Author Topic: Help with duck  (Read 1786 times)

Chris H

  • Joined Oct 2011
Help with duck
« on: June 10, 2012, 07:02:31 pm »
One of my ducks stopped eating on Friday, no trauma, looks fine, she drinks a little but I cannot get her to eat, tried all sorts of goodies and grit, no good :(  I did give a small amount of metacm this morning, and she is up and about but is away a little from the rest of the girls, i even let them all onto the croft today for a peck about, she went out with the others but no eating. Ideas please, i checked her mouth and beak they seem fine, no discharge, eyes bright but this evening she does look subdued. Is the vet the best bet tomorrow?
We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

goosepimple

  • Joined May 2010
  • nr Lauder, Scottish Borders
Re: Help with duck
« Reply #1 on: June 10, 2012, 07:15:57 pm »
I always use Flubenvet for worming - you can put a tinsy amount in either very fine breadcrumbs in water (my ducks love it in milk but milk would not be good if there is a tummy issue).  A bit on a worm may work if she doesn't want the breadcrumbs.  Make sure she is warm - is she being harassed by males/females?  Its very possible you vet won't be too knowledgeable about ducks.
registered soay, castlemilk moorit  and north ronaldsay sheep, pygmy goats, steinbacher geese, muscovy ducks, various hens, lots of visiting mallards, a naughty border collie, a puss and a couple of guinea pigs

 

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