Lethargic duck, not eating

[Lady Grey]

My duck hen Antigone is acting "off". It's hard to explain-- she just doesn't act normal and ducky. She hasn't been preening much, doesn't quack much (normally she is very noisy), isn't foraging with the rest, drinking a lot of water, and walking strangely, like she hurts inside. I already checked her for peritonitis; there's nothing in there. She hadn't started laying yet anyways, but the symptoms seemed to fit.

Yesterday my sister told me she had found a duck tangled up in an old tarp, with a string stuck under her left wing and over her chest. She can't remember which duck it was, but it could have been Antigone. I can't afford a vet visit at all. What should I do for her? Right now she's in the shed with her sister, so that my other birds can't hurt her further.

 

[LeafBlade12345]

Can you post a short video of her walking? Also, check her body for string that she may have become intangled in.

 

[Lady Grey]

I got a couple of videos, but I don't think they will be very helpful. How do you post them?

 

[LeafBlade12345]

Actually I don't know. Maybe go into photo stream if they are in there and post them like a pic. How is your duck? Check for any string on her carefully.

 

[Lady Grey]

I checked her all over, but there was no string. It was attached at both ends to the tarp, my sister says, so there was no danger of remnants. I'll try the videos in a moment.

 

[LeafBlade12345]

Okay

 

[Lady Grey]

I think this will work. Sorry for the delay.

 

[LeafBlade12345]

Which duck is she? Neither seem to be acting abnormal in this vid...do the duck's eyes look clear and free of discharge? Does she struggle when you pick her up?

 

[Lady Grey]

The duck in the front. She hates to be picked up, so she runs from me. There is no discharge of any kind.

They were freaking out because I changed their routine. If left to her own devices, she does not want to move much.

 

[LeafBlade12345]

Okay. Is she swimming around or running at all by herself? Is she making noise?