sick duck

Hi all, I have been taking my runner duck and mallard to the bird vet every 6 months for checkups - especially because my runner suffers from low calcium and needs an implant every 6 months to stop her laying eggs. However this is not the only problem, it seems they both always have something...

So i have had this Rouen for about 8 years. As healthy as a horse, but for the past couple of weeks he’s been noticeably becoming more unhealthy. He seems more week, his feathers are scruffed, he seems to be gaining weight, and is far less mobile. Any ideas on what it could be and how to handle...

Our flock of 10 (3 months old) was acting fine until 9 moved off leaving one behind. She just kind of stood there, head kind of swaying. My husband went up to her and she slowly made her way to their pond (the other ducks were digging elsewhere in the yard). She slowly drifted, with her head...

So I have seen many threads for seizures and wanted to add one of our experiences and solutions. In our location chickens, ducks and other domesticated foul are considered "exotic" and 0, I mean 0 vets will work with them. We have to go down to Georgia or up north to find a vet willing to help...

Hi, My lovely Cayuga (Coogie) has hurt one leg, maybe because with the drought there are a lot of exposed rocks at the edge of my natural, spring-fed 1/2 acre pond. We built a ramp to help the ducks in and out when the water levels started to fall a month ago. She has tried to stand at the end...

I went to let the ducks out this morning and found my drake Grayson sitting on the ground, very weak. My other two ducks are fine- one girl is sitting on eggs, the other one came running out like usual. He was totally fine when I put them away last night. Now he's not moving or eating, and is...

Annabelle Video Hi everyone. I am a new duck owner and desperately need some guidance! On July 2nd, we were gifted a male and female duck. They are somewhere between 4 and 6 months old. The previous owner did not have a body of water for them- just a baby pool- and that is all I know about...

Hello bird lovers! I'm here seeking advice for my Muscovies which suddenly seemed to get ill out of no where. I am new to duck keeping and these are our first experiences outside of chickens. Its been great up until now! One of our Muscovy drakes seemed to be feeling a bit ill two days ago, he...

I bought 6 females to add to my flock around a month ago. Around one week ago, one of the ducks started presenting symptoms. It started with a “squeaky” quack and she was shaking her head when she quacked. My first though was she was choking or clogged sinuses. I flushed sinuses and have tried...

Hi everyone, I'm new to the site. I live on a lagoon and I feed the ducks that come to my backyard. We're used to seeing a lot of mallards and duclairs, but recently a female cayuga and a female aylesbury duck showed up and have been eating and hanging out in our yard every day. We love them...

Hi All, we have a 6 month old Cayuga that since earlier this morning is breathing open-mouth and sitting down. She normally lays an egg every morning, but today I don't believe she did. I checked to see if she was obviously egg bound but there is no sign of a stuck egg. She is drinking water and...

today I went out to the coop to find one of my Muscovy hens not looking so good she seamed fine yesterday She’s acting lethargic not moving around much and I haven’t seen her eat yet I’ve delt with sick chickens before but never Ducks anyone have any ideas

She’s only two days old, very healthy I think. She eats a lot drinks a lot and loves to run around. I noticed that her poop is quite green. Pls help I don’t this his is normal.

Sweet no so here I go... So. My poor babies are sick. Two of them at least! I've tried my best to figure out what could be possibly the issue, how they got sick and what they're sick with. One is more severely ill and I am scared for her most. But I still am very concerned about the other one...

We've got a young (about 14 weeks old, not laying yet) female runner duck who is very lethargic (hiding, standing away from the flock, standing hunched up, not walking around with everyone, not foraging), shaking like she's cold (outside temp is 64 and headed towards 82), and refusing food and...

Hello, we have four ducks a month old almost exactly. They just started spending days outside. It is between 65-75 degrees Fahrenheit. They have water and food in a 5x5 pen I made them. Recently, starting this morning, one of our little ones, Peanut, has been acting lethargic. She sits there...

Hello! I have a week old duckling with an injured beak. I was taking her outside on a nice sunny day, keeping her safe in my hands. My little flock of adult ducks waddled over, seeming interested. I crouched down, holding the baby (her name is Layla and she’s a Welsh Harlequin) close to my body...

My duck is one year old. She has been gasping and head shaking along with that noise for 3 months now (see the two links attached of videos at the bottom). She does this 24/7 although it slightly stops when she is sleeping. I dosed her for gapeworm using Zerofen fenbendazole last week but I...

I swear, things always happen on the weekend… and we recently moved, so I have no vet to reach out to yet, so I’m asking for some advice/help from all of you… please help! I hope I’m just overreacting, but I know how quickly things can turn. I have a Chocolate/Brown Indian Runner, about 4yrs...