Hudsonsgirl
Chirping
I happened to look out the window last night and saw my "Brownie" laying on the ground. My two male ducks were on top of her and biting her head. She is a khaki Campbell and "Cookie" one of the males that was on her is too. The other male is a Cayuga and they were all bought at the same time...grew up together.
Anyways, Cookie tends to want to mate all the time and Cayu is always biting Cookie to get off of Brownie. So last night I don't know if they were both trying to mate her and they injured her spine from their weight...or maybe she was already having a problem and they were pecking at her to get up.
I ran outside and scooped her up. Her neck didn't feel broken. Her legs were stiff and straight behind her body. My husband wrapped her loosely in a towel and held her on his lap. Her head wasn't very coordinated and would flop around. She tried to get some umph and would jolt a little like she was trying to get away. But she just couldn't. So I thought she had a spine injury. Her feet were hot to the touch. This went on her about 10 minutes. She quacked a few times and my husband would quack back. She laid her head back on his chest and just passed.
Anyone know what could've happened? She was only 8 months old. What's worse is she had two eggs she had laid about four days ago and was caring for them. I have no incubator. But I do have a heat lamp. I want to try to save her babies...We are so devastated.
Anyways, Cookie tends to want to mate all the time and Cayu is always biting Cookie to get off of Brownie. So last night I don't know if they were both trying to mate her and they injured her spine from their weight...or maybe she was already having a problem and they were pecking at her to get up.
I ran outside and scooped her up. Her neck didn't feel broken. Her legs were stiff and straight behind her body. My husband wrapped her loosely in a towel and held her on his lap. Her head wasn't very coordinated and would flop around. She tried to get some umph and would jolt a little like she was trying to get away. But she just couldn't. So I thought she had a spine injury. Her feet were hot to the touch. This went on her about 10 minutes. She quacked a few times and my husband would quack back. She laid her head back on his chest and just passed.
Anyone know what could've happened? She was only 8 months old. What's worse is she had two eggs she had laid about four days ago and was caring for them. I have no incubator. But I do have a heat lamp. I want to try to save her babies...We are so devastated.