed this little guy (or girl) with what I am guessing is an issue with its vent? I soaked him longer so I could get him clean. You have a before and after photo. What do I do now?

 

[minihorse927]

New Emergency

Only had my ducklings for one day I have 8 one week old muscovys. I went to clean the brooder and noticed their feet and bellies were caked in poo. So a bath they got. In the process I noticed this little guy (or girl) with what I am guessing is an issue with its vent? I soaked him longer so I could get him clean. You have a before and after photo. What do I do now?

you did what you can by cleaning it up. Just keep an eye on them to make sure they don't get more build up.

 

[DwayneNLiz]

@LeungHomestead sorry that your little duck has pasty butt
how warm is your brooder? do they have a place to escape from the heat? are you adding anything to their water, what are you feeding?

 

[LeungHomestead]

Well I can only account for the last 30ish hours I have owned them but I am not currently adding anything to their water, they can escape the heat. I don't know exactly how hot the brooder is. I tried to buy a thermostat timer at tractor supply and they didn't have any. But I am monitoring their behavior in regards to the heat and I do have the heat lamp on a timer so it is cycling one and off at regular intervals. They are in my living room right now so I can keep a close eye on them. First time duck mom and all I could have them to far away. I am feeding purina non medicated starter grower feed. It is 18% protein but does not list the exact amount of vitamin b complex it contains.

 

[Yemimah]

Ummm... for babies in an artificial environment you usually do not turn it off and then on again. I do not remember what temp. I did ducks on because it has been a few years. Chicks are kept at 95 degrees and you lower that by 5 degrees every week till they are at 70 degrees, then you wean them off it.I always use common sense and watch their behavior in the brooder. It would be good to get a book so you have a tutor and guide at hand . Also do not give them water to swim in( as they do not have oil on their feathers from their mother if you hatched them ) until they feather out a bit. They will chill. And about pasty butt ... I had a chick identical to this and after I washed it I really feared because it looked just like your picture. My birds are now 8 weeks old and I do not even know which bird it was! I think your bird will be fine. ACV can help this given for a few days in their water at a ratio of a Tablespoon per quart of water. I remember how messy ducklings can be! I had to clean up their situation 2-3 times or more a day. They can breed salmonella otherwise.

 

[LeungHomestead]

Ummm... for babies in an artificial environment you usually do not turn it off and then on again. I do not remember what temp. I did ducks on because it has been a few years. Chicks are kept at 95 degrees and you lower that by 5 degrees every week till they are at 70 degrees, then you wean them off it.I always use common sense and watch their behavior in the brooder. It would be good to get a book so you have a tutor and guide at hand . Also do not give them water to swim in( as they do not have oil on their feathers from their mother if you hatched them ) until they feather out a bit. They will chill. And about pasty butt ... I had a chick identical to this and after I washed it I really feared because it looked just like your picture. My birds are now 8 weeks old and I do not even know which bird it was! I think your bird will be fine. ACV can help this given for a few days in their water at a ratio of a Tablespoon per quart of water. I remember how messy ducklings can be! I had to clean up their situation 2-3 times or more a day. They can breed salmonella otherwise. 

Yeah I know ideally I would just leave their heat lamp on but they were getting to hot they have a daylight light as well so they are not just shifting from dark to light all the time. I will see if I can find something higher up to clamp their light too. I have read story's guild to fowl but not the one just for ducks. They were kept outside before I got them so I am sure it was a temp change going from a cold night to indoor heated brooder. Now that I know what it is I feel better about it. You can't treat what you don't know!

 

[egghead@1265]

Tyllyn50, terramyicin, vet RX?
Isolate them for upper respiratory-? What if you cannot?

Treat all birds or just sick ones?