Help!

[animal and duck lover]

Do egg bound ducks still poop? How long can they live egg bound? I can’t help her until tomorrow and i’m really worried!!

 

[SolarDuck]

Depending on how the egg is stuck they can still poop. If they can poop it is less of an emergency. What circumstances led to her being egg bound? Is she a new layer?

 

[animal and duck lover]

Depending on how the egg is stuck they can still poop. If they can poop it is less of an emergency. What circumstances led to her being egg bound? Is she a new layer?

She’s almost 1 year. She was fine earlier today and suddenly I can feel an egg on her belly. I can’t help her or bring her indoors or anything until tomorrow. I have no idea if she will be okay and i’m really worried.

 

[SolarDuck]

Well if you can't do anything till tomorrow anyway, I would try to not worry until then. Does she usually lay normal eggs?

 

[animal and duck lover]

Well if you can't do anything till tomorrow anyway, I would try to not worry until then. Does she usually lay normal eggs?

Thank you for helping me!! She lays daily and sometimes lays two eggs during one night before I wake up and sometimes lays jumbo eggs. I don’t believe she’s ever laid a soft egg except once with the pet sitter.

 

[SolarDuck]

Did she seem to be struggling to push something out when you last saw her?

 

[animal and duck lover]

Did she seem to be struggling to push something out when you last saw her?

Her tail was down and I could feel an egg. Is it possible she was trying to lay an egg before I brought them in to their coop, and she just stopped and will restart?

 

[SolarDuck]

Her tail was down and I could feel an egg. Is it possible she was trying to lay an egg before I brought them in to their coop, and she just stopped and will restart?

That's probably possible. When my girls are struggling to get out a soft shelled or abnormal egg its usually pretty obvious and looks something like this

 

[animal and duck lover]

That's probably possible. When my girls are struggling to get out a soft shelled or abnormal egg its usually pretty obvious and looks something like this

She didn’t look like she was doing that, and she was eating and drinking an hour before I put her up for the night, drank right before bed, and pooped one solid and a few liquid poops (The solid was first and then the liquids, so I was thinking that’s just because I removed her food and just gave her water)

Do you think she will be okay?

 

[Isaac 0]

@animal and duck lover , for proper help, you'll need to post a video of the duck doing the actions you describe so we can see how she's acting.

If her abdominal area, feels bloated/hard, her vent is pulsing, and she is taking on a penguin-like-look, it's possible she is suffering from egg-binding where an egg passes through the oviduct at a slower rate than normal. Basic treatment would include calcium supplementation, soaking her rear in warm water, and overall supportive care (keeping her well hydrated, in a calm/stress-free place).