My duck pooped something.... not normal. Maybe garbled egg membrane?

[Enten4life]

This was hanging out of Norbie's cloaca, and it's the second time something weird has been pooped out. A week or so a go, a long string of egg membranes was stuck in her, and then today, THIS (below photos, kind of gross, beware).

Post searches indicate a broken egg in a lot of cases (and she has pooped a broken egg before) but this thing is a sealed "cyst" like thing. Some dark red liquid was inside.

She has laid eggs in between the two events, and she's still as ornery as ever, so her personality hasn't been affected. Is this more egg membrane??? Is there a suggestion of what is happening to her? I'll probably be taking her to the vet this week to be sure, but I'm worried :\

 

[KaleIAm]

My duck had something similar once, but it was stuck to her oviduct and had to be surgically removed. Our vet had us start environmental changes to stop reproductive activity, I'm not sure if that was because the, "egg thing," was dangerous or the fact that it got stuck inside her was dangerous.

Personally, I would consult an avian vet - if you have one available to you. But I always consult our vet.

 

[Ratchnick]

Oh that's gross, maybe its a lash egg?

 

[Isaac 0]

To me, it looks like a soft-shelled membrane that collapsed in her oviduct, and was eventually expelled, but stuck to her vent, and dried. Caseous material as a result of an oviduct infection is also a possibility. Here is a picture of caseous material I extracted from a Pekin duck.

If you have access to a veterinarian that would be the most preferred route to take. If you receive any more of the material, collect it, and store it in a sterile container and bring it with you.

 

[Enten4life]

We're already planning on calling first thing in the morning. I'm worried about everyone else too right now.

 

[Isaac 0]

We're already planning on calling first thing in the morning

Great!

I'm worried about everyone else too right now.

Are the other ducks showing concering symptoms as well?

 

[Enten4life]

Are the other ducks showing concering symptoms as well?

No. Not that my wife and I can tell.

 

[KaleIAm]

No. Not that my wife and I can tell.

I definitely understand your concern. I am overprotective of my flock. There are viruses that can cause reproductive issues, but I feel it is significantly more likely that one hen is having reproductive problems.

 

[Enten4life]

She's laid shell-less before so maybe. And I don't care what it takes to save her. I don't have her for her eggs. This were just a bonus (assumed she was a he since those are the odds with hatched eggs).

The vet can't see her until Thursday, so I'm just going to watch them like a hawk .... wait, I don't like that metaphor. There are hawks that have landed in my yard, and they stalk us from time to time.