Can someone diagnose this?

[theinwardcold]

One of my rouen/pekin cross ducklings has something on his vent and has had it since he was in the egg. I'm not sure if it's just a bad case of pasty butt or if it's something else

 

[WVduckchick]

I think it’s unabsorbed yolk, but it looks quite dry already. It will continue to draw into the body some, and will scab and eventually fall off. A little dab of antibiotic ointment can be used to keep it a little moist and help with possible infection.
Keep it on something soft and as immobile as possible, so it doesn’t drag it out or rip it open.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Is the little one able to poop? How old ? Looks similar to a prolapse but not thinking that it is but this is coming out the vent not the umbilicus?

 

[casportpony]

about three days ago

Then I agree with @WVduckchick, that looks like it could be unabsorbed yolk. If it is eating, drinking, pooping, and gaining weight it might be okay.

 

[theinwardcold]

Can you take a video, upload it to YouTube or Vimeo, then copy and paste the link here?

I can't unfortunately, I got home from work today and he didn't make it.

 

[Miss Lydia]

@WVduckchick @Pyxis ever seen this in any of your hatchlings?

 

[casportpony]

Welcome to BYC!

Is the duckling eating, drinking, growing, and pooping normally?

 

[theinwardcold]

We had to help him out of the shell because the membrane was starting to shrink wrap on him. He's able to eat and drink, and I'm unsure if he's even pooped yet, because I've kept him in the incubator because he has trouble walking.

 

[casportpony]

When did he hatch?

 

[Miss Lydia]

I assume you have other ducklings? what breeds? most duckling need extra niacin after hatch because most of us can't get water fowl feed that has the right amount. Other than Purina Flock Raiser which does have enough niacin for water fowl. also other all flock feed. Niacin is needed to make sure they have strong legs and healthy neurological health.

So if using chick starter you need to add some Nutritional yeast to your ducklings feed at 1 Tab to each cup of feed you use.

When one is having issues already then we start them on liquid b complex and the best one is at TSC in the cattle dept. 1 ml daily until your duckling is walking normal then use the nutritional yeast till 10 weeks of age. This can be given over feed make it a small amount so the ducklings get the full dose or something yummy like dried meal worms. When I introduce meal worms to ducklings I kinds of crush them to start with.