Duck Randomly Sleepy

[IndieanaJones]

Okay, so we've had two full grown pekin ducks outside for quite some time now. We have a large dam outside our house, in which they live by and swim in. Recently, we've introduced two new slightly younger than full grown pekin ducks, and they finally got along. We came home today, and one was randomly out by itself, head barely up on the water. So, we went out and got it, but there's no wounds at all, it's breathing fine, nothing in it's throat, but it can't stand and barely lift it's head up, and it almost instantly went back to sleep. We have him/her in a safer area now, but it's tries to stand, sits down, and falls asleep. Any idea whats wrong?

 

[Amiga]

May have been badly molested by the other ducks. I would keep the youngers separated for a while yet and monitor closely. Let the hurt duck rest in a safe place - preferably with its same aged mate (though I would watch for several minutes to make sure the other one behaves well).

Another possibility is that it has swallowed something toxic, such as metal or something rotting, and picked up botulism.

If that is the case you may want to try this https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/700526/flushes-for-aiding-in-toxin-removal#post_9508213