Whats Wrong With my Duckling?

Grumpypantsmomma

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11 Years
Aug 25, 2010
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Clatskanie, OR
My order of ducklings arrived @ 5:00 am yesterday morning! I ordered 16 unsexed chicks got 17, 8 Welsh Harlequin & 8 Buff + an extra buff! I lost 2 a couple hours after their arrival and another one this afternoon! But this little duckling had a wet booty so I flipped it over for a few seconds to look at its booty, to discover it had a swollen vent with a lot of clear liquid coming out. when I had it upside down it made a farting noise with more liquid coming out, Could it be a Duckling that was sexed but was undetermined and thrown in the unsexed bin? or is something else wrong with it? I have already lost 3 babies and don't want to lose this one. Metzer only gauranty's them for 20 hours and I am afraid I am going to lose this one to! I have seen it eat and drink, eat less then drinks, I can tell its very uncomfortable! Please any help would be awesome!
Sorry my camera is horrible and I don't want to mess with the duckling any more right now that it was finally able to get comfortable!
 
Hard to know exactly what the photo is showing- but good that the duckling is passing something. With some cotton balls dipped in warm water gentle wipe its bottom for a while- it will help relax it and hopefully allow and other matter to pass. It sounds like its blocked up a bit- so it might need this done a few times.

Best of luck with the little one.
 
How is your ducklings today? and pic.

She passed!
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Being as it came to me like that, I think either it was sexed twice and undecided leaving it with an inverted vent or it may have been force hatched to fill our order! baby is no longer suffering!
 

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