Yikes that is a wicked wound. You are doing a wonderful job with her.
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What a great update.. you have taken such good care of her. Glad she likes seeing the other ducks too Sounds like the whole move has perked her up alot. I like the name fish it sure fits them when they swim under water.with how shes acting you wouldnt think she was ever hurt. i managed to make a partition for the larger of my pens so she's no longer in that small box (its not actually much more room but its made of mesh panels so it seems bigger since she can see out through the walls and isnt hitting her head on the "roof"). she is spending most of the daylight hours quacking at my other ducks when ever they are visible from the window, which is about 1/3 of the yard that they have access to. shes also moving her neck much more freely then even just a few days ago, even so far as to tuck her head into her wing again. the cornish cross that was sharing the pen with my grey got well enough to be put back outside so i dont have cramped chickens in there and the duck is even quacking at the chicken a bit (they cant get through the panels so no chance of pecking). during the little time she didnt spend trying to talk to everyone she was either preening, napping, or eating.
as for a name, she (like most of my other birds) doesnt have one. only my rouen drake has a name and that was by accident, from the first time he had access to swimming water he's been first in and last out. as a baby he also kept diving and darting around under water, was so funny i called him a fish and it stuck. she does deserve one through for whats happened to her and how lucky she was.
Just tossing this out there - could be a bad idea. What about using crazy glue or something to "stitch" the hole together?
Any chance you could start clipping some feathers away from the edge of the wound? I am thinking that might make it easier to clean and medicate.