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*Update* I ended up taking our little guy to the vet after suspecting that there was more issues with his vent area that I was unable to fix. Thankfully I did because apparently scar tissue had formed over most of his vent causing all the problems. The vet fixed it with a cut and a few...

This morning I was starting to lose hope for our little guy as it seemed he was getting worse. As a last effort I wrapped him up in a towel and wiped his bottom with unscented baby wipes and coconut oil. I then noticed he had a hard patch covering up a good portion of his vent. Gently I...

Thank you very much, Miss Lydia! I will let you know what happens.

These are my first ducks, though I've had chickens before. As far as I can tell he seems active and curious. I gave them a kiddie pool and seeing their first time playing in water was great fun! He does seem to keep his head in close to his body though where the female does not. He drinks a...

Thank you for your reply! I was thinking a possible blockage too. I've noticed he has the habit of trying to eat things that aren't food. Didn't connect the two until you mentioned it but it makes sense that that could be caused by being chased away from food. I haven't felt his belly yet...

I was given two young Muscovy ducks (male and female) by a neighbor whom I'm farm sitting for. The male was being severely picked on by an older male duck and possibly a rooster that they were housed with. All his tail feathers had been pulled out and his bottom was picked at till it bled. I...