I have a sick duck and I would appreciate any thoughts.
She is an almost 2 year old Cayuga mix. Several months ago her egg pouch/abdomen area became enlarged and almost touched the ground, but has always acted healthy until this morning. She is now walking slowly, tripping, breathing a bit fast, and getting left behind the other ducks. Her pouch looks bigger but when I felt it it feels soft and squishy and I do not feel any eggs. I don’t know if she’s laying but I think she is, and I think she didn’t lay this morning (because of egg color). She is eating and drinking.
I think it might be a stuck egg but I am not sure.
I bought calcium gluconate today and gave her 2 ml orally.
Tonight it looks like she has diarrhea
When she was about 4 weeks old, she developed a saggy crop and has had it ever since. I read that can be a symptom of a heart defect, but until now she has always acted fine.
Other info:
16% protein, Dumor lay crumbles, fermented. Plus 24/7 access to pasture.
Water tubs refilled and rinsed twice a day.
No eye/nasal discharge
The rest of the flock is acting normal
She is an almost 2 year old Cayuga mix. Several months ago her egg pouch/abdomen area became enlarged and almost touched the ground, but has always acted healthy until this morning. She is now walking slowly, tripping, breathing a bit fast, and getting left behind the other ducks. Her pouch looks bigger but when I felt it it feels soft and squishy and I do not feel any eggs. I don’t know if she’s laying but I think she is, and I think she didn’t lay this morning (because of egg color). She is eating and drinking.
I think it might be a stuck egg but I am not sure.
I bought calcium gluconate today and gave her 2 ml orally.
Tonight it looks like she has diarrhea
When she was about 4 weeks old, she developed a saggy crop and has had it ever since. I read that can be a symptom of a heart defect, but until now she has always acted fine.
Other info:
16% protein, Dumor lay crumbles, fermented. Plus 24/7 access to pasture.
Water tubs refilled and rinsed twice a day.
No eye/nasal discharge
The rest of the flock is acting normal
