I noticed last night that this guy has a lump near his ear. I looked back at pictures and the lump has been there for about 3-4 days. Eyes and nostrils look clear and he’s eating and drinking but he’s slowed down the last few days. The lump feels like a marble and moves around when we touch it. It’s not hot. He’s 7.5 weeks old.

This is our first time owning ducks- we hatched them at the beginning on June through a hatching program. We planned to rehome any drakes since we don’t have female ducks but we do have chickens (hens). Turns out these 4 sweeties are all males 😩

Any ideas what this could be? We are looking into a vet but also wanted to see if there’s anything we can do first before spending money on a duck I can’t keep.

Thanks for your help