Hi all
One of our Ducks, Delta (11months old) who is temporarily living inside with us (prolapsed, then overpreened and developed wet feather, with us till moult) has started to limp yesterday.
It's gotten worse today, we've checked for any cuts or abrasions and bumblefoot and her foot looks fine. She's favouring her left foot and the right one is the injured leg.
She has started to stand on her left leg and also hold her right one up when lying down today, plus occasionally appears to scratch at the air behind her with her injured leg.
We think she may have taken a harder than usual fall off the sofa maybe but she's been fine before. We think it could be a sprain or something like that so wanted to get some advice from the good people of BYC. We have been trying to keep her fairly still and not done her usual activities. We are getting her in the bath so she can swim and exercise as normal. She has had 5 days in a row of egg laying which she hasn't done before, at most we get one every 2-4 days from her so not sure if her bones could have been weakened? She has a good diet of mixed Adult and Layer pellets, calcium powder added to those, pea shoots, sweetcorn and mealworms as treats.
I've also attached a video of her walking. We're hoping given some rest she work it out herself but as I am a helicopter parent over our duck I figured I'd ask.
Thanks for any help and advice you can give.
One of our Ducks, Delta (11months old) who is temporarily living inside with us (prolapsed, then overpreened and developed wet feather, with us till moult) has started to limp yesterday.
It's gotten worse today, we've checked for any cuts or abrasions and bumblefoot and her foot looks fine. She's favouring her left foot and the right one is the injured leg.
She has started to stand on her left leg and also hold her right one up when lying down today, plus occasionally appears to scratch at the air behind her with her injured leg.
We think she may have taken a harder than usual fall off the sofa maybe but she's been fine before. We think it could be a sprain or something like that so wanted to get some advice from the good people of BYC. We have been trying to keep her fairly still and not done her usual activities. We are getting her in the bath so she can swim and exercise as normal. She has had 5 days in a row of egg laying which she hasn't done before, at most we get one every 2-4 days from her so not sure if her bones could have been weakened? She has a good diet of mixed Adult and Layer pellets, calcium powder added to those, pea shoots, sweetcorn and mealworms as treats.
I've also attached a video of her walking. We're hoping given some rest she work it out herself but as I am a helicopter parent over our duck I figured I'd ask.
Thanks for any help and advice you can give.
