I went ahead and took it off. It was hard to tell what was left but I think I got all the swollen parts. It seemed to hurt him but I have some duck pain meds left from a vet visit a while ago so I gave him that. Hopefully it will heal, but if it doesn't heal quickly and he seems to be suffering...
So I decided to do it this morning, but I'm having trouble finding the place to cut. I took the scabs off so I could see better. It's so swollen that I can't tell what is vent and what is penis. The skin between them doesn't separate and when I try to pull it out a little to find healthy tissue...
Right now the plan is to do the amputation Saturday so I can be home to keep an eye on him afterward. He still seems to be feeling fine, so I'm just keeping him in a smaller pen with some stuff for infection.
Thank you both! @Luv Ducks I'm glad to hear yours is doing well afterward. Was your drake's pretty swollen? I think I could still amputate but I wonder if it will be difficult with all the swelling.
So he has relapsed a couple of times since then, and it's now taken a turn for the worse. I have pushed it back, but it won't stay long at all and is quite swollen. He keeps getting white scabs which fall off before more appear, almost like a yeasty growth. He is in with the whole flock again...
Have you read this website? Nantahala Farms Ancona Ducks
This one also might help: Worth It Farms Ancona Ducks, and I have some information on my website as well: Westfarthing Waterfowl Ancona Ducks.
Tricolors actually do have the "grey" mallard pattern show up because they lack the black gene...
Is it only one duckling that needs to absorb the yolk still? I would keep it in half of its shell, or the paper cup as I believe others have used, in the incubator. Depending on how much yolk still needs to absorb, it may take a while so just let it rest while it's absorbing. I had one that...
They are very pretty! I don't know what they might be mixed with. Their size might give you a clue, but it could be so many things, including another mix.
It's a little hard to tell on the profile picture; she almost looks chocolate there. So maybe a blue with rust? She looks a little dark to be lavender to me.
I'm not entirely sure what the genotype of fawn and white runners is, but I think it has at least 1 blue gene and chocolate. If so, you'd probably end up with blue pied and lavender pied ducklings. If fawn/whites have only 1 blue gene instead of 2 (someone else might know), you could get black...
As far as their wings go, it looks from the picture like they might be going through a hard molt. My Ancona drake currently has no wings like that. He always loses all his feathers at once, while others molt more gradually. Once you get closer to them you should be able to see if there is new...
Here's a good article about the gene: https://www.faithvalleywaterfowl.com/crested_call_genetics.html
"If you desire to work on a crested duck program, but do not want to encounter
the lethal gene death percentage, you can get around it by not using all crested
parent birds. You will end up...
Oh, they're lovely! Crested does pop up in Anconas and it isn't a "standard" Ancona trait, but Anconas don't actually have a true standard. I know some breeders breed their crested separately from non-crested since the crested gene is recessive and can be lethal, so that allows those who like...
I pushed it back in three times, but this morning it had stayed and so far, so good. He seems to be feeling well and is eating and drinking. I'm so glad because I have to go out of town for a couple days tomorrow.