Sick duck

[Countrygirl1985]

Hey y'all,
I have a sick baby (actually he is about 4 and 1/2 months old). Yesterday I noticed that he was off to himself behind the coop. When I picked him up he felt lighter than usual, and I noticed that he was lethargic. I let him stay inside away from all the other ducks and chickens. He is drinking when I put a bowl of water to his bill, and he has eaten, but not much. I tried looking to see if he had an injury and started parting his feathers when I noticed that his underneath the top layer, it looks like he has severe dandruff (best analogy I could think of). He hasnt been preening himself recently either. I checked did some research and learned about the uropygial gland. When I started feeling around that area, he got really pissed when I touched the spot where it's located. It didnt look infected from what it could tell, but he didnt give me a good chance to check, either. Any suggestions?

 

[casportpony]

What does his poop look like? Any chance you can take him to a vet? Do you have a food scale or a postal scale that you can weigh him on?

 

[Miss Lydia]

Can you post some pics of what your seeing? Have the other ducks been letting him eat and drink?post pics of his poop to.

 

[casportpony]

Oh yes, pictures of him and his poop would be very helpful. A video would be good too.

 

[chickens really]

Hey y'all,
I have a sick baby (actually he is about 4 and 1/2 months old). Yesterday I noticed that he was off to himself behind the coop. When I picked him up he felt lighter than usual, and I noticed that he was lethargic. I let him stay inside away from all the other ducks and chickens. He is drinking when I put a bowl of water to his bill, and he has eaten, but not much. I tried looking to see if he had an injury and started parting his feathers when I noticed that his underneath the top layer, it looks like he has severe dandruff (best analogy I could think of). He hasnt been preening himself recently either. I checked did some research and learned about the uropygial gland. When I started feeling around that area, he got really pissed when I touched the spot where it's located. It didnt look infected from what it could tell, but he didnt give me a good chance to check, either. Any suggestions?

Do you have other Ducks? Do you provide a water container to dunk its head? What feed are you using? Is it living with chickens?

 

[Countrygirl1985]

Yes I have other ducks and yes they are living with chickens. I dont think I can get a video to post, but I will take pictures.

 

[chickens really]

Yes I have other ducks and yes they are living with chickens. I dont think I can get a video to post, but I will take pictures.

Possibly the Chickens are pushing it away from feed and water.

 

[Countrygirl1985]

The first pic is of his poop (obviously), the second is of the dry dandruff looking skin, and the third is where the back of his head and neck look different, and the fourth pic is of his uropygial gland

 

[casportpony]

Is the poop really that yellow?

 

[Countrygirl1985]

No, it looks like that bc ofthe red from the heat lamp. Its kinda greenish and white