prolapsed duck

[duckmad]

hi
i am out to pick all your brains again.
We went to lose the ducks out this morning and found alot of blood in the abacot ranger house, after further inspection discovered one of the ducks had prolapsed.
There was a piece of her inside on the outside about the size of a wallnut.
We brought her in, cleaned it up and put it right, i have done a prolapse on sheep before and you then normally stitch it up but as the duck will be trying to pass an egg we didnt want to do this.
We held her upside down for a while and the swelling seemed to go and put her in a pen on her own and left her quiet.
Has anyone had this before and what have they done. Is it caused by overfeeding as all the ducks are on virtually as lib feed, or is it from trying to pass to large an egg, or is it just one of those things.
Its no use taking her to the local vet as he would just laugh.
Will what we have done fixed it or is it likely to happen again.
Any advice, duck or chicken wise would be a help
thanks
duckmad

[duckmad]

well just an update
it is now 2 days later and the duck seems better, she hasnt prolapsed again but is still in isolation. We will see waht she is like in afew days and put her out again.
The only worry is that she was in lay and are the eggs building up inside her now.
duckmad

[littlefeathers]

sorry to hear about your poor duck, i hope she makes a quick recovery.
mandy

[duckmad]

hi mandy
thanks for the e mail it made very depressing reading as no one seems to think it can be cured but as of tonight she still is all inside in so seems to be on the mend although hasnt laid an egg.
Where did you get the info you sent me on the e mail, it looked like from a forum but couldnt find out where.
thanks
duckmad

[littlefeathers]

Hi fiona, i use google toolbar for all my search's, It was the 1st info i found.

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www.homesteadingtoday.com/homestead/Countryside/Wc9ac88b2eb9a5.htm

Here is the link i found, it made interesting reading as it covered lots of duck subjects. I've also put the google toolbar link there as well, if you dont have it its well worth installing ;D

[Doris]

Ohhh im sorry to hear about your duck its so sad, i hate when they become ill, you should insist the vet does something , not everyone has a cat or dog as a pet, i dont think some vets appreciate that some keep poultry as pets.

Doris

[Doris]

Ok just found this to do with hens maybe it would work the same for ducks ??

To help prevent prolapse, lower the amount of protein in the hen's feed. One way of accomplishing this is by stirring in a handful of oats or grain to make a 50/50 oat or grain ratio to the layer feed. The hens can eat their fill, but the protein percentage is lowered. Although this method might cost you an extra dollar or so, in the long run you will have actually gained a profit by preventing prolapse and the ensuing drop in egg size.
If you do follow these instructions, remember to gradually reduce the amount of extra feedstuff (such as oats or other grains) once the hens start laying until they're eating pure layer rations again. The reason for gradually removing the extra feedstuff is that the sudden introduction of feed with a high amount of protein can cause problems with the hen's digestive system.
*Prolapse: when the inside of the vent is pushed out to the outside. Apply hemorrhoidal cream and isolate chicken until healing is complete.

Doris

[duckmad]

thanks for all the advice,
the latest on her is that at the moment things are still ok, she is still in isolation but seems to be on the mend, we will see what happens when she tries to lay her first egg
duckmad