Duckling with swollen neck
schmargy
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need help with an ID for my duckling too
Comments (2)I've had an Indian Runner before and this little one doesn't have the stance that the runners did. I looked at photos of the Swedish ducklings and unless it is a mix the sweds have too big a yellowish bib. His bib doesn't go down his neck that far. I looked at Kaki Campbell photos but their not quite right either. I'm a wildlife rehabber and not a pet duck keeper. I love ducks but only to rehab. Was hoping to find out what he was to know if he was a native species. May have to wait until he's older. I'm trying to find another rehabber with similar sized ducklings so he can be part of a flock. Thanks for your suggestions....See Moresick drunk duckling pekin
Comments (3)OMG I had the same problem! I purchased 2 white pekins from the same store and raised them both the same way. (get ready for a long story) Jennie, has never had one single issue. Ferdie is another story. First, he developed a vitamin d difficiency. I was adding vitamins to the water and giving them whole crushed hard boiled eggs too. Then I found out it was the medicated feed. Make sure you DO NOT feed your ducks medicated feed. When I switched him from the medicated feed to the game bird starter he got much much better.tho he started acting drunk. He was having trouble preening, he waddled so badly he could hardly run, he was super-clumsy, he would stand and walk with his neck tucked to his chest. I searched all over the web for the symptoms to diagnose this problem, and the closest thing to it was that he hurt his leg. That was the only thing I could find that halfway matched his symptoms. Then about two weeks later, because of his un-coordination, he got stuck in his little swimming pool for hours and hours while I was away from home. The next day he was standing up straighter, walking with a little less trouble, his neck straightened out, he looked like he was improving! I don't know what caused his "drunkeness' but it seems to be going away. I will keep you updated. Let me know if you find something. I find it hard to believe that a slipped tendon made him "drunk"....See MoreMallard duckling-Oh-ho. What's this?
Comments (21)Thanks for all your info. I find all info about ducks to be fascinating. I spend "down on the ground" time with my ducks, so I see a lot of them close up. Mr. Flippers still has iridescent tiny green feathers on the top of his head. The sides of his head are turning dark like the top of his head, though no green plumage there yet. The stripe that extends from his bill, across his eye, is getting very dark too and seems to be wider almost each day. Today he has little fluffy white feathers (?) on one side of his neck, near where it joins with his body. His breast is the most beautiful shade of rust or light brick reddish. Each feather is beautiful. Each one is outlined in black. He has a double row of white feathers on his wings, with what looks like black between them. His bill is almost totally flesh colored with a hint of yellow-very small hint of yellow. He only has a slight bit of black on the tip of his bill and a very narrow strip of black up the middle of his bill with a little black at the top of his bill. When he walks through the grass he holds his little body down as close to the grass as he can and he walks very slowly while looking from side to side and up in the sky. He makes a deep almost clicking sound now along with what sounds like baby duck "cheeping" or slight "whistling". No. I don't think he's a Whistler! :) Sometimes he says, "unk" or something like that. I guess I'll need an interpreter for this duck talk. I mostly let him teach me about himself. I know how to help him grow, but he's teaching me about ducks. Mr. Flappers is HUGE! He's beginning to get his "blue" feathers now and he has beautiful yellow/white feathers on his breast. These feathers are so fine that they look as though they've been air brushed onto his breast. He's sweet and is still such a baby. He loves to cuddle. He's just a perfect little friend for Mr. Flippers. Their talk together and the way they touch their bills together as they eat, and how they cross their necks when they lay down... They are so VERY pretty! Only one problem so far: Mr. Flappers, the Blue Swedish, bit my wolf hybrid dog on the nose. My dog looked at me like his feelings were so hurt and he walked away, went into the house and laid down in his favorite corner. I know he never expected that. Since then he doesn't look at Mr. Flappers and he doesn't come near him any longer. These kinds of dogs have the most gentle ways and he has always helped raise the "babies" and he's always been friends with the chickens when they're grown up. I feel sorry for him. I've been hugging him and talking to him a whole lot more. He's very quiet now. I hope he'll get over it in a few days, but he usually stays sad for a long time and he seems to remember things. When our 19 year old Siamese cat died, he went into deep, deep mourning. We had to pull him out of it by making him go for rides and making him go for walks. It took him a long time. He's getting old now. He's about 10 y/o. I will make him take a nap with me now. This duck stuff is exhausting! :)...See MoreGander with a swollen head
Comments (9)Hi Beth and Bette, I've never seen what you are describing, but I'm not sure your birds are afflicted by the same malady. I'll share what I know, but I make no guarentees... I'm no expert on goose illnesses. Beth, your gander may have been stung by a wasp or bee, but it occurs to me that it may also have been bittem by a snake. You know the way geese poke their bills into everything that comes along. Even a water snake or the like can inflict a nasty bite that easily becomes infected and therefore swells. I'm assuming it is not easy to get hold of him to take a closer look... This second swelling could be the infection coming back, so please keep a good eye on him. Make sure he has lots of clean water deep enough to dip his head in. (I know you have a pond, but not sure how clean it is.) Swollen tissure in the throat could make him wheeze. It could be parasites, but I don't know much about them. I have never wormed my geese, since their pasture is large for the numbers and has only been used for one year. We don't seem to have as much problem with internal parasites this far north. Glad you got rid of that snapper! Bette, to me it sounds as though your goose has an eye infection. I have Dave Holderread's The Book of Geese here and I'll give you the gist of what he has to say. It sounds like what he calls "sticky eye." -- ophthalmia. It is a low grade infection caused by not having sufficient green foods (Vitamin A particularly) and/or not having clean water deep enough to submerge their heads completely. It is more common in goslings than adult geese. The thick yellowish discharge and reddened lid is typical. Treatment is to feed lots of greens - dandelion greens, clover, grasses that are their natural food (in other words, turn her out on good pasture for most of her food) and to use a medicated eye ointment or drops such as Terramycin Eyedrops or Terramycin Ophthalmic Ointment. Provide clean drinking water to which one drop of Clorox per gallon of water has been added. Make sure the vessel is deep enough for the goose to submerge its whole head. Disinfect water containers regularly. Penicillin or terramycin tablets or capsules may speed recovery. If the infection is not cleared, it may linger and cause permanent eye damage, he says... so I suggest you do what you can for her as soon as possible. Good luck to you both and please post updates later on letting us know how it is going... so we can all learn from your experiences....See MoreHatziri Valdez Gonzalez
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