Recent content by AppleyardMarans

Thank you for asking -- I think she has improved. Her foot doesn't look much different to me, but she is putting weight on it, in fact she stood on it to scratch her head with the other foot, then switched and scratched the other side of her head with the injured foot. After two days in the...

Thank you for the helpful advice and the welcome. My sheep aren't anywhere near the ducks so if it's an injury then what I suspect is that she might have banged it or caught it on the fence when trying to fly over. She was out in the fenced veg garden with the other ducks yesterday and they...

Hello all, I live in Wales (UK) and keep Miniature Silver Appleyard Ducks (to eat slugs), Copper Black and Copper Blue Marans chickens (for eggs and meat), and Shetland sheep (for wool and meat). And two ginger cats, for mousing and love

Thank you for the comments and the welcome! I think she probably wasn't stepped on as although I have sheep they are not anywhere near where the ducks are. If it's an injury (rather than bumblefoot) the likeliest thing I can think of is that she knocked it or caught it when she was trying to...

I have a miniature silver appleyard duck that has just developed a foot injury. I think it is probably not bumblefoot, possibly a fracture, and maybe just a wound, but would be grateful if more experienced duck keepers could take a look at the photo and video and tell me what you think. I have...