Ducks not laying

[DuckGirl77]

I have checked all around the garden for eggs. I found 2, but they were very old and I checked in the same place this morning but found none.

I left out the ducks at around 7:45 am this morning and Australis (the new duck) was in the nesting box so I decided to leave her alone.
My sister and I went out to say hi to the two of them later on (at around 10:00 am) and she was still in the nesting box. I went to check on her and she started hissing at me. Eventually she came out and we tried to soak her in warm water because we thought that she might be egg boud but she wouldn't stay still.
She is not under/overweight and she is acting normally but I wonder is she trying to hide the symptoms because I know that ducks do that type of thing.

She is probably going to lay an egg! Some take longer than others in the nestbox. Leave her for a little while longer in the nestbox and see if she does.

 

[RavenClawPekin6]

Thanks so much everyone for your help

I really appreciate it

Tomorrow I will leave them out later than 8. If they're still not laying after that then I will just have to be patient

 

[DuckGirl77]

You're welcome! Hope you get some eggs!

 

[RavenClawPekin6]

I've taken a look at the new duck, Australis, and she seems to be egg bound. She is sitting down and tensing for the past couple of hours. I've tried putting her in warm water but she's too afraid of me and seems to be more stressed. What else can I do? I don't know how much longer I have to help her.

 

[RavenClawPekin6]

A new update, she is looking a lot more overweight in just a few hours which I think is the egg. Should I try and pass it through?

 

[DuckGirl77]

How long has she been like this? I'll try to find some info for you quick. If you think she's egg bound, put a little detergent or vaseline on your finger and see if you can feel the egg.

 

[DuckGirl77]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/non-surgical-egg-bound-method
https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/how-to-diagnose-and-treat-a-egg-bound-hen
Hope this helps!

 

[RavenClawPekin6]

Another update: she seems to be happy enough, we just put her in the small pool and she was spashing and preening herself but she is wagging her tail an awful lot and trying to push something out

 

[RavenClawPekin6]

Thank you very much yes it did help. She is showing some of those symptoms

 

[DuckGirl77]

Ok, good! Do you know for sure if she's egg bound or not?