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Swollen “Belly”
Thank you! I will make an appointment for her early this week! -
Swollen “Belly”
She’s just over a year now! I ended up bringing her back out with her flock once she finished preening. I have a camera on her and keep checking on her. They’re out in a barn, with shelter from wind, rain and snow. It’s cold, but not too bad. -
Swollen “Belly”
Hello everyone! My female welsh harlequin, Sugar, has been looking a bit puffy lately. I noticed it earlier in the week, but lately she’s been walking a little slower/wobbling. My friend also saw her stumble a little yesterday, but she might have just been tripping over the grass or something. I... -
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Is this bumble foot?
This is Lil Duck. She goes everywhere with me. She loves the other ducks, but still thinks she’s human. Is this bumble foot or just dirt? I’m really concerned. What should I do? -
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Partially Blind Duck
Do you think it’s a good idea for him to be a partial indoor duck? Essentially I got the two ducks from Metzer thinking they were both girls. Lady decided that he was indeed not a female. So now I have two drakes in my flock of six. Lady and Sugar have not moved outside yet. They’re about 8... -
Partially Blind Duck
Hey all! My duck Lady the Drake has had an underdeveloped eye since he arrived in the mail. Recently he’s been showing signs of actually being blind. He will continuously miss treats that are right in front of him, especially when it’s on the side of his bad eye. His best friend Sugar picks on... -
Lady is a Laddie? Metzer Mis-Sexed Duckling?
I’m actually not too sure how to upload a video on here. I’m for sure going to give it a few more weeks before I definitively start calling her a him. But it’s not looking so good right now. Haha. I actually think she is partially blind, she’s very sensitive to light on one side of her head and... -
Lady is a Laddie? Metzer Mis-Sexed Duckling?
She is so sweet. And she’s actually taken to wearing a diaper. I’ll put her in it and she’ll run around normally. Her sister Sugar freaks out though, and attacks the diaper while Lady is wearing it. 😂 I just don’t have the means for separating out my flock right now if she ends up being a male... -
Lady is a Laddie? Metzer Mis-Sexed Duckling?
Hello everyone! I don’t have a specific question, more just insight/advice. I currently have a mixed breed flock, consisting of three females and one male. In October I took the plunge and ordered two females from Metzer. From what I read 5:1 would be a perfect flock. Those two ducklings are... -
Duck Underdeveloped Eye
Thank you! What do you think about it being underdeveloped? Do you think it’s possible she’s partially blind? -
Duck Underdeveloped Eye
I can’t really tell. Sometimes it seems like she can see out of it. Other times she doesn’t flinch. Her other eye looks a lot better today after her bath. I’ll include images. -
Duck Underdeveloped Eye
I can see the coloring in her left eye too. Small eye movements and almost a blue ring around the pupal. Her left eye is much smaller and sunk into her head. It’s very dark. -
Duck Underdeveloped Eye
The first image is her “good” eye that is very goopy. And the second is the eye I am most concerned about. She doesn’t usually use it to look up at things. She favors her left eye. And when I put my hand near her right eye she doesn’t usually notice. -
Duck Underdeveloped Eye
Any ideas? Do you think she’s partially blind? -
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Duck Underdeveloped Eye
My duckling has had an underdeveloped eye ever since I got her. The vet looked at it when she was only a week old and said it wasn’t scratched. At first she just kept it closed and blinked a lot. Now, at 6 weeks, it’s still severely underdeveloped. I’m holding her now and I noticed her other eye... -
Swollen Cheek
I took him to the vet yesterday and she didn’t do anything. Said we should watch it for a week to see if it goes down on its own. Possible salvia or tear duct leak. But now less than 24 hours later he is much worse. I’ve been trying to get ahold of the vet to bring him back in. The swelling has... -
Swollen Cheek
Thank you so much. He’s a khaki Campbell. We suspect he had a difficult hatch, so much smaller than our other ducks were when we got them. And he looked wet for over a week. He grew so much slower than them. Then in July he survived a fisher attack. We didn’t think he was going to make it. He’s...