Traumatic duck death/ other ducklings lethargic.

[MastrangeloFamily]

The one that looked at death's door this morning is actually lifting up her head and looking around. I gave her the terramycin first thing this am and the Corrid around 12:30.

 

[Salixx]

I don’t have any advice but I just want to say that it sounds very similar to what I went through with my ducklings. Mine did not pull through but none of them made it as long as yours and once they stopped eating they never started again.

Fingers crossed for your remaining babies find the strength to live through this. I’ll have you and them in my thoughts.

 

[MastrangeloFamily]

I don’t have any advice but I just want to say that it sounds very similar to what I went through with my ducklings. Mine did not pull through but none of them made it as long as yours and once they stopped eating they never started again.

Fingers crossed for your remaining babies find the strength to live through this. I’ll have you and them in my thoughts.

Thank you! I really hope they make it. I really do.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Sounds like some progress. There is Terramycin eye ointment but most likely the watery eye is from the respiratory issue. You could look up saline wash for eyes and clean her eyes up with that. Make you own.

 

[MastrangeloFamily]

So this morning the one that was sick yesterday is still alive, though I do have to help her stand to eat and drink water. They had their morning bath and once again she floated around. What's confusing to me is the fact the the other of the 2 let's call her Ava. Is getting gigantic and has never seemed sick once. She looks like she's thriving. Is it possible that she is not sick and won't be sick? If that's the case, why?

 

[Miss Lydia]

Only a vet can answer these questions. Especially since we really don't know whats going on with them. I think I'd still treat her with the Terramycin right along with the one that is sick. Just precautionary. I hope the sick one continues to recover so Ava won't be left alone.
Just thinking out loud in 2019 I ordered Runners from a hatchery to add to my flock When they arrived they seemed so healthy but 3 days later I had lost 2 of the 4. Hatchery said it was shipping stress, well another member ordered Runners from the same hatchery and was told they were having problems with their hatches, So made me wonder if possibility there was problems with these ducklings too that I ordered. Saying this because maybe this was something that actually happened at the hatchery? and just gradually began to show up with your ducklings.

 

[MastrangeloFamily]

Only a vet can answer these questions. Especially since we really don't know whats going on with them. I think I'd still treat her with the Terramycin right along with the one that is sick. Just precautionary. I hope the sick one continues to recover so Ava won't be left alone.
Just thinking out loud in 2019 I ordered Runners from a hatchery to add to my flock When they arrived they seemed so healthy but 3 days later I had lost 2 of the 4. Hatchery said it was shipping stress, well another member ordered Runners from the same hatchery and was told they were having problems with their hatches, So made me wonder if possibility there was problems with these ducklings too that I ordered. Saying this because maybe this was something that actually happened at the hatchery? and just gradually began to show up with your ducklings.

That is what I am thinking. We just lost her, so now we only have ava left. When we first got our ducklings, we had an odd looking one. He was sort of malformed looking. I'll attach a photo. He was the smallest one and just looked odd. He was the first to die. But they were 4 weeks old this Monday when they started dying. I also have a question, bright green poo that stains kind of blue on the bedding? I also saw yellow poop. The one alive has a super duper dark brown poop.

 

[MastrangeloFamily]

This is the variation in droppings, though I don't have a picture of the brown just yet

 

[Miss Lydia]

I'm so sorry, give Ava a mirror so she has a duckling with her.
The off colored poop could be the corid or other medication.
Tell us again what all you are feeding?

 

[MastrangeloFamily]

We are feeding all flock with a sprinkle of nutritional yeast. I also give them fresh cut greens in their water or peas from my hand.