Week old duckling not thriving and has a wet vent

[Rhonda Lusk]

I know what you mean! I made an account over 4 years ago but forgot the password and email, and never made a new one till this year! I'm glad you joined us! It's always nice to have more duck lovers on here!

Here is some pictures of my recent Muscovy ducklings hatch! I sold all of them but love to share how cute they are!
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I love my ducks! Right now, I have 21 Pekin/Rouen/Indian Runners.

 

[mobius]

Kinda wondering if it is a genetic condition from what you describe? Poor little things...

 

[Rhonda Lusk]

Kinda wondering if it is a genetic condition from what you describe? Poor little things...

Could be. I've only had 2-3 out of about 75 hatchlings, so the odds are not too bad.
Sometimes, no matter how good we care for them, nature has a way of taking care of the weak.

 

[mobius]

Yes. And that is not a bad number for so many hatchlings! Gotcha!

 

[LadyCluck77]

Rhonda, you tried your best which is all any of us can do for our birds

Thank you for updating.

It sounds like it might be a prolapse issue. I've had certain hatches of chicks who get crop issues, and suspect those might be related to temperatures during incubation.