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Wombat



Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: SW Cheshire
PostPosted: Wed Jun 22, 05 11:23 am    Post subject: Urgent Duckling help please??? Reply with quote
    

I've just been out to check on IR ducklings and one has cut its neck open.
Back of neck down is parted and can see a 15mm square area of inner skin tissue covering neck bone.
Do I need vet to examine/stitch??
or do you think it will heal over time?
I am concerned becuase they are growing so fast it may never get to heal and maybe attract disease/flys, etc.

Dean
PS they are only 2 weeks old

mrsnesbitt



Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 22, 05 12:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Have pm'd you Dean....get back if any problems.
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timberdog



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 22, 05 4:40 pm    Post subject: vet Reply with quote
    

Get him to the vet mate welfare of the animal mate

mrsnesbitt



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 23, 05 7:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

How is the little fella?

Wombat



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 23, 05 9:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Several folk on Acountrylife.com & RC suggested Antiseptic powder, then glueing together with superglue.

By the time I got back, late yesterday afternoon, with superglue, the outer skin/coat had dried against the inner tissue. So have applied antiseptic powder and will keep it in a box in our hall for a couple of days, its really cool, so as to avoid flies. It looks fine today and looks as though it will heal over time.

I think injury was caused by a mother hen with her 8 chicks, as I let them all out in grassed garden at back of house, and noticed that one of the other ducklings has a peck looking mark to its coat/down, but not a deep wound like this one.
I shall ensure that they are all seperated in future, untill they have grown up.

Thanks for everyones help and advise,
Wombat

alison
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 23, 05 8:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Pleased it is doing okay.

Wombat



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 23, 05 10:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Thanks Alison,

Wombat (vegetarian)

hils



Joined: 08 Mar 2005
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Location: Nottingham
PostPosted: Fri Jun 24, 05 8:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

What breed of duck are white with yellow bill and blue eyes?

Not a joke- found a pair tempting fate with foxy at my nans place the other day. Seems odd as it is in the middle of nowhere and we know every one around here with ducks. I think they were dumped. They didn't fly away so we caught them/just picked them up and put them in an ark for the night with a big trug of water and some corn thrown in the water. (wasn't sure if you are meant to soak the corn - their crops were quite empty and didn't want it to swell up?)

They have a huge enclosure in the day which is open topped so they can fly away if they want but have stayed for 6 days now. We do fox proof them at night.

mrsnesbitt



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PostPosted: Fri Jun 24, 05 8:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

could be aylsbury

can you do a google search?

or post a piccie....I will have a look in my book for you.
Dx

hils



Joined: 08 Mar 2005
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Location: Nottingham
PostPosted: Fri Jun 24, 05 8:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

A m in Nottingham now - uncle is looking after them so no picture for a few days. Thanks anyhow. I'll look that up on 't net and see if they are.

Wombat



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PostPosted: Fri Jun 24, 05 8:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Do they stand upright? Indian Runners don't fly!

Wombat

hils



Joined: 08 Mar 2005
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Location: Nottingham
PostPosted: Fri Jun 24, 05 8:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

They are a 'no frills type of duck' I suppose mallard style but white. They don't seem to be too upright - just what I would expect a 'normal' duck to be like! (sorry I'm a duck virgin!)

Kirstie



Joined: 01 Apr 2005
Posts: 94
Location: Scotland
PostPosted: Wed Jun 29, 05 10:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Definatly sounds like an Aylesbury duck, if I can get a photo of mine I will post it.

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