Hi everyone, I haven't been here in a while. I noticed yesterday that one of our ducks wouldn't eat her dinner. She was drinking a lot of water, then shaking her head and it all just fell back out of her mouth. I caught her and felt her crop, but I felt nothing abnormal. I kept her in a large dog cage overnight with a bucket of water. This morning she had drank some water and was very alert and scared too. I looked in her mouth, felt her throat, and felt her crop again. Still nothing! So I mixed some sugar, raw goat milk, and water so she wouldn't get too weak.
I am not sure what to think. They usually go to the pond all day, so I thought maybe she picked up a fish hook there. That wouldn't be the first time either. But usually it gets stuck in their beak, and I can't feel anything in her crop. Any ideas?
I am not sure what to think. They usually go to the pond all day, so I thought maybe she picked up a fish hook there. That wouldn't be the first time either. But usually it gets stuck in their beak, and I can't feel anything in her crop. Any ideas?