I’m not quite sure what’s going on, but our Pekin Duck (roughly 30 weeks) has a somewhat ‘swollen’ looking vent. I’m starting to think it’s prolapsed vent(I think that’s what it’s called).
She’s still been able to push out an egg about once a week but she just recently started laying so I thought it was normal since her vent looked ‘stretched’. But after I really got a good look at it I realized it wasn’t just stretched.
I touched it a little bit and she flinched so it’s obviously uncomfortable for her. It felt swollen but hard, it wasn’t very soft or ‘squishy’.
She is a sweetheart and I would hate to have her be in pain from this so is there anything I can do/give her that would help. Can anyone tell me what seems to be going on?
I feel terrible for not noticing sooner, I think it’s been like that for about a week or so.
Thank y’all so much in advance.
She’s still been able to push out an egg about once a week but she just recently started laying so I thought it was normal since her vent looked ‘stretched’. But after I really got a good look at it I realized it wasn’t just stretched.
I touched it a little bit and she flinched so it’s obviously uncomfortable for her. It felt swollen but hard, it wasn’t very soft or ‘squishy’.
She is a sweetheart and I would hate to have her be in pain from this so is there anything I can do/give her that would help. Can anyone tell me what seems to be going on?
I feel terrible for not noticing sooner, I think it’s been like that for about a week or so.
Thank y’all so much in advance.