sick duck

Hey there, I have a female buff duck, almost 2 years old, who recently has started acting strange. We first noticed that when the flock would venture to the neighbors yard she would stop walking, drop her wings and wanted to be carried back to our yard. This is very unusual as our ducks do not...

I was trying not to worry and thought maybe Winona was just acting differently because she just started laying. But I can't help but worry. She doesn't look well. She is not following the other three ducks or foraging with them as much. She stands there when the other ducks are doing their...

Hello, my Silver Appleyard drake duck is not doing very well. in the last couple months, I have already lost two female duck that had some of the same symptoms as what my drake duck “Ducky” has… his symptoms are runny nose and eyes ( his eyes watered enough yesterday that his face was all crusty...

Good morning! I have been out of town and I recently came back to my cayuga hen sick. 1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) - Cayuga, 3 years old, thin and light with an empty crop but usually she is heavy 2) What is the...

So my pekin girl Dixie is my favorite duck. I’ve had her the longest out of everyone and she’s the one that is nicest to me (eating out of my hand coming around me when outside willing to walk into the house ect.) I noticed today that she had missing feathers on her wings that I’m very concerned...

Hello friends, I need help with a diagnosis and treatment for an adult female Muscovy duck. She is a mom duck that has been coming to my house with her two babies the last couple months. However, three days ago I noticed her laying down in my front yard with her wings a little droopy, and when...

Hi everyone! I have had my two pet peking ducks for over 6 years now. My oldest duck has been loosing some of his wing feathers for a while now but we thought he might just be molting. But overnight, the area under his wing has lost all feathers and the skin appears black/brown. It absolutely...

I've read over niacin deficiency in ducks and just am unsure about what to do. We have three nine week old hens, two of which are pekins & one beautiful khaki. Clementine as you can clearly tell in the video does not have crossed feet, but has been off-balance for a few days. She has a large...

Hi, I have 4 ducks that are about 2-3 months old. One of them (a Peking duck) is not growing and is barely getting any feathers. I called the vets around here and none of them treat ducks. She is a little shaky and doesn't seem to want to move around a lot. She is eating but not a lot. All...

Hello everyone! I have my first ducks, two Pekins approx. 6-8 weeks. Judging by their voices at this stage, we’re pretty sure they’re a male and a female. The one we think is female is named Ernie and for the past few days she has been acting off. Much less talkative and animated, just stands...

Hi everyone, i apologize for a lengthy post. Please bear with me, I could really use some support! There will be a recap at the end to provide a quick summary but I think the details are important. I have two 8 month old duck hens. Both silver appleyard sisters. One got foamy eye about a month...

She last ate mussels. We’ve been feeding her it regularly since we’re out of duck feed, but this has never happened before. I believe there isn’t any orange in mussels, so I’m not sure why she’s had an orange dropping or what it’s indicating. She’s also been shaking her head and generally...

My ducks has suddenly become very unwell overnight. I woke her up this morning and she has been lethargic, not eating, hardly drinking and throwing up. She’s keeping her eyes closed but doesn’t look to be sleeping. I’ve tried giving her all her favourite foods but nothing is working. I went to...

Hi I have 2 fawn and white Indian runner hen. 1 is a month older and is doing great! She’s a good weight and looks pretty healthy. The second one is a month younger and doesn’t look very good. She looks sickly to me but I’m not sure what wrong with her so I’m not sure how to help Symptoms...

My female duck has been making odd jerking motions like she needs to vomit for about an hour now. I can hear occasional gurgling sounds from i assume her crop. I tried massaging her chest, gave her some grit and olive oil, she's drinking water but it won't stop. All she ate today is some kale...

So my duck has been at the vet for the last two nights as she was calcium deficient and using the calcium in her legs to produce her eggs, leading to sudden lameness. We got her back this afternoon and have to keep her inside, our only option was in a large fabric puppy pen (big enough for...

My 2 year old pet duck ChoonChu just passed away and I do not why. When I let ChoonChu and her chicken buddy out in the morning she did not run for her breakfast like normal & she didn't want to walk her eyes were not as wide open as normal so I thought she may of had an egg stuck as it has...

Hi, so I’ve been handling a Black Swedish for 8 years, who’s suddenly suffering some kind of wing injury and is coughing a LOT. He never had angel wing, but struggles to keep his wings in his down, which I recognize is a stress issue. I understand he is old, and in fact recently lost his...

This is Honeybee, we just got him recently. He is about 5-6 months old, male, call duck. He started twitching his wings randomly. Maybe stress from being in new place? Seizure? Sickness? He is eating and drinking fine, preening, bathing.

So I’ve had this Rouen duck for 8 years. I made a previous thread on him, healthy before, has a brother who seems unphased. At first, he had some issues with feathers, and wasn’t able to get out of the pond, but seemed to be recovering. However recently his head has been shaking a lot, and he...