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Daisy the duck released

Jon — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 19:08:36 +0000

This poor duck has been in the wars but she is pulling through. Firstly she had human hair wrapped around her ankle, this had got so tight that it had cut through the skin and her foot had almost become detached. She was found in the city centre and as if this injury was not enough in itself she then flew into the front of a National Express bus. Fortunately the foot was not infected, so we cleaned her up, gave her antibiotics and splinted her leg hoping that the bone may fuse.

After a few days it was obvious that it would not heal and so after finding out about other 1 legged ducks in the country the decision was made to amputate the foot. Daisy is now recovering from her ordeal. Once the bandages are removed we will have to help her to swim and walk again. We can’t believe what a recovery Daisy has made and we will continue to monitor her progress.

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Update 16 August

Today we are happy that her foot has healed enough, so we gave Daisy some hydrotherapy in out bath and boy did she like it. she spent a lot of time splashing around washing herself. We were always worried that she would not be able to swim properly with one foot, however now we have loads of confidence in her. After a week of therapy we hope we can release her.

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Update 18 August

Daisy has finally been released, she is back in the wild where she belongs. Hopefully she will find a pond not too far from humans who may take kindly to her having one foot and give her extra treats.

Time to say goodbye to the ducks

Jon — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 20:19:56 +0000

Back in June you may have read about these little dears, they were abandoned and all on their own. Their mother went missing for several days and so we took them on.

Today it was time to say goodbye and it was such a joy to see them go! At first they paused, they were overwhelmed by it all, then one by one they headed for the banks of the lake at Shipley County Park and then in to the water. Within minutes they were splashing around having a lot of fun, eating and cleaning themselves.

Its times like this that make the long hard days with no social life, no free time all, worthwhile. Tonight we’ll sleep well in the knowledge that these guys are back where they belong, in the wild.

Day 1

Day 28 - Release day

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Staring out to sea!

Injured Mallard Drake

Jon — Mon, 25 May 2009 17:51:44 +0000

This drake was hit by a car and received injuries to his legs, beak, head and body. The main injuries are to the left leg and therefore he cannot stand.

We have the drake in this sling to support his body weight in the hope that his leg injuries will heal. Although he is now drinking voluntarily, in the un-natural surroundings he is unwilling to eat and is being force fed.

Update - unfortunately despite our best efforts, he showed no signs of recovery and sadly died a few days after being hit by a car.