How do give a pill to a duck?

[jennybvcr]

For my dogs we call it medi-cheese because we smoosh the pill into a piece of cheese. So it sounds like this could be medi-peas!

 

[RubyNala97]

For my dogs we call it medi-cheese because we smoosh the pill into a piece of cheese. So it sounds like this could be medi-peas!

I had to give my house duck antibiotic pills last year and it was hard. The pill would come flying and and I’d have to try a couple times. And she is very used to me holding & handling her. Yesterday it was a young duck and I didn’t want to stress him out anymore then he already was. I tried the pea trick and put a couple other peas in my hand and he gobbled them all up, no problem! I will ALWAYS do it this way now! I knew you guys would have a solution that’s why I checked BYC!

 

[duckduckgoose71]

Mercy.

We haven't had to pill the ducks, but have given them liquid medicine.

Post #10 of this topic
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...has-a-calcium-deficiency-the-latest-good-news
has instructions for giving a duck liquid. Maybe it will be helpful.

I wonder if you could wrap it in something yummy and just hand it to the duck.

I just watched a video of someone hiding a pill in a cherry tomato but I don’t think my girls would go for that….

 

[casportpony]

I just open their bill, insert the pill, then from the outside, massage it down to their crop.

 

[Miss Lydia]

My drake gets his aspirin in a very small piece of bread smooched around the pill.