Is my duck egg bound?

[casportpony]

So using the syringe/dropper, i should aim for the right side of the ducks mouth/throat

Yes.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

 
That makes sense now.  Just found a picture of a bird's anatomy and the esophagus is on the right side.  I realize different species can be different though, this is a pigeon

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird_anatomy#/media/File:PigeonAnatomy.png

Lets see if @casportpony
  can help she has done tube feeding with ducks and most likely used a syringe too. 

To the best of my knowledge, the esophagus is on the right side of *all* birds and almost all birds have crops, though some are shaped differently.

-Kathy

 

[pattyhen]

Is she doing any better? Did the towel help any?

 

[DuckyMama92]

Not any better, though no worse. She's still quacking very strangely when people get close and I noticed more light green poops in the pen this morning before letting them out but there's no way to tell if it's hers or not.

Other than deficiencies or her simply not eating/drinking enough, could she be sick? though if she was, wouldnt the others be sick by now too? It's been 8 days now.

 

[DuckyMama92]

This is the poop I found earlier in the week.

 

[casportpony]

Not any better, though no worse.  She's still quacking very strangely when people get close and I noticed more light green poops in the pen this morning before letting them out but there's no way to tell if it's hers or not.  

Other than deficiencies or her simply not eating/drinking enough, could she be sick?  though if she was, wouldnt the others be sick by now too?  It's been 8 days now. 

She could be sick... not all illnesses are contagious.

-Kathy

 

[DuckyMama92]

At what point should I absolutely consider going to a vet? We haven't gone to a vet yet because of availability and cost to go to one. We're hoping nutridrench for a few days will help

 

[casportpony]

At what point should I absolutely consider going to a vet?  We haven't gone to a vet yet because of availability and cost to go to one.  We're hoping nutridrench for a few days will help 

Have you weighed her? If she's losing weight I think you should go to the vet.

-Kathy

 

[DuckyMama92]

No I haven't but we also don't have a weight to compare it to. We have never weighed them before. Just made an appointment for a vet, though they can't see my girl till next tuesday. Hopefully she's better before then.

 

[casportpony]

No I haven't but we also don't have a weight to compare it to. We have never weighed them before. Just made an appointment for a vet, though they can't see my girl till next tuesday. Hopefully she's better before then.

If you think she weighs less than 11 pounds, get a digital kitchen scale and weigh her in grams or kg. then re-weigh every 2-3 days in the morning before she eats. If she's sick she will probably be losing. If losing, you should probably call the vet back and see if then can get you in sooner.

Go to this link and evaluate her body condition using the body score pictures:https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...mergency-and-supportive-care-updated-1-3-2016

-Kathy