Duck with broken leg

[Seven Hens Farm]

Im looking for some opinions. We have a duck that somehow broke her leg, right above her "ankle". My husband took her to the university he works for and had the vet tech teacher and students x-ray her. The teacher suggested to float her for a week, or to make a sling for her to lay in that would let her feet dangle below. She is a Muskovie. I know that they are not as keen on water as other breeds of ducks. Would she be ok being in water for a week straight? Or do you think she would be better in the sling?

 

[meriruka]

Maybe you could sling her for a few days then float her for a few after that?

 

[~gd]

Im looking for some opinions. We have a duck that somehow broke her leg, right above her "ankle". My husband took her to the university he works for and had the vet tech teacher and students x-ray her. The teacher suggested to float her for a week, or to make a sling for her to lay in that would let her feet dangle below. She is a Muskovie. I know that they are not as keen on water as other breeds of ducks. Would she be ok being in water for a week straight? Or do you think she would be better in the sling?

SLING ! Her feathers could become soaked in a lot less than a week and she could die if she could not get out. Muscovy are perching ducks and don't spend a lot of time on the water.

 

[Seven Hens Farm]

~gd

Ya know, even as a novice flock raiser, I KNEW that didnt sound right. Muskovies like to take a bath everyday, but they dont like to swim around very much. Sling it is then. Hopefully she will make a full recovery. If not, it's duck fajitas!

 

[pinkfox]

given its position it would be difficult to splint it but you could try with some popsicle sticks and medical tape. but yeah baring a splint id say sling rather than float, heck i dont think id float a water LOVEING duck breed for more than 8 hours at a time. any duck would get waterlogged.

 

[Seven Hens Farm]

Hey Pink

Yeah, the vet tech people did splint it and gave us some injections to give her. Although Im not sure what the injections are. Maybe pain killer?

 

[~gd]

~gd

Ya know, even as a novice flock raiser, I KNEW that didnt sound right. Muskovies like to take a bath everyday, but they dont like to swim around very much. Sling it is then. Hopefully she will make a full recovery. If not, it's duck fajitas!

DUH females usually can fly and over the years I have had a few one legged ducks [snapper turtles] only free ranging is a problem If you feed them a one legged muscovy will brood just about anything from geese to quail eggs. Your bird your choice.

 

[Seven Hens Farm]

Wow! Good to know! Thanks!

 

[Pirtykitty]

How is the muscovy with the broke leg doing ???? is it or has it healed ????

 

[rhoda_bruce]

I must not have understood about floating her. If her leg is broken, she still would have needed her foot to swim. And I have found a dead duck in water, which it apparently couldn't get out of......couldn't have been in there for a day....maybe half.
I must admit.....I'd have killed her. Unless I would be really talented with this kinda thing, it would have been a long shot saving her anyway and I'm a nurse.
I am wondering if she made it.