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Hi I have a piking duck that's around 6 month old. Shes been laying soft shelled eggs and been experiencing some issues. First she got herself egg bound but she eventually passed the egg. Then she got a broken egg inside of her. We gave her amoxicillin just in case. And after a week she now has clear goopy liquid leaking out of her vent. And extremely pale beak... I think it might be a yeast infection. She has been laying normal eggs with a hard shell now. But her condition does not seem to improve. She has developed a limp today. any help on this i will post photos later. shes a bit lethargic
 
Did you do anything to try and help her soft shells? Do you constantly provide access access oyster shell for calcium? When did she lay her last egg? Does she seem like she could be currently struggling to push out another soft shell egg? I have one duck who has egg laying issues, I ended up bringing her to the vet who determined she had a calcium deficiency. Now I have to give her Calcium Citrate + D3 pills from Walmart every day. If you haven't yet tried Calcium supplements when she was laying soft shelled eggs, I would recommend trying either some Calcium gluconate which can be purchased from TSC, or the Calcium Citrate +D3 pills that I get from Walmart for a few days and see if she shows any improvement.
 
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the problem is is that she acts lethargic, doesn't move and limps. i forgot to put in that she pooped out a huge egg like thing three days ago
 
Is the vet an option for you? Personally that is the route I would take it is a lot easier to recommend treatment after doing the tests they do there. If the vet isn't an option maybe @Isaac 0 would have an idea of what to do, but I'd definitely take her to the vet.
 
Can you take her to a veterinarian experienced with birds?

If that is not an option, could you provide/answer the following?

Has there been any changes in her appetite - drinking more, eating less, etc?
How long has she been feeling ill?
Do you have a picture of her most recent droppings?
Could you post a video of the duck?
 

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