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Please help with baby duck health problems?

I recently found a baby duck about three weeks ago. Hes still small and his feathers are barely growing in. But today he seems rather warmer than before. I think he has a fever. Is there any way to bring his fever down? Anything please help i don't know what to do.

Public Response to Please help with baby duck health problems?

1. If he is just a wild baby duck, then you are taking a chance trying to raise him on your own and without any other ducks. If he is truly sick, you might not be able to do anything at this point. I would say just make sure that he has food and water available (including something he can swim in if he wants to). Also, if you have him under any sort of lamp, make sure he can get out from under it if he is too hot. It might be a good thing that he is warmer now. He may be beginning to control his own body temperature. In any case, the best thing would be to turn him over to a wildlife rescue team if you can find one in your area. They deal with orphaned baby animals on a regular basis and would know what to do.
2. Yep, yep, what Keeping Secrets said! *thumbs up*. If you know what you are doing, a box with some litter, water and food on one side. Change the water every day, at least, change the litter if it gets wet. He doesn't need to swim yet, because unlike mom, you don't know when it's time to get out of the pool, but he does need to be able to get his head under water. The box needs to be big enough so he can move away from the light if it gets too warm. I use 100 watts on a metal rack across a box about 14-16 inches deep, with lots of room to move.
3. dont listen to them unless they have their feathers baby ducks stand a good chance of drowning without their mother. what have you been feeding it it needs to have at least 17 -18 % protein --no bread ---- have you had a heat lamp on it? they need to stay at at least 85 degrees at that age a flux of 10-15 degrees suddenly can kill it p s however they are right about at least getting a wildlife person to look at it some breeds of duck are illegal to keep in captivity and watch what bedding you uce it needs to be grassy (NOT WOOD CHIPS OR SANDY TYPE) they can give it club foot and it will end up a lame duck.