Magnificent Marvelous Muscovies!

[Miss Lydia]

Gorgeous babies and adults @Muscovy Wunda and @Claires Poultry.

MW have you felt Winnies belly where it's hanging?

 

[Claires Poultry]

Thank you, Patti!

 

[Claires Poultry]

Ok, so I've got a problem here. One of my Muscovy hens is growing tumor like growths on her head and neck. They are really hard. It's hard to tell in the pictures, but she is getting them all down her neck, too. Can ducks get cancer? I was thinking maybe it could be something like that.
I've never had anything like this happen to any of my birds ever until now. It's especially too bad, because she was one of my very best Muscovy hens.
I'm going to put her down, no questions asked, but I just want to figure what it is, and how to prevent it from happening again.
@Miss Lydia @casportpony
Any ideas what it might be or what caused it?

 

[Miss Lydia]

Do they bleed? maybe abscesses? I really don't know Elly I do know that ducks can get cancer. How is she acting?

 

[casportpony]

So sorry, does look like it could be cancer. Is she suffering? If not, you don't need to euthanize her, but I will support you decision either way.

If you do euthanize, can you cut one of the pumps open and take pictures of it?

 

[Claires Poultry]

Do they bleed? maybe abscesses? I really don't know Elly I do know that ducks can get cancer. How is she acting?

They aren't bleeding at all. She is not very active and sits around a lot. She can't see out of her eyes very well either because her face is all swollen and lumpy.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Poor baby. I am behind you also on your decision.

 

[Claires Poultry]

So sorry, does look like it could be cancer. Is she suffering? If not, you don't need to euthanize her, but I will support you decision either way.

If you do euthanize, can you cut one of the pumps open and take pictures of it?

I do think she is suffering because she isn't doing well and she can't see half the time.
I'm going to put her down either way though, she won't be good as a breeder anymore.
I will cut one of her lumps open and take pics of it after I put her down.

 

[Claires Poultry]

Poor baby. I am behind you also on your decision.

Thank you. Yeah, poor girl she was such a great duck. She was such a great mother and hatched me more ducklings then I could count. She was great all the way around.

 

[Claires Poultry]

I don't know if this would be of any help, but she hatched 5/20/16. I don't think age has anything to do with it, because @Miss Lydia has healthy Muscovies that are way older then that, but I just thought you might like know.