Duck Vomiting Liquid and Bits of Food

Minusthebuff

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Hello All,

So my 2 year old female muscovy duck (Pretty Girl) started vomiting "clear" liquid and some chicken feed tonight. I say "clear" because the color is clear now, the first few times it looked like it had a yellow tint to it. It was hard to tell because it was getting dark out at the time I was trying to get her to bed.

She would only vomit when she would do her broody peeps. She is currently laying and as far as I'm aware, she isn't egg-bound. None of the other ducks nor chickens are sick/vomiting. Pretty Girl did drink water when offered to her, I have not seen her poop or see her eat before this has happened. Although I'm assuming she was eating fine since I did see bits of the chicken feed in her vomit.

I don't know if she's vomiting because she's stressed - I did try getting her to go to the coop for bed, but decided against it as her nesting spot is behind a hydrangea bush by my house and it's well hidden that I don't think a predator would get her. (I normally don't allow this, but if it's because of stress, I don't want to make things worse)
Or could it possibly be that her crop is full? This has never happened before, so I'm not sure how her crop would get like that to the point she'd have to vomit. She free ranges all day, has access to water, and will sometimes eat the chicken feed that's in the coop.

Attached are screenshots from a video I took of her. Circled in red in the first picture is what she threw up in her nesting spot.
I was able to upload the video to youtube. In the video you can see some liquid come out of her mouth after she peeps.
Here is the link:

Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thank you for taking the time to read!!!!
 

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She's doing okay, I ended up isolating her the next day and gave her some electrolytes in her water. She did recover and is fine now. But another duck ended up getting sick/vomiting. I isolated him and did the same thing and he ended up fine. I'm guessing they both have eaten something they shouldn't have but I haven't found what it is yet.
They haven't gotten sick since they've both recovered which is good. But I am taking not of where they frequent and checking for bad things they shouldn't eat.
 
I'm so glad they are both doing better!

It does sound like something they ate could be the culprit. I hope you find it and can remove it.
 
She's doing okay, I ended up isolating her the next day and gave her some electrolytes in her water. She did recover and is fine now. But another duck ended up getting sick/vomiting. I isolated him and did the same thing and he ended up fine. I'm guessing they both have eaten something they shouldn't have but I haven't found what it is yet.
They haven't gotten sick since they've both recovered which is good. But I am taking not of where they frequent and checking for bad things they shouldn't eat.
When unable to find a vet I'd recommend JustAnswer.com. They have avian/poultry vets that can help and have helped me on numerous occasions. The cost is $28 to $40 depending on how quickly you'd like a response and depth of answer but I find either way the vets are pretty detailed. I have used Dr. Faith several times and she's great. You can also do a monthly membership to avoid the charge for each time you open a conversation with a vet.
 
When unable to find a vet I'd recommend JustAnswer.com. They have avian/poultry vets that can help and have helped me on numerous occasions. The cost is $28 to $40 depending on how quickly you'd like a response and depth of answer but I find either way the vets are pretty detailed. I have used Dr. Faith several times and she's great. You can also do a monthly membership to avoid the charge for each time you open a conversation with a vet.
Good to know! Thank you!!!
 

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