Help? Something attacking female duck?

[joya250]

I have one believed-to-be female duck (approx 9 months) and two chinese brown geese (male & female)... They live together in the back yard.

Two weeks ago, I noticed my duck had what appeared to be a wound near her eye. I thought perhaps it was a scratch, maybe she snagged herself on a sharp edge of metal wire fence? ... I watched it, and it didn't bad and began to heal.

Today I see she has fresh wounds --- same place as before, and more ... all around her red eye area, and along her nose.

I will attach pics.

I don't know what to do. It doesn't look like a cat scratch. Would geese do this??? My male goose is passive and doesn't bother the duck. My female goose is moody and sometimes snaps at the duck. I've never seen an actual fight.

Please advise. I will try to keep them separate... although I feel like my duck will be lonely if I do that. I just don't know if the geese are the culprits. I also don't know what to do about the wounds. I put some colloidal silver on a cotton ball and tried to clean the area as best I could. I sent a message to the local vet -- but it is Saturday / weekend... and I live in Panama... so limited.

What do you think is happening to Lucky Duck????

 

[sourland]

My gut instinct is that the geese are causing the problem.

 

[joya250]

My gut instinct is that the geese are causing the problem.

thanks. She is now scratching herself, over the wounds... now I wonder if she did this to herself?!?! OR she is itching because the wounded area bothers her?