Zenhen1
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- Mar 19, 2021
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Thanks in advance for any advice this thread may receive.
We have a Crested Blue Swedish duck that is 3 months old. She was an incubator baby. When it was time for them to hatch, she was the very last one and had been rocking her egg trying to get out for a couple days prior but didn't make a hole. We assisted her hatch by creating a hole and hatching her very slowly which actually worked perfectly.
We quickly realized why she may have had issues hatching. She couldn't walk and her crest covered a lot of her head. We started her on Vit B complex and she seemed to improve a bit and her neck seemed stronger. She can extend her legs, which she does a lot (much like a baby in a bouncer she is constantly bouncing up and down) but she can't coordinate them enough to walk.
So we continue to feed her several times a day and snuggle her constantly. Now, over the last couple of days, whe will twist her head under her and around exactly like they do when they are breaking out of their shell. I am with her 24/7 and carry her to every room with me everywhere I go so I know for a fact this is something new. I stopped giving her vit B a while back bc she was starting to seem like she was getting too much and when I backed off, she got better. This was around 1 mo old.
She still eats and drinks, but she is frequently trying to intentionally twist her neck around up and under her. She eats Cluck and Co. Organic duck pellets with niacin.
Have we reached the point of euthanasia? I love her dearly and do not want her to suffer anymore.
We have a Crested Blue Swedish duck that is 3 months old. She was an incubator baby. When it was time for them to hatch, she was the very last one and had been rocking her egg trying to get out for a couple days prior but didn't make a hole. We assisted her hatch by creating a hole and hatching her very slowly which actually worked perfectly.
We quickly realized why she may have had issues hatching. She couldn't walk and her crest covered a lot of her head. We started her on Vit B complex and she seemed to improve a bit and her neck seemed stronger. She can extend her legs, which she does a lot (much like a baby in a bouncer she is constantly bouncing up and down) but she can't coordinate them enough to walk.
So we continue to feed her several times a day and snuggle her constantly. Now, over the last couple of days, whe will twist her head under her and around exactly like they do when they are breaking out of their shell. I am with her 24/7 and carry her to every room with me everywhere I go so I know for a fact this is something new. I stopped giving her vit B a while back bc she was starting to seem like she was getting too much and when I backed off, she got better. This was around 1 mo old.
She still eats and drinks, but she is frequently trying to intentionally twist her neck around up and under her. She eats Cluck and Co. Organic duck pellets with niacin.
Have we reached the point of euthanasia? I love her dearly and do not want her to suffer anymore.
She had neck issues from the beginning but never where she twisted her head around like that. Her twisting her head around so severely just started the day I started this thread but it has escalated drastically where she can't even keep her head from twisting at all. We tried everything we could and although we probably have 100 poultry and waterfowl, losing 1 is never easy. 
I am praying for a miracle and if the vet thinks we can save her, I will updated this thread in case it can help anyone else.
I hope the vet thought you could save her, but if not I'm sorry. 
