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Thanks for all the help guys! The duck was returned to the flock this morning as she was stressing out in the box, but she's under observation. We will keep pushing the prolapsed vent back until it is sorted out. Hopefully there is no unfixable issue that caused it - we'll take her to the vet if it happens again - but are really stuck on what happened initially.
She definitely wasn't eggbound - even if she is the one duck laying at the moment I found no trace of egg or shell which clearing the vent. I couldn't find anything about fecal impaction in ducks online either.
Could it be due to a lack of calcium? They haven't had shell grits for a couple of weeks due to house/pet sitters not feeding them properly but none of the other 6 ducks have had issues (Appleyards, khaki campbells, one 18-year-old pekin). They are free range and able to forage over about quarter of an acre, fed grain pellets and kitchen scraps for veges. Has anyone seen this problem before?
She definitely wasn't eggbound - even if she is the one duck laying at the moment I found no trace of egg or shell which clearing the vent. I couldn't find anything about fecal impaction in ducks online either.
Could it be due to a lack of calcium? They haven't had shell grits for a couple of weeks due to house/pet sitters not feeding them properly but none of the other 6 ducks have had issues (Appleyards, khaki campbells, one 18-year-old pekin). They are free range and able to forage over about quarter of an acre, fed grain pellets and kitchen scraps for veges. Has anyone seen this problem before?