My ducks leg has been injured (possibly by a turtle?) I have it in a cage alone and with plenty of food and water. It is not bleeding but it looks bad. So far I do not smell infection and there are no maggots. Its webbing is torn from both of the outside toes, so it is only attached to the middle toe. Will this grow back? What should I do for this? I do know that the duck can still swim like this.
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Leg injury
lroever
Jun 01, 2010 08:28 AM
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GrammaDuck
Jul 15, 2010 01:57 PM
I had a duck with the same type injury. It eventually didn't look as bad but never did the webbing grow back to what it looked like before. It thickened up and the foot resembled a regular chicken-type foot. It did not in any way impede his ability to swim. I never did know exactly what tore the webbing but I suspected turtle or possibly the other male duck as they used to fight quite a bit. As long as it doesn't get infected it should be okay.
