Thank you for your response, i have been worried about him, he has since developed an eye infection our local vet is booked out a month so I am having to wing it.
2 days ago my daughter came in the house and told me the duck had a hurt foot, he was laying in the snow when I walked towards him he started limping away not putting his weight on one of his legs, his leg doesn't seem swollen compared to the other one, he dose appear to be missing his due claw...