Duck posture???

[tia]

Out of 6 ducks, I have three fawn/white females. They all looked the same and had the same posture and then after one had surgery on its foot and was kept away from the others for a while I notice a difference in her posture. She is very vocal, but is also scrunched down all of the time like she doesn't have a neck. Is that because she is low duck of the group. She seems fine besides that. She stays away from the drake who used to pick on her.

 

[ChickenToes]

As long as she seems healthy, I wouldn't worry about it. I have a Mallard that walks like that when she's broody, and every once in awhile my Khaki Campbell will walk around with her neck all scrunched up.

 

[tia]

Thanks - I never noticed it before her surgery.

 

[Amiga]

Every now and then one of my runners walks around with the scrunched neck. It usually passes after a while.

I do wonder what that is. They seem a little disgruntled about something. Maybe something is stuck in their crop?