Ummm... uh oh. Or accidental duck owner

[HeatherD42]

What went through your mind when you received the most gigantic chicken eggs you'd ever seen?

How long were the eggs unsupervised? I'm so glad you got 8 healthy duckies!

 

[HeatherD42]

Wait so does this mean someone else got RIRs when they thought they were getting welshies??

Personally, I think thejaxx got the better deal

 

[iluvsedward]

Personally, I think thejaxx got the better deal

For sure!

 

[thejaxx]

Yeah, seller said they wondered where those eggs went.

I’ve got one ducky acting strange now though. It’s holding its head with its beak pointed upwards. When one the other ducklings bump it, it stumbles a bit. Is this wry neck?

If so, might not be giving them enough brewers yeast on their food.

 

[HeatherD42]

Oh, no! I'm sure you can Google as well as I, but here's a resource:

http://herouxpotager.com/wry-neck/

Another blog suggested molasses and separating the affected duckling, possibly assisting by hand with eating and drinking.

What have you tried so far?

 

[thejaxx]

I added more brewers yeast to the food and save-a-chick electrolytes

 

[Soon2BChixMom]

How is the duckling doing?

 

[thejaxx]

Not sure. Here’s a few videos I took. In first, wings keep flitting. And you can see posture of neck.

In the other two, you’ll see what happens when it dunks it’s head and tries to put head up to swallow.

 

[Soon2BChixMom]

I know nothing when it comes to duck issues. @casportpony Do you have any advice for this duckling? Video is right above this post.

 

[happy duck]

In the 2 video...My ducks do that all the time. I think it is fine. It looks as tho they are just splashing water on them. It might be a bigger problem tho.