pekin deck laying egg??

[ducky momo]

How does a pekin duck act before it lays its first egg...?? My pekin duck is 5 months old and she is acting wierd.. She can't walk and her pelvic bone is very wide. I just want to make sure she is not sick. Please help

 

[Amiga]

If she cannot walk, she may be egg bound. Is there a drake? Sometimes they can seriously injure a duck. If there is a drake, separate them.

Get her into a tub of lukewarm water so she can float. Do not leave her alone - we don't know if she will be okay in the water, but she might be. If she can float upright, let her - for an hour or more if possible.

If she is egg bound, the floating may help - and she will need extra calcium. Some people give a Tums for calcium, you can dissolve a calcium citrate pill and feed that with a tiny bit of bread just to get it down her, or mash some thawed frozen peas to get the calcium in there.

A good duck vet is always best, and I know we cannot always get to one.

 

[ducky momo]

There is no Drake in there.. She with 3 2 month old ducks.. I will let you know if she gets better... Thank you so so much she is my baby and I don't know what I would do without her

 

[Amiga]

Please get her into a tub of water and give her the extra calcium. Generally, ducks need help to get better.

What I suggested won't take more than some time and for the Tums, a few bucks.

 

[ducky momo]

I am getting her in warm water

 

[ducky momo]

She is in the water and she looks like she is not hurting as bad

 

[Amiga]

Let her float in the water as long as you can - an hour or more - sometimes I have had to help ducks finish passing a soft egg by letting them float in the water. And get some calcium into her - 100 mg four times a day for a day or two, then extra 100 mg a day for several days after that.

I am not a vet, but those numbers come from what I have read here, and done myself.

 

[ducky momo]

Okay thanks and I will let her float a long time

 

[ducky momo]

Is it normal for them to put there chest and head in the water

 

[Amiga]

You mean, floating face down in the water, no.

But if you mean dipping her head and chest in the water to splash around, yes. Or, searching the bottom of the tub for goodies, yes.