Muscovy drake with swollen face

[Quacking Pigeon]

My new Muscovy drake I got yesterday has a very swollen face, he is also very light for a drake. The swollen part feels hard and he doesn’t have any foam coming out of his eye. Should I take him to a vet?

Behind view of him

What do you think I should do?

 

[Miss Lydia]

Could be sinus infection. If you have a vet that will look at him then by all means he may need an antibiotic. Beautiful scovys !

 

[Quacking Pigeon]

He died over night, he was in bad shape.

 

[MagpieDucks]

He died over night, he was in bad shape.

Sorry for your loss.

 

[Abriana]

I’m sorry you lost him. He was beautiful

 

[Miss Lydia]

I am so sorry did you contact seller since it maybe something contagious? Sure hope not.

 

[DuckyDoodles]

I too share condolences about losing your duck. He really was a good looking Muscovy. I hope it was an isolated issue and not something that presents itself in your other flock members.

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[Quacking Pigeon]

None of my other ducks have it so it was him. The females that he was with are healthy and active but I’m still keeping them in quarantine until I know they are definitely in the all clear.

I have kinda tracked where the drake has been in the last few weeks. This is the pic when he was first sold:

He looks quite healthy in this pic but I can’t be sure.

Then he was sold and went to another place that has heaps of poultry (100 or so muscovies and pigeons). I bought 2 females there before and they were healthy and active but one of them had wry tail or a previous accident.
One of my dads old work partners bought 3 ducks and 1 drake there for a farm themed party, anyways when we got him I first noticed he had a swollen face and he was lighter and easier to handle then a regular drake. So the next day he’s even weaker and ends up dying.

I’m just going to hold off for a while before I bring new birds in.