I want to preface this by saying I do not have the option to send him to a retreat. Due to Avian flu they are not excepting newcomers.
We saved him because he mom was gone, even after searching. His leg was really busted aswell.
Fast forward a day, and he ends up continually jumping up on his one good leg, trying to get out of his cardboard box. It is pretty spacious, 1.5 feet wide and 2.5 feet long with a depth of about 1.25 feet.
His leg is having problems, and we found blood. Turns out something is wrong with his limb and I think its a matter of time before his leg literally falls off. It is completely limp. We cant bring him to the vet either and are pretty much up to our own devices.
How do I get him to stop jumping so he can heal, and how can I have his leg get better? He is a little wood duckling and we dont actually know the ducklings gender.
His name is Hamilton, and I really want him to be OK.
Please help me, I dont know much about this stuff. Even tips on how to keep him alive. I dont care about eggs or anything right now, I just want him to be OK.
EDIT: TERRIBLE PHOTOS IM SORRY ITS HARD TO KEEP HIM STILL
We saved him because he mom was gone, even after searching. His leg was really busted aswell.
Fast forward a day, and he ends up continually jumping up on his one good leg, trying to get out of his cardboard box. It is pretty spacious, 1.5 feet wide and 2.5 feet long with a depth of about 1.25 feet.
His leg is having problems, and we found blood. Turns out something is wrong with his limb and I think its a matter of time before his leg literally falls off. It is completely limp. We cant bring him to the vet either and are pretty much up to our own devices.
How do I get him to stop jumping so he can heal, and how can I have his leg get better? He is a little wood duckling and we dont actually know the ducklings gender.
His name is Hamilton, and I really want him to be OK.
Please help me, I dont know much about this stuff. Even tips on how to keep him alive. I dont care about eggs or anything right now, I just want him to be OK.
EDIT: TERRIBLE PHOTOS IM SORRY ITS HARD TO KEEP HIM STILL
