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duck attack

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Question
we have 12 ducks (2 ducks 10 ducklings)

last night the door on the coup didn't get locked and a cat or raccoon got ahold of one of our young ducks. she is doing ok but she has a wound on her left shoulder where the wing meets the torso. it is a rather deep wound, with muscle tissue and some small amounts of bone showing. no bleeding and it seems only that skin was removed. we have been cleaning it with benodine. what else can we do to ensure that our dick recovers fully.

Answer
You've done everything you should have for her. If ducks are anything like chickens you should probebly remove her from the coop for a couple of days till the wound scabs up properly as the other ducks may peck at her.
Also make sure shes getting lots of good food to speed up the healing process.