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Need help with baby wood duck!

Postby Grommet » Mon May 15, 2006 10:52 am

My dad had a 4" tall wood duck chick walk into his office in downtown Natchez this morning. No joke. He needs to know what it will eat. He wants to try to raise it but he does not know what to feed it right now. If anyone can help or point me in the right direction of someone who can help I would appreciate it. :?
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Postby Ducks be us » Mon May 15, 2006 10:56 am

Oh Man...here we go again :lol: :lol: :lol: Id try beatle bugs and some kinda ruffage :wink:
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Postby Wingman » Mon May 15, 2006 11:35 am

If you call the CO and they can't get it to a wildlife rehabilitator, try feeding it chick starter feed and keep it under a light bulb at night.

Since it is a game animal, you are not supposed to keep it, but I wouldn't turn the little fella back out onto the street if it were me :wink:
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Postby Josey Wales » Mon May 15, 2006 11:54 am

Go up to Gamberi's and get some feed for baby chickens ( I think they call it mash)..remember you have to keep that chick warm at night or it will die..use a light bulb or hot water bottle.
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Postby Grommet » Mon May 15, 2006 12:10 pm

Josey Wales wrote:Go up to Gamberi's and get some feed for baby chickens ( I think they call it mash)..remember you have to keep that chick warm at night or it will die..use a light bulb or hot water bottle.


My dad is going to Gamberi's to get some chick feed. Thanks Josey.
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Postby BIG TIMBER » Mon May 15, 2006 5:42 pm

Wood duck chicks are the hardest to raise out of all the ducks. You really need to call the local wildlife rehabilitator, or the local vet. If you do decide to keep it I wish you luck.
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Postby Grommet » Mon May 15, 2006 8:34 pm

Poor little fella. He didn't make it through the afternoon. :(
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Postby Don Miller » Mon May 15, 2006 9:35 pm

Grommet wrote:Poor little fella. He didn't make it through the afternoon. :(

I bet he would be good stuffed with cream cheese and jalapino, stuck on a skewer over red hot coals.
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Postby iron grip » Mon May 15, 2006 11:06 pm

No he didn't :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :) :D :lol: :cry: :wink:

You definately got to go with a red wine and wild mushroom slow roast served over a bed of basmati rice with a side of farva beans and a nice pinot grigio but whatever floats your boat. Or... :wink:
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Postby ruger0771 » Tue May 16, 2006 4:10 am

hmmmmmmmmm............ this subject looks really familiar- but the responses from when I posted are totally different -- I'm still traumatized from that nightmare....... :shock:
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Postby Bustin' Greenheads » Tue May 16, 2006 7:59 am

i raised 8 mallard babys last year. go to a co-op or something and get mashed up chicken food. after a few weeks or a month get some mashed up corn and mix it in with the chicken food. i would try the chicked food for a while and if it doesn't take to it i would ask a vet or something. good luck with the woodie.
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Postby Birdroost » Tue May 16, 2006 8:00 am

First don't keep the chick in a box or in something small b/c the chick will jump it's self to death thinking it is in the nest. the little chicks are very hard to keep alive try not to hold it very much. Good luck that is very cool.
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Postby quack fiend » Tue May 16, 2006 8:44 am

guys, unless i'm having an acid flashback i just read that he's already in wood-duck heaven
you did put in the plug, right?
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Postby tunica » Tue May 16, 2006 9:01 am

quack fiend wrote:guys, unless i'm having an acid flashback i just read that he's already in wood-duck heaven



well thats too of us revisiting our youth
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Postby Don Miller » Tue May 16, 2006 9:09 am

Do not eat the brown acid! :lol:
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