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

[Adolfus Nile]

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.

 

[Adolfus Nile]

Do you have any clacium gluconate? If its an egg stuck this is the best stuff to get one moving. You can't always feel an egg it depends on where it's stuck. Walking weird can mean egg-bound, her hoarse quack I am not sure. TSC carries this product you want to put 1ml over a tasty treat[small amount] so your sure she will get the whole dose. You can also give it by mouth if she isn't eating. don't put it in her water it will be too diluted.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/calcium-gluconate-for-egg-bound-ducks-preliminary.959537/

https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...dications-to-all-poultry-and-waterfowl.73335/

Thank you so much, this saved my ducks life. This morning i found that she had passed an egg and she was acting normal. It was a long egg and i believe her first one.

 

[Adolfus Nile]

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

 

[Miss Lydia]

I am so thankful to hear this!!! I’m telling ya this cal glu is a life saver.

 

[Adolfus Nile]

I dont have the stuff but if she lives long enough ill get some

 

[Adolfus Nile]

I'd get it ASAP being egg-bound can take them out pretty quick.
Can you check her vent to see if it's pulsing that is another sign they need to lay. You can heat a towel in the dryer place it in a crate with her laying on top the moisture from the warm towel can help. Putting her in a bathroom with the hot water running in the shower can help. [Don't put her in the shower with the hot water running] Letting her float in nice warm water can sometimes help too.
Calcium gluconate works the best.

Ill get it on my way home from work

 

[Miss Lydia]

I’d give her another dose this evening just to make sure everything is working good. Since it was her first egg the kinks are being worked out. Make sure they have oyster shell too.

 

[Adolfus Nile]

I'll check her crop and see if its empty in the morning

 

[Adolfus Nile]

Im not very experienced with checking the crop but there doesnt appear to be a problem

 

[Miss Lydia]

Do you have any clacium gluconate? If its an egg stuck this is the best stuff to get one moving. You can't always feel an egg it depends on where it's stuck. Walking weird can mean egg-bound, her hoarse quack I am not sure. TSC carries this product you want to put 1ml over a tasty treat[small amount] so your sure she will get the whole dose. You can also give it by mouth if she isn't eating. don't put it in her water it will be too diluted.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/calcium-gluconate-for-egg-bound-ducks-preliminary.959537/

https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...dications-to-all-poultry-and-waterfowl.73335/