Concerned about my duckling

[Puddin816]

Hi, the other day my ducking who is about 5 weeks popped her air sac by a nasty fall due to my husband. (She is ok now, and it was not his fault she jumped out of his hands) She had the bubble on the side of her neck for about 3 days and it went away on its own, so we thought we were in the clear. But today I was loving on her and where the bubble used to be it is now an oval lump under her skin. I have been reading everywhere and I do not know if it is part of her crop or if I should be concerned. she does not seem to be in any pain when I touch it and is active like normal, she also may be a tad bit overweight, but I am not entirely sure how to tell, she has access to food and water 24/7.

 

[Miss Lydia]

can you get a good picture of what your talking about? The crop is located on the right side of the ducklings neck

 

[Puddin816]

can you get a good picture of what your talking about? The crop is located on the right side of the ducklings neck

 

[Puddin816]

its hard to tell but it is on her right side. it looks extremely bubbled up in the pictures but in person it is not that bad you can just feel it. if you know it is there

 

[Miss Lydia]

Okay it does look big but check it in the morning if it’s flat it’s the crop. Of course if it eats over night you’ll not be able to tell if it’s empty.

 

[Puddin816]

should i hold her feed over night? i feel like Shes overweight but i also feel like that's mean haha

 

[Miss Lydia]

How old is this duckling?

 

[Puddin816]

How old is this duckling?

She's about 5 weeks old

 

[Miss Lydia]

Do you have them under a heat lamp or a heat plate? If a heat plate they most likely aren’t eating over night.

 

[Miss Lydia]

It can go over night without food that way you’ll know for sure it’s the crop and nothing else.