call duck with vent issue **pic included**

[Amiga]

Keeping her in a darkened place may help reduce likelihood of laying. Not pitch dark, but low light. Poor thing.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Keeping her in a darkened place may help reduce likelihood of laying. Not pitch dark, but low light. Poor thing.

I agree, and you sure don't want to take her back, how uncaring can a person be?

 

[katiekitten]

Thanks Amiga. That's a good idea. Your earlier suggestion I think maybe spot on too.. possible prolapse that has been infected maybe. I need to give her a chance. I guess the guy is a farmer with 2000 birds and has a different attitute to them than we do when they are our pets. Just hope she'll be ok

 

[Miss Lydia]

Thanks Amiga. That's a good idea. Your earlier suggestion I think maybe spot on too.. possible prolapse that has been infected maybe. I need to give her a chance. I guess the guy is a farmer with 2000 birds and has a different attitute to them than we do when they are our pets. Just hope she'll be ok

You might even try soaking her bottom in some warm water with epsom salt added. just fill sink up to top of legs and don't let her drink the water epsom salt is a laxative too. I have soaked many a ducks legs and feet in epsom salt water.

 

[Kbduckmom]

I have one duck with a vent problem, but it doesn't look like that. It has something to do with her reproductive system. I have had her on antibiotics off and on and I put Silvadene lotion on her vent area. (they use it for burns - have to have a prescription here) I have also used bag balm. My duck has this hard crust like stuff that forms from discharge from the vent area. Vets have had a hard time figuring it out. She does better when she is not laying eggs and I have to keep her away from the drake. Good luck I hope you are able to figure it out. Some of the things that were suggested to me as possible problems were gleet, parasites, allergies to barley, and a reproductive infection.... I changed her diet, put her on antibiotics, treated her for parasites with no relief... the only real relief comes when she quits laying... but Silvadene and bag balm help out.. and warm baths to soak the scab like stuff off.

I’m wondering if my duck struggles with the same thing. I’d love to find out your whole process and get your input.

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

I’m wondering if my duck struggles with the same thing. I’d love to find out your whole process and get your input.

Sn you give some details
Start your own thread and add pictures
I myself am dealing with an issue and have been for over 4 months
I’m over 3000 in vet bills
Been through 4 antibiotics and now on fungal meds as well as hormone shots to stop egg laying and give her a little break
I have learned a fair bit over this past 4 months

 

[BelovedBirds]

I’m wondering if my duck struggles with the same thing. I’d love to find out your whole process and get your input.

This post is from 2012 I don't think they'll be around anymore to reply

But we can help advise you if you can give more details

What are the symptoms?
When did symptoms begin?
Can you share photos?

 

[Rozzo123]

I feel Miss Lydia has a good approach.

Regular warm baths, monostat for possible fungal infection, veterycin to knock back bacteria. I would also get her on poultry vitamins electrolytes and probiotics. Honey can help, too. There are a number of things that might help.

It may have started as a small prolapse and become infected with bacteria, fungi, or both.

Give her a small bowl (2-3
Oz)of plain yogurt Every day. I find that if my chickens get that poopie butt rhat the yogurt helps from the inside because of the cultures in it. On the outside so warm water swims with a little Chlorhexidine in the water(antibicrobial), whenniut. Dry the vent area and spray with the antifungal spray not monistat cream. A few days should be fine but remember it all starts in the gut