Hole in duck webbing

edtheduck

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Oct 31, 2023
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Hi! I noticed that our runner duck, Ed, has two small holes in the webbing of her foot. She is unbothered by them, she's walking normally and the holes appear to be healing (or healed?). I did check the bottom of her foot and everything else seems to be normal. Are the holes a concern? Will they eventually close or will they be there forever? Any idea on what could have done this? We have two other ducks and their feet are normal.
Thanks so much!!
 

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I have a runner duck and she does not have these issues. If the holes seem to be closing up then I would just keep an eye of them and if they seem to be open wounds make sure it's clean and try to avoid infection. I have never seen holes in the webbing so I'm sorry, but I have no clue what could've caused it.
 
I don't think the webbing will ever fully close up, but it looks to be healed. The foot webbing isn't super thick and getting small punctures does happen fairly often in waterfowl. She could have stepped on something like a stick, a piece of wiring, a nail, or something else entirely. As long as she's healthy and walking fine I wouldn't worry about it.
 
I don't think the webbing will ever fully close up, but it looks to be healed. The foot webbing isn't super thick and getting small punctures does happen fairly often in waterfowl. She could have stepped on something like a stick, a piece of wiring, a nail, or something else entirely. As long as she's healthy and walking fine I wouldn't worry about it.
I thought it looked healed too. The spots aren't red and she didn't mind at all when I was touching her foot and checking it out. We try to keep the weeds under control in their part of the yard but we do get bad thistles sometimes. That's really the only sharp thing she could have gotten to, but sometimes the thorns are really bad. I'll be sure to keep an eye on her and am going to do a thorough pass in the yard this weekend. I appreciate the response!! ❤️
 
Dirty wet bedding can lead to ammonia burns on ducks webbing. Be sure your ducjs bedding is clean and dry. If you deep layer (i do) be sure there is a good layer of clean dry bedding on the top.
That is so interesting!! I had never heard of that before, but it does make sense. It wouldn't have been their house - we just have the three girls and clean it out frequently BUT we have gotten SO much rain lately and it's been incredibly hot so they've been spending a lot of time in their shaded duck area that turned into a muddy mess. I appreciate the response and will definitely keep this in mind!!
 

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