My male pekin, is about 5 years, always been healthy and in charge. Any ideas or help will be greatly appreciated. I only have 7 ducks total. They are my family. Thank-you, Janell. I need help with my duck. If anyone has any idea as to what is wrong with her and how to treat it please let me know! Im desperate she is family and i hate to see her hurting. Today is day 3. Left foot is swollen and both feet are super hot. I dont see the hard part underneath it for it to be bumblefoot..
She is not getting up at all. Doesnt want to swim and looks like she is loosing strength on her neck too. She feels hot overall like as if she has a fever but shivers at times too. She wont eat on her own so i have to make her eat and drink. Im searching for vets that see ducks near me to take her in.
Thank you in advance!! Hi, just from this description it sounds like perhaps your duck injured her foot and it became infected, and now the infection is affecting her body. What she needs are antibiotics. Unfortunately, those require a veterinarian because all feed-based antibiotics are now restricted as part of the Veterinary Feed Initiative.
You can buy injectable antibiotics over the counter, but you would need to call a veterinarian to get a dosage for your duck, since most of those are labeled for swine and cattle. Good luck and I hope she recovers! What about mold on beak spots of what looks like mold. Depending on the breed, there can be a bluish patina on the beak that looks like mold, which is perfectly natural and part of their coloring.
If you can send a picture to editor backyardpoultrymag. Female duck seems to be trying to nibble at her rear end in the water. Is swivelling around, in the water, like a dog trying to catch its own tail. Looks uncomfortable. Three days ago she appeared to have a litter of four ducklings, but now there are only two remaining.
She and her two ducklings will come out of the water OK to eat food. Amiga Overrun with Runners 11 Years. Jan 3, 23, 2, Southern New England. I wonder if setting her up with one other duckling might help - she would have company, but not get pushed around. We have a smaller, slower duckling, and I had to give her some extra attention and vitamins early on.
I do think attention can really help the frail ones make it through. She hasn't eaten again since this afternoon, I've tried a couple times. I'm going to try again now, this time with egg and yogurt mixed. I just set up another brooder and put her in with 1 other duckling and they both seem happy. Should I force food down her? That seems so mean, but she's not eating from my hand. Post reply. Insert quotes…. Similar threads. Ducklings want to be held? StuporMan Jul 29, Ducks.
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Latest: Overo Mare A moment ago. She also refusing mating with the new drake I got and always closing one of her eyes. First of all, how do you know it was Newcastle disease and what sort of treatment did she get? There is no treatment for Newcastle disease. Newcastle disease is also extremely rare in the USA nowadays, and is even more rare in ducks it primarily affects chickens.
Survivors are usually sick for weeks, and they carry the disease for about another month. However, your drake is probably at risk of contracting it now.
As for refusing to mate, that may be unrelated and normal. There are several causes of eye problems, all unrelated to Newcastle disease. How long has it been like this? The lack of eggs is probably related to the stress of the sickness and eye problem, plus the addition of the new drake.
If she molted, that could have also stopped her laying. And winter could have also had an effect. Thanks Hannah for taken out of your precious time to reply my question. The reason my girls are not laying is due to molting because they went back to laying after they are done and mated successfully with another drake. They both have 24 eggs in the same nest and only one of them is sitting on their eggs as the other not seems to care about incubating the eggs.
Though, she occasionally checks out the nest but she has not shown any signs of brooding. Is this normal. I have some Muscovy ducks that have never gone broody, others that go broody every single time they lay, and others that go broody on some clutches but not on others. Hello everyone! First time duckling owners they are around 6 weeks. Looking for some advise and help please. I have a inside xlarge brooder with currently pine shavings or chopped straw access to clean water duck separator fresh bedding and all the yummy food a duck could ask for!
All three ducks 2 pekins and 1 indian runner have been eatting and drinking normally even the duck in question has been running around like a cheetah duck and exercising. I noticed about three days ago one of my pekins was panting like a dog a few days passed and my still active Pekin is now wheezing, sneezing occasionally and almost like hacking every once in awhile.
Yes they could both be cooling off yes they can gain access to cooler and warmer areas of the brooder. Do your ducks have access to water deep enough that they can dunk their entire head in it?
You should be able to see straight through the nares. Just in case it could be the problem, what temperature is your brooder? Brooder temperature should be reduced by 5 degrees or so every week, so at six weeks old, they can handle temperatures as low as 55 degrees easily.
Depending on what the normal room temperature is where the brooder is, you may not need a heat lamp at all anymore. Pekins get overheated easily, more than other breeds. Try switch to just the chopped straw temporarily to see if that might be the problem. There are several disease on this list that I think are unlikely such as gapeworm and avian influenza , but I included them just in case. I hope you can find a better answer from someone else. Good luck! I have a Khaki Campbell duck with a hurt leg.
I put her in a small pen to isolate her. I was thinking she might heal faster if I put her in our pond. I am thinking she can get around better floating in water and that might help her eating and healing. Just curious if you have any thots about the pond idea. She seems healthy otherwise. Sorry for the late reply. Letting her swim is probably a good idea. Is there any heat or swelling? Can she move it and get around even if she limps a lot , or is she totally not using it? I have 15 Ducks and all have blocked noses.
I talked with a vet and one was put on antibiotics for infected eye. How do I treat the rest of the flock? I have cleaned everything and make sure their pond and wade pools are clean. Vet said to just wait and hope all clears on own. They free range in my back yard with my chickens and turkeys. The ducks refuse to go in to coop they sleep in the yard under my apple trees. I tried to Google how to treat a flock so they can all get better but there is no web site that says how to trade a flock only how to treat one that is isolated.
Can you help with how to treat all of them. Are your ducks doing better? Did you find out the cause of the blocked noses? Often the best way to treat multiple ducks at a time is to put the medication in their food or water so that all of them will receive it. Hi, I have a 3 day old duckling. What should I do?
What sort of food do you have? Try wetting it. Be sure to give the duckling niacin. It may not help the lack of appetite, but niacin deficiency is a common cause of walking problems. I hope the duckling will recover! Hi there, I have a 1 year old female duck who is having laboured breathing which you can see in her chest and her mouth has remained open.
Respiratory infection. This is relatively common in ducks. Contacting a veterinarian would probably be a good idea if you think this sounds likely. Also, be sure to check if her nares are clogged. And be sure she has plenty of water, deep enough to dunk her head in. Egg binding is the most likely cause of a duck not being able to poop. Research that and see if you think the symptoms match. Gastrointestinal obstruction is another possibility. You would probably need to find a veterinarian if this is the problem.
A warm Epsom salt bath might help. Please research more or ask a professional before taking this advice though. Other than the dirty feathers and the fact that he seems to walk a bit more slowly than he used to, he seems fine.
His appetite is good. I checked his feet and see no injuries there. His eyes, nares, mouth, and vent all look normal. The other 7 ducks in the flock all apear well. The ducks eat layer pellets along with my chickens and they have a 6. I wonder if he has a nutritional dediciency of some sort. But if that was the case then i would think i would see it in more of the ducks, not just one. Any thoughts would be welcome. Thank you. White Muscovy drakes seem more likely to be dirty than other ducks.
They also tend to dislike bathing. He might look better after molting. But if this is beyond the range of normal, here are the most likely causes:.
Oil gland issues are definitely a possibility. He could have a clogged, underactive, or infected oil gland. Nutritional deficiencies are also a possibility. Certain individuals are often more sensitive to imbalances while others are better at coping.
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