Nighthawk78
Chirping
Hi, I'm new here so I have no idea if this is in the right place or not...
Two days ago, we hatched a Muscovy duckling by sheer luck or accident, I don't know which. After none of the eggs hatched and the due date had come and gone, we cracked them open and found two of them still had live ducklings in them, neither of which had absorbed their yolks. One of them, unfortunately, perished. The other one absorbed the yolk and fought its way out of the remaining shell and membrane.
It is still alive, but it rarely opens its eyes and when it does, it doesn't really seem to see anything, peeps occasionally, and sleeps curls up like it was in the egg still. It doesn't even try to stand, rolls over very occasionally (and only if you put it down on the wrong side), doesn't eat or drink, and can only hold its head up very weakly for a few seconds at most.
I have been giving it water with sugar dissolved in it, a couple of drops at a time from my finger, and it is in a box with a hot water bottle. It will push itself away from it if it gets too warm, and crawls its way back towards it if it's cold.
This afternoon he (I think it's a he) started thrashing around weakly. Sort of like when a rabbit has neurological problems and just flips itself over a couple of times like it's possessed. That's what he did a few times before he settled down again. He still does it occasionally. He will only sleep with his head tucked underneath his body in a position that I'm sure cannot be comfortable, but I don't know what to do about it.
Any suggestions or advice would be much appreciated!
Two days ago, we hatched a Muscovy duckling by sheer luck or accident, I don't know which. After none of the eggs hatched and the due date had come and gone, we cracked them open and found two of them still had live ducklings in them, neither of which had absorbed their yolks. One of them, unfortunately, perished. The other one absorbed the yolk and fought its way out of the remaining shell and membrane.
It is still alive, but it rarely opens its eyes and when it does, it doesn't really seem to see anything, peeps occasionally, and sleeps curls up like it was in the egg still. It doesn't even try to stand, rolls over very occasionally (and only if you put it down on the wrong side), doesn't eat or drink, and can only hold its head up very weakly for a few seconds at most.
I have been giving it water with sugar dissolved in it, a couple of drops at a time from my finger, and it is in a box with a hot water bottle. It will push itself away from it if it gets too warm, and crawls its way back towards it if it's cold.
This afternoon he (I think it's a he) started thrashing around weakly. Sort of like when a rabbit has neurological problems and just flips itself over a couple of times like it's possessed. That's what he did a few times before he settled down again. He still does it occasionally. He will only sleep with his head tucked underneath his body in a position that I'm sure cannot be comfortable, but I don't know what to do about it.
Any suggestions or advice would be much appreciated!
