Whats wrong with my duckling?!

[Evelle]

DANG IT!!!!!
i had a beautiful little chick it was white and a bantam it wasnt growing AT ALL. i thought it was sick so i had my husband go kill it..
it had these issues..
it could have been a micro?? now im really sad

 

[Kevin565]

Don't beat yourself up

. It could have been a micro but it also could have just been failure to thrive. Since there was other issues you did the best you could.

 

[DUCKGIRL89]

Kevin is brewers yeast enough vitamins for now, or no? Got the pic, gonna upload it now

Evelle: im so sorry

it wasnt your fault! You didnt know. Dont beat yourself up for it!

 

[Kevin565]

Yes it would be very beneficial for the time being.

 

[DUCKGIRL89]

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Ok, thanks! Heres him next to the next smallest duckling I have. The runt is a rouen khaki campbell cross, and the other one is a rouen.

Sorry the pic is so bad. The other one didnt want to stay still.

 

[QuackerJackFarms]

OH man! How interesting! Wow. and they were born on the same day. I remember it fondly.

 

[Kevin565]

I'm sorry but I think he's a micro

 

[QuackerJackFarms]

I didn't want to be the one to say it. But wow. What else could that be? That's crazy! The good news is he has a wonderful home with you DuckGirl. Your mom will HAVE to let you keep it!

 

[featherfinder]

Remember the talk we had about Gizmo? Could be health problems like her. Even if it is a micro they can have a normal long life. Look at Giz. After i took her to the vet and found out wat was wrong and they told me what would help she got so much better! She is on vitamins and special attention but is doing great. We can be runt buddies if you like! lol. Cheese really sounds like hes going threw what gizmo did and even though she is over 5 months old she is still not the size or weight she should be but has a great happy life. So dont worry about cheese. You two will make it threw it fine. It will just take time and some special attention.

 

[DUCKGIRL89]

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Thats ok.

at leased I know now and I can tqke extra care of him

thanks again!... I also have a friend who had a micro muscovy, so she can help me out.

Quackerjack: yup! Actually, the smaller one hatched first