well it's hard to tell if a hen is broody or not. you said she is being defensive around her eggs. this is a sign she may have babies. you won't really know till you check her eggs. all you have to do is have a bright torch in a dark place.
No blood around or cats, we have found fox dens up the back though. they might have pups? our neighbors dogs have killed our ducks before. also I have been using antiseptic on it. but yeah ill check him. I was just not sure on why his tail is going down. I have seen ducks put their tail down...
yes I have 2 actually , but my other one he pecks me sometimes if I go near him or if I'm calling the chooks and ducks the girls will follow me and he doesn't like that so he pecks me
when he was around 1 month old he got dropped on his back, and then his tail has been bent down ever since , he seemed fine doing well and normal so we didn't have a problem till now. he is now 4months and he has lost feathers in a patch at the end of his tail. there are holes from the feathers...