Possibly egg bound? Not sure

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Hello. I have a khaki Campbell I did not raise but we have had for about 2 months. We actually have 3. They seemed pretty healthy, nothing prior to now. They DO NOT like to be picked up at all, and we have never actually been able to catch one before now. When we went out to clean the coop today, one khaki was missing and initially we thought something got her. But she did come back, walking very gingerly. She doesn’t appear to have been attacked, her feathers are fine and no wounds. She will not sit down, and she walks like it isn’t comfortable. Another odd thing is she hasn’t made a single peep since she came back, and the 3 khakis are not quiet ladies. I have her soaking in a warm bath right now but I’m not sure what else to do. Any ideas? Does it sound like she might be egg bound? I’m not even sure how old she is or if she’s laying because we have five ducks and have never gotten more than 3 eggs per day. I know the two pekin girls have been laying.
 

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So she’s been in the tub for about 15 minutes and she did poop once. That means she’s not egg bound right?
The only other thing is, a dog came in our yard today (a fence is going up this week) and one of the khakis was cornered, hard to tell which one. Found she just be in shock? Maybe she is the one who got cornered?
 
Okay. With help inspecting we found a wound? Not much of one but feathers missing under her wing. Very little blood but still blood. It doesn’t seem like a serious wound, do you think her behavior is shock?
 
One on each side. I didn’t see the larger one before.
 

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Never mind I didn't realize this was a duck. I didn't see the first post. I'll look over again.
 
Is she in a dark room? That will help with any kind of shock or stress she may be experiencing.

The wound will need to be cleaned treated and dressed. Bite wounds will get infected quickly if not cleaned properly, rinse it with either saline or 0.05% Chlorhexidine solution. That should be the first thing you do.
 

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