New duck mommy 2021
Free Ranging
Baby bruised the egg 3 days ago. I made a safety hole and left her till just over 60 hours. I could candle and see the veins were gone so
I hatched her
She had a brighter green poo within first half hour and her breathing was fast ( still is ) she is also open mouth breathing. Her tummy is now swelling to be very round at 10 ish hours after birth is when I first noticed
We have been ti the vet already and started antibiotics
She thinks possible septic from the yolk
She was absorbed so I can’t say how that yolk looked
Anyone have any ideas on what else I can do
I’m trying to save her if I can
She has some spunk to her but when I leave her alone for an hour while I get stuff done both times she is almost gone on me
Then I hold her and she picks up again
Once was in the bator so she was pretty warm other time was in a little box in front of a heater but she did feel cool when I checked her
I now have her on my bed with a heat plate and she is warming up and chirping again
Also anyone have a septic baby that survived
Vet did check her lungs and said they sounded good as my first thought was aspiration from her egg
I haven’t provided feed and only a few drops of water on her beak
The vet did to the first dose of meds at 8 pm tonight
I hatched her
She had a brighter green poo within first half hour and her breathing was fast ( still is ) she is also open mouth breathing. Her tummy is now swelling to be very round at 10 ish hours after birth is when I first noticed
We have been ti the vet already and started antibiotics
She thinks possible septic from the yolk
She was absorbed so I can’t say how that yolk looked
Anyone have any ideas on what else I can do
I’m trying to save her if I can
She has some spunk to her but when I leave her alone for an hour while I get stuff done both times she is almost gone on me
Then I hold her and she picks up again
Once was in the bator so she was pretty warm other time was in a little box in front of a heater but she did feel cool when I checked her
I now have her on my bed with a heat plate and she is warming up and chirping again
Also anyone have a septic baby that survived
Vet did check her lungs and said they sounded good as my first thought was aspiration from her egg
I haven’t provided feed and only a few drops of water on her beak
The vet did to the first dose of meds at 8 pm tonight