Hey everyone! Our sweet boy CCP (just under 7 weeks old!) has been having some time outside with my partner and I. Yesterday was his first foraging trip in the yard. He had peas for the first time, and met our chickens. He seemed to be totally confident, and gave Biscuit a little hiss! 
He got to eat small rocks and sticks- which definitely gave us a little anxiety. However, we reminded each other that he is indeed a duck- not a baby! So we let him pick through what he could find, and tried not to be too overprotective of our little boy, since he needs the immunity boost and the experience. He seemed to figure out whatās food and whatās not. After some time outside and a swim, he started to hunch his neck close to his back in the water, and fluffed himself up. So we took him out, and once he dried off and warmed up in the sun, he wasnāt fluffing up anymore. I came to the conclusion that it wasnāt pain, and could have been an alert stance. (Anyone have any resources on duck body language?) I thought it would be important to note, since it was alarming. However, he hasnāt fluffed at all since.
Onto the main issue!
I just checked on him for this morning, and his poops definitely look totally different than yesterdayās, as expected. However, I canāt help but worry about the color. What is the light red in the liquid surrounding the poop? I noted that the chick grit we gave him is a dark purple-red color.
(Manna Pro Chick Grit) Could the red simply be the residue from the chick grit?
Iām assuming itās either from the grit, or from eating leaves or vegetation- but I cant help but worry about a potential blockage or internal injury, and I know my partner will too
So please me know if this is normal. Iām not TOO worried- but definitely worried enough to make a post and tag my friends!
@Miss Lydia
@Isaac 0
@casportpony
Thank you guys in advance as always. We appreciate everything so much! ā¤
He got to eat small rocks and sticks- which definitely gave us a little anxiety. However, we reminded each other that he is indeed a duck- not a baby! So we let him pick through what he could find, and tried not to be too overprotective of our little boy, since he needs the immunity boost and the experience. He seemed to figure out whatās food and whatās not. After some time outside and a swim, he started to hunch his neck close to his back in the water, and fluffed himself up. So we took him out, and once he dried off and warmed up in the sun, he wasnāt fluffing up anymore. I came to the conclusion that it wasnāt pain, and could have been an alert stance. (Anyone have any resources on duck body language?) I thought it would be important to note, since it was alarming. However, he hasnāt fluffed at all since.
Onto the main issue!
I just checked on him for this morning, and his poops definitely look totally different than yesterdayās, as expected. However, I canāt help but worry about the color. What is the light red in the liquid surrounding the poop? I noted that the chick grit we gave him is a dark purple-red color.
(Manna Pro Chick Grit) Could the red simply be the residue from the chick grit?
Iām assuming itās either from the grit, or from eating leaves or vegetation- but I cant help but worry about a potential blockage or internal injury, and I know my partner will too
So please me know if this is normal. Iām not TOO worried- but definitely worried enough to make a post and tag my friends!
@Miss Lydia
@Isaac 0
@casportpony
Thank you guys in advance as always. We appreciate everything so much! ā¤
