is my duck okay ?

[duckgirl130]

I have a duck, shes about maybe 2 months. she just had a very weird moment. her body looked wide and flat while running around. then 10 mins later, her body was completely ruffled and stayed that way for awhile. im now seeing her neck looks alittle big and thick, is like closer to her body, if that makes sense. her wings are twitching as of now. she has water available.

 

[ProudRedneck]

I have a duck, shes about maybe 2 months. she just had a very weird moment. her body looked wide and flat while running around. then 10 mins later, her body was completely ruffled and stayed that way for awhile. im now seeing her neck looks alittle big and thick, is like closer to her body, if that makes sense. her wings are twitching as of now. she has water available.

She may be expanding her feathers away from her body trying to cool off... Which would also possibly explain the twitching of her wings. What's your temps like? My Muscovy female does the twitching and it seems to be a way for her to cool the sides under her wings. I could be completely off but without a video, it's kind of hard to tell what might be going on. My girl also "fluffs up" and holds her head down to her chest when she feels threatened/aggravated. Her way of saying "don't mess with me." Perhaps something chased her/spooked her to explain the feathers fluffed and her posture and the wing twitching would still be her way of cooling off after whatever just happened.

*Edited to correct spelling

 

[duckgirl130]

Did it look like some type of seizure? if it happens again get a video

ill get it on video next time, im not quite sure what a seizure looks like on a duck but im not sure

 

[HollowOfWisps]

she has not done it before. shes good now just occasionally like flattens her body, which im not sure what it means. also she is my only duck:/ i know its not the best for her:/

Hens flatten their body when as a way of flirting. From your description above it almost sounds like she's just a teenager duck finding her hormones especially if she is a lone duck she's looking to you for cues.

 

[BelovedBirds]

she has not done it before. shes good now just occasionally like flattens her body, which im not sure what it means. also she is my only duck:/ i know its not the best for her:/

One of my girls flattens herself too, its a way of flirting when they get really hormonal. Mine, Dougie, does this whenever water is around!
Are you planning on getting her a friend? Ducks really shouldn't be alone as you already know- She'd be happier having female duck friend

 

[nuthatched]

Can you get pictures? @ruthhope

 

[Galaxyfalcon]

Did she recently take a bath? My ducks will take a bath, splash around, and then get REALLY puffy/ruffled up. Sometimes they get out of their water or get "duck zoomies" and then come back to finish bathing, but they may keep their buffed up floofball mode temporarily. The opening/closing of the mouth could be them getting water out of their ears (I believe) after a bath if so.

 

[duckgirl130]

her tail feathers are still ruffled but rest of body is no longer ruffled

 

[duckgirl130]

her tail feathers are still ruffled but rest of body is no longer ruffled

also to add on again, she kept opening and closing mouth while her feathers were ruffled and running around

 

[Miss Lydia]

Did it look like some type of seizure? if it happens again get a video