Concerning Muscovy Duck Posture

[KHiggz]

Hi Friends! Has anyone ever seen anything like this? I have a female Muscovy (almost a year old) that has been developing this very odd posture. Her tail is always held off to one side, her breast is always protruding (not sure if I’m using the best descriptive term for that but you can see in photos) and she seems to have an unusually long neck. She moves a bit slower and is a bit more clumsy but whatever it is she’s been this way since birth. These defects (if you will) just seem to continue to become more pronounced the older she gets. Could it be a result of accidental crossbreeding with goose (I only say that bc of her long neck). Her siblings don’t have any of these characteristics (but there could of course be different baby daddies! ).

 

[sourland]

To me, it looks like wry tail - a physical deformity of her lower back and also likely a deformity of her neck/upper back.

 

[KHiggz]

To me, it looks like wry tail - a physical deformity of her lower back and also likely a deformity of her neck/upper back.

Oh interesting. I’ve heard of wry neck but not wry tail. Do you know of anything that I might be able to do to help treat? Thank you so much for your response

 

[ruthhope]

I agree with @sourland. Physical deformity of tail and likely bony deformity of neck. It doesn't matter if she is eating, pooping and happy. But I would not breed from her as the deformities might be genetic

 

[KHiggz]

I agree with @sourland. Physical deformity of tail and likely bony deformity of neck. It doesn't matter if she is eating, pooping and happy. But I would not breed from her as the deformities might be genetic

I agree with @sourland. Physical deformity of tail and likely bony deformity of neck. It doesn't matter if she is eating, pooping and happy. But I would not breed from her as the deformities might be genetic

Ok thank you this is so helpful!!

 

[Canadian Wind]

I happen to have a drake that is similar. I found his egg kicked out of the nest and crushed, as well as cold.

Brought the egg in and placed it in the incubator, and he hatched out. Seemed normal for the first little bit (2-3 weeks?) but then he started to develop wry neck. Nothing I did seemed to help so I figured he had a deformity caused by either being chilled or trampled.

He is a large boy, very happy and thriving. He eats well, and even enjoys swimming. I will certainly not be breeding him though.

Here he is back in September: