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Mysterious duck death a few months ago now seeing the same in another duck

Adolfus Nile

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Jan 12, 2023
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A couple months ago i went to go put my ducks up before work and found one of my ducks separate from the other ducks. She was walking funny and her quack was hoarse. Im not really experienced with this so i put her in a brooder with food and water and she was dead when i came back from work. That morning I had found blood in the coop and no source and all the birds seemed fine. I had suspected she was eggbound and died from that.

Now another duck that i have has the same hoarse quack, walking weird, lethargic. I first noticed that she was slow and i knew something was wrong. I soaked her in warm water for a long time then put her in a coop with food and water. I felt her abdomen and I dont feel any egg(as far as I can tell.) Not sure what to do. Shes never layed but she should lay any day now(runner duck 30 weeks). Shes drinking a lot of water and when i chased her down she actually seemed to spit up a lot of water.
 
I leave for work pretty soon. Shes more lively than earlier but if i let her out she doesnt run away like usual. Shes a runner duck but shes standing even more upright than usual. still has a hoarse quack. Worried that she'll die today
 
About to go to bed. Went to check on her and she had a bunch of poop behind her. I take that as a good sign, certainly makes me feel better though i might be getting ahead of myself
 

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