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She may be molting, I have thought of that. Ive just never seen it hit a bird so hard and she wasnt this bad on her last moult. She hasnt done any more moping since the day I tracked her down and forced bathed her, but Im suspicious of that because I think she is just trying to keep me from interfering with her again. She usually free ranges the furthest and she has stayed in the pen the last few days.Other than that, her behaviour is good, she's enthusiastic about food and fresh water, had a big swim and a mega long preen this morning. Im just getting ready to head off to work but I'll get some pics of her up tonight.I haven't had a duck molt yet, but could that be it?
What's her breathing like, any tail bobbing when she's laying down? That is sometimes a sign that the issue is egg related, in which case I'd try a little extra calcium.
Also, here in the states there are vet offices around that will do fecal tests so that you can at least try to confirm some suspicions, particularly worms. That way you're not doing as much guess work. It's a good way around the high cost of actually taking the bird in for an office visit.
These are just ideas. You know the duck best. Hopefully you see some results with the deworming.
Her breathing is good. No tail bobbing, although when I caught her yesterday to drench her she was weezing a little. Scares the hell outta me.
All our local vets are dog cat or horse. The nearest bird specialist is miles away. There is one nearby who says he will look at my birds if needed but just so long as I accept he is not an expert. I think for wounds and such he would do fine but on something like this he would just refer me to the specialist. They wont do fecal tests, etc unless the animal has a consult and for birds he would still tell me to go to the expert. My horse vets will do all of that for the horses, but they are strictly equine specialists only. Im reassured that if I have a sudden trauma with my ducks or pigeons I can at least take them to this guy for emergency treatment, but for something like this he just cant help me.
All my calls seem rather fat. I'll get pics of them all, little Stormy who's only a few months old looks like she has ROLLS she's so fat! I dont know what to do about this. They get plenty of exercise, but Im wondering if Leelu is fat that cant help any problem she has.