- Jul 1, 2009
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One of my year old Appleyard girls is doing something very weird.
Out of the 23 ducks I have she is the only one who is a little too fat. ( just thought I'd mention that) Yesterday at treat time all the ducks came running as soon as they heard the call. Her included. She ate a few peas and then when the other ducks went to run to the water for a drink, she collapsed forward on her "chest" , legs out behind her and couldn't get up. DH picked her up and sat her up on her feet, same thing. She fell forward. For a moment she got up, stood still for a moment, took a few steps, holding her tail down, and fell forward again. DH picked her up again and I checked out her belly for any egg binding etc. Nothing. Her legs seemed strong when they were pushing against my hand. We stayed with her and kept watching her and talking to her and in a few minutes she was walking slow, but ok. She kept up with and went out to the field to forage with the others and later she went to bed with the rest of them. I thought it odd that it seemed to be both legs, but maybe she had just twisted or pulled something wrong and would be ok.
This morning we went out to let the ducks out and the same thing. We picked her up and brought her out and once again she cant walk. She takes an almost painful looking few steps and falls forward. We have her separated in our small "newbie" pen with some food and water. (she seems to be eating and drinking just fine) She will stand up for awhile and look around and quack because she's not too happy to be in there, but then just lay back down.
I have consulted my Storey's Guide and several other sources and I just cant figure this out. Suggestions?
Out of the 23 ducks I have she is the only one who is a little too fat. ( just thought I'd mention that) Yesterday at treat time all the ducks came running as soon as they heard the call. Her included. She ate a few peas and then when the other ducks went to run to the water for a drink, she collapsed forward on her "chest" , legs out behind her and couldn't get up. DH picked her up and sat her up on her feet, same thing. She fell forward. For a moment she got up, stood still for a moment, took a few steps, holding her tail down, and fell forward again. DH picked her up again and I checked out her belly for any egg binding etc. Nothing. Her legs seemed strong when they were pushing against my hand. We stayed with her and kept watching her and talking to her and in a few minutes she was walking slow, but ok. She kept up with and went out to the field to forage with the others and later she went to bed with the rest of them. I thought it odd that it seemed to be both legs, but maybe she had just twisted or pulled something wrong and would be ok.
This morning we went out to let the ducks out and the same thing. We picked her up and brought her out and once again she cant walk. She takes an almost painful looking few steps and falls forward. We have her separated in our small "newbie" pen with some food and water. (she seems to be eating and drinking just fine) She will stand up for awhile and look around and quack because she's not too happy to be in there, but then just lay back down.
I have consulted my Storey's Guide and several other sources and I just cant figure this out. Suggestions?