Treating Wry Neck In Crested Duckling *EDITED TITLE*

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Miss Lydia said:
They do like to splash don't they, Such great news about Qwackers too, when will you have their house and run ready for them?
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The run is almost ready, just need to finish the wire and add the sand. The house is supposed to be delivered this Wednesday. I am hoping to have it ready by Saturday and start transitioning them Sunday. Their new home will not be at my house, it's at my business. I will have to see how they do and check the weather often, I may bring them home in the evenings, I'm not sure. Indie and Raj are almost completely feathered, Qwackers is not, so I'm sure that will play a role on when they go out.

Also, the last several days Qwackers has NOT wanted to take her meds. I have resorted to other tactics. Her favorite treat is tomatoes, so I've been soaking a few tiny pieces of bread with the meds and tossing it with a few pieces of chopped tomato. Works like a charm!
 
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jenniemig said:
The run is almost ready, just need to finish the wire and add the sand. The house is supposed to be delivered this Wednesday. I am hoping to have it ready by Saturday and start transitioning them Sunday. Their new home will not be at my house, it's at my business. I will have to see how they do and check the weather often, I may bring them home in the evenings, I'm not sure. Indie and Raj are almost completely feathered, Qwackers is not, so I'm sure that will play a role on when they go out.

Also, the last several days Qwackers has NOT wanted to take her meds. I have resorted to other tactics. Her favorite treat is tomatoes, so I've been soaking a few tiny pieces of bread with the meds and tossing it with a few pieces of chopped tomato. Works like a charm!
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They are like kids when it comes to taking their meds. lol I use small pieces of bread when I have to medicate too, it's easy to fool them that way. Look forward to seeing their house and run when ya'll get through with it I hope you'll post pics.
 
Started weaning off of the meds tonight. I'll be cutting from medicating twice a day to just once a day for 5 days, then every other day for another week. I ordered nutri - drench which should be here Thursday. I'll be adding it to their water until they're 10 weeks old. That has all of the vitamins she needs.

I am so scared, but I have to get her off of the prednisolone before it starts having negative effects. So guys say a prayer, send positive vibes and think happy thoughts!
 
Cresteds actually have a birth defect where their skull doesn't fully form, especially near the top where the crest is. So, they are prone to more neurological problems. Ducklings born to a crested and non-crested parent have a 50 % chance of hatching healthy. 25% will hatch with problems, like Qwackers, and the other 25% will die in the shell. If two cresteds breed, then the mortality is much higher and there is a 3 in 4 chance of getting a dead or disabled duckling. So, cresteds, overall, are prone to these kinds of problems.

I'm thinking that other parts normally inside a duckling's skull were swelling up growing faster than Qwacker's skull to could handle because of the deformity. I'm not a vet, so I don't know if this was the case.
 
desertdarlene said:
Cresteds actually have a birth defect where their skull doesn't fully form, especially near the top where the crest is.  So, they are prone to more neurological problems.  Ducklings born to a crested and non-crested parent have a 50 % chance of hatching healthy.  25% will hatch with problems, like Qwackers, and the other 25% will die in the shell.  If two cresteds breed, then the mortality is much higher and there is a 3 in 4 chance of getting a dead or disabled duckling.  So, cresteds, overall, are prone to these kinds of problems.

I'm thinking that other parts normally inside a duckling's skull were swelling up growing faster than Qwacker's skull to could handle because of the deformity.  I'm not a vet, so I don't know if this was the case.
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all of the other ducklings that were shipped with Qwackers, have died. I believe one died during shipment (but I could be remembering it wrong.) Even with the crested gene, something seems off about the whole situation.
 
jenniemig said:
Started weaning off of the meds tonight. I'll be cutting from medicating twice a day to just once a day for 5 days, then every other day for another week. I ordered nutri - drench which should be here Thursday. I'll be adding it to their water until they're 10 weeks old. That has all of the vitamins she needs.

I am so scared, but I have to get her off of the prednisolone before it starts having negative effects. So guys say a prayer, send positive vibes and think happy thoughts!
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Have been praying and will continue.
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to you both
 

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