sick duck help

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I notice today that one of my call ducks is not well. IT walks slow and it neck it a ruffled and it tail is down. It is eaten some and drinking some. Does anyone know what might be wrong. I am still new to ducks. THey are on shaving for a bed. Maybe it eat some. I dunno.
 
there isnt much more to tell. I think it is a female. There is no change in her. Nobody is laying right now. She is last year hatch. Breathing ok. Just walks as if it is kinda drunk.
 
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Please check the bottom of your duck's feet. She could have "bumblefoot" which is an infection. If there is a sore on her foot, it would cause her to walk funny.
 
Well, I went and checked. THe only thing i can see that her neck has a "s"shape to it. Is this normal. It looks as if she got hurt. Her feet is ok. Her vent is ok and her wings are all good. Her eyes are nice a clear. But she hold her neck closer to her body. When i feel her neck. I can feel a "s" shape . She was easy to catch. She walks as if her balance is off.
 
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Loss of co-ordination can mean a variety of things - lead poisoning etc.

If it doesn't clear up within th next few days I really advise that you take her to a vet.

Hope she is okay!
 
I would isolate her just to be on the safe side. She could have botulism which paralyzes them or it could be nothing. ( I apologize if this is a repeat post - it looked like my first one did not go).
 
No, its not necessarily from the food - read this short article:

http://www.helium.com/items/1387367-poultry-diseases-botulism


Most likely she ingested it in the soil and it was activiated in her body because she carried the virus - if you read the article it explains it better, but I would not worry about the other ducks getting it. I would still isolate her for a day or two. I know a vet can be very expensive, so if you can afford it, and she doesn't get better, and you want to spend the time and money, I would go that route.

However, this is just one idea. Without having a professional examine her, its no telling what it could be.
 

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