Duck with crooked butt

[djstanczak]

One of my female anconas has a crooked butt or maybe it is just her tail, anyone else seen this? She seems healthy but I noticed her walk is a little off. Looks like her tail is a couple inches off center. I am wondering if she will have trouble once she starts laying?

 

[rjohns39]

One of my female anconas has a crooked butt or maybe it is just her tail, anyone else seen this? She seems healthy but I noticed her walk is a little off. Looks like her tail is a couple inches off center. I am wondering if she will have trouble once she starts laying?

Can you post a picture or a video of her walking?

 

[learycow]

Sounds like wry tail.
Did she hatch like that? Or is it new?

There isn't a whole lot of info out there about wry tail. I've talked to several breeders to see what their opinions are on it. Consensus shows that if they hatch with it, then best not to use those birds for breeding as it is hereditary. It can cause egg production issues on hens and breeding issues in drakes.
If it shows up later on, then it's usually the result of an injury. Most common in hens form over mating or rough drakes.

 

[djstanczak]

I will post a picture once it stops raining. Honestly I didn't noticed it until she was about 7 weeks old, but I think she must have been born that way. They have not been injured. I do not intend to breed her. She is only about 13 weeks old now