DUCK cant walk and she is pooping dark green????

[sourland]

@Shylah6 try posting in the links provided by @Debbie292d

 

[triciayoung]

Hello everyone i have a sick duck here, not to sure what to do we are a homestead family trying to stay away from meds in our food. Needing to know if?? she is just egg bound should we put her down??, and will the meat be okay if we butcher?? I have a year old Peking duck she was fine yesterday walking, eating, and swimming fine. This morning when we came to let everyone out, she was unable to walk. She uses her beak and wings to help her along, she can stand but not long just enough to move herself along? I also noticed she had very dark green diarrhea? Could this be egg bound?


this is the color of her pooh...
Please Help Us,
Thank you,
The Haase Family

Welcome. Please take note that I am not quick to cull or put down. I think you should do what you need to do to take care of her, feed her, and make sure she is hydrated until you get results from testing. You can do discreet (no reporting) testing, at: https://www.vetdna.com/test-type/avian-bird

 

[triciayoung]

Ducks are especially prone to niacin deficiencies that cause problems with legs. The diarrhea may or may not be related to it. Please stay on line, or folks on the emergency thread can not reach you with advice if you are off line. You may also wish to post on the "Duck thread," in the interim to see what they suggest.

I don't know if ducks can get Marek's disease - like chickens do but, it generally starts with trouble walking, paralyzed legs etc.

FYI...Ducks can get Marek's as well.

 

[sourland]

Welcome. Please take note that I am not quick to cull or put down. I think you should do what you need to do to take care of her, feed her, and make sure she is hydrated until you get results from testing. You can do discreet (no reporting) testing, at: https://www.vetdna.com/test-type/avian-bird

OP has not been on site in more than 7 years.

 

[triciayoung]

Hi @Shylah6,

The person who posted this hasn't been on since the week after posting it about 7 years ago, so most likely won't reply.

To get some help, I'd make a post in our ER forum here:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/emergencies-diseases-injuries-and-cures.10/

Or in the Duck forum here:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/ducks.42/

Welcome to BYC!!

Oops, missed that one. Thank you.

 

[triciayoung]

OP has not been on site in more than 7 years.

I just noticed - Oops. Thanks

 

[swampfox440]