Lethargic duck

[ldiniz]

Hello,

I have an 8 week old Cayuga duck that as of today is acting very lethargic. She won’t move around on her own and will plop down and lay wherever you place her. I dipped her beak in water mixed with electrolytes and vitamins and was able to get her to drink a bit. However, upon closer inspection of the pen I did see this bloody stool.

We did move them out to their pen on Saturday and she was acting normally up until today. I went down to TSC to buy the electrolytes earlier and was advised that ducks are very sensitive to added stress and the move may be stressing her out but I’m not sure if I should be more concerned after seeing this bloody stool. My other two ducks are acting fine and normal. Any advice? I’d hate to lose her

 

[Ourgosling22]

Hello,

I have an 8 week old Cayuga duck that as of today is acting very lethargic. She won’t move around on her own and will plop down and lay wherever you place her. I dipped her beak in water mixed with electrolytes and vitamins and was able to get her to drink a bit. However, upon closer inspection of the pen I did see this bloody stool.

We did move them out to their pen on Saturday and she was acting normally up until today. I went down to TSC to buy the electrolytes earlier and was advised that ducks are very sensitive to added stress and the move may be stressing her out but I’m not sure if I should be more concerned after seeing this bloody stool. My other two ducks are acting fine and normal. Any advice? I’d hate to lose her

Hi I’m sorry I don’t know how to tag members on here yet but try asking Miss Lydia. She’s been doing this a long time and very knowledgeable about ducks.

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

Could she have eaten something that’s not safe for ducks ?
Lots of plants / bushes ect can be poison as well as things in the ground we don’t know are there
Blood in the stool is a concern added with the lethargic
@HollowOfWisps
@ruthhope

 

[Miss Lydia]

It could be coccidiosis but that just sounds too soon if you just moved them outside on Saturday. Have you looked around for anything that could have been eaten they shouldn't have been? There is treatment for cocci and also flushes for eating a toxin
https://shagbarkbantams.com/coccidiosis-in-poultry/

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/flushes-for-aiding-in-toxin-removal.700526/
Before treatment you need to figure out which this is cocci or a toxin.

 

[BedRock Farm Ladies]

Hello,

I have an 8 week old Cayuga duck that as of today is acting very lethargic. She won’t move around on her own and will plop down and lay wherever you place her. I dipped her beak in water mixed with electrolytes and vitamins and was able to get her to drink a bit. However, upon closer inspection of the pen I did see this bloody stool.

We did move them out to their pen on Saturday and she was acting normally up until today. I went down to TSC to buy the electrolytes earlier and was advised that ducks are very sensitive to added stress and the move may be stressing her out but I’m not sure if I should be more concerned after seeing this bloody stool. My other two ducks are acting fine and normal. Any advice? I’d hate to lose her

Have you checked her color? It could help to give her something with high nutrients in this case. I’m not very experienced with ducks, though.