Wry neck?

[casportpony]

Yes, there is a formula. Let me go get that.

 

[casportpony]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/tube-feeding-ducks-updated-5-7-2020.1211994/

Step 1:
Bring duck inside and place in a warm room, 80-85 degrees is ideal (watch for signs of over-heating).

Step 2:
Weigh the duck

Step 3:
Once warmed, correct hydration and this should not be done until the duck is warmed up. Tube warmed (102 degrees) Pedialyte or Gatorade at 14 ml per pound of body weight, wait 60-90 minutes and repeat. If no poop is produced by 3 hours after first tubing, repeat once more.

Step 4:
Once the duck is pooping you can start tubing warmed Kaytee Exact baby bird food or a non-lay crumble (lay crumble has too much calcium). Start by tubing 14 ml per pound of body weight and increase a little at each feeding. Do not exceed 23 ml per pound of body weight. Sick birds are tube fed 2-4 times a day.


"Tube feeding, also known as gavage feeding, is an essential part of avian supportive care. Sick birds are often presented with a history of anorexia, and glycogen stores may be depleted within hours in the granivore (including psitacine, passerine and galliform species) secondary to a relatively high metabolic rate. Another important indication for gavage feeding is a documented drop in body weight of 5% to 10%."
Source: https://lafeber.com/vet/tube-feeding-birds/

 

[Ratchnick]

Thanks, I'm reading food should be chocolate milk consistency?

 

[casportpony]

Thanks, I'm reading food should be chocolate milk consistency?

Forget about food, do warmed fluids first, trust me! Then get yourself some Kaytee Exact baby bird food, mix it to the consistency of Gerber's chicken or turkey baby food.

 

[Ratchnick]

I started tubeing last night but looks look isaac you might have been right about not being wry neck, or at least not only wry neck. Got up this morning and found her on her back. She cant stand, she just hyper extends her legs and falls over. She had droopy wings last night as well. I'm wondering if its DVE? I had another bird with these symptoms but they came on much faster. I thought she was having seasures, but now i suspect it must be the same thing. The other bird never had the snaked neck but instead could not hold its head up. Here are pictures of both birds, what do you think?

 

[Isaac 0]

You are the sixth person now that I've talked to who's Ducks who is showing similar symptoms. One person I talked to, said their duck showed rapid improvement with the administration of B complex. Her symptoms are strikingly similar to a thiamine deficiency. Have you started her own B complex?

 

[Ratchnick]

Yes, i can say with some confidence that its not b complex deficiency. She has been on b complex her entire life to some extent and increased dosages over the last few days.

 

[Isaac 0]

If you say so, I would still continue treatment though. Could there be a possibility of lead poisoning, that would be one of the next things I would suspect.

 

[Isaac 0]

http://www.duckdvm.com/condition/lead-poisoning

 

[Isaac 0]

Update?