I’ve been having some issues with one of my duck’s foot. It started about 2 weeks ago - Mav started limping after another duck, Luna, attempted to mount her (ducks are now separated til my males stop being hormonal).
separated Mav for the night so she’d be encouraged to just rest.
after a few days limping stopped completely (would typically start at night after a day’s use but then be fine in the morning).
today Mav’s middle toe is entirely swollen. There’s a lump on the bottom of her foot where the skin seems cracked and some sort of whiteish circle
The lump isn’t hard and doesn’t seem to bother her when being touched
the ducks are in the backyard - a mix of grass and brick. We think they may be spending too much time on the brick and will be changing the fencing to get them a larger grassy area.
Any idea as to what this may be? There was never visible cuts/scrapes on the foot so I’m unsure if bumble foot.
I’ll try to get some pictures but Mav isn’t the biggest fan of being held
separated Mav for the night so she’d be encouraged to just rest.
after a few days limping stopped completely (would typically start at night after a day’s use but then be fine in the morning).
today Mav’s middle toe is entirely swollen. There’s a lump on the bottom of her foot where the skin seems cracked and some sort of whiteish circle
The lump isn’t hard and doesn’t seem to bother her when being touched
the ducks are in the backyard - a mix of grass and brick. We think they may be spending too much time on the brick and will be changing the fencing to get them a larger grassy area.
Any idea as to what this may be? There was never visible cuts/scrapes on the foot so I’m unsure if bumble foot.
I’ll try to get some pictures but Mav isn’t the biggest fan of being held