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Duck with teal-colored poop?
I just went out to check on her and offered her a handful of food, and she ate it! Voraciously like she usually would!! 🥰 I have to go back out in an hour or so and do a better inspection of the coop, but so far I haven’t seen any of the teal-colored stuff around. Hopefully she’s on the... -
Duck with teal-colored poop?
It’ll be tough. She’s super bonded to two of the others in particular, Gary (our drake) and Janet. But it’s a good idea - I’ll have to see what we could do. Do you have any recommendations for getting her to eat? I don’t think she’s eating much of anything other than the mealworms. She’s... -
Duck with teal-colored poop?
I know that the Mazuri is supposed to be well-balanced with extra niacin for them, but I also do supplement with a niacin powder in the water (really, I do it for her because of the existing issues). I haven’t seen her have any normal poops in at least a few days and they seem to be very liquid... -
Duck with teal-colored poop?
Unfortunately, the only vet in our area that will see ducks gave me a “quality of life” speech for her when she was a few weeks old, instead of pursuing any time of investigation of the issue (which I think at the time may potentially have been fixable). Also I brought a bumblefoot-ed duck there... -
Duck with teal-colored poop?
Thank you so much 🙏 I don’t think she’s eating normally because of the weight loss. I’ve only seen her eat mealworms and some grass (when they’re out in the yard briefly) in the last few days. They are fed Mazuri Maintenance Diet with free choice oyster shell on the side. Mealworms are their... -
Duck with teal-colored poop?
I’ve been finding teal-colored (truly a blue/green, aqua sort of color) poop in the bedding for the last couple of days. I brought our special needs Pekin, Anne, inside for a bath and found out that she’s the culprit. The coloring in this picture is quite off unfortunately. It looks like THIS... -
Managing ducks while 1 is broody?
Some things to add that I’ve learned: If/when she decides to sit, mark the eggs in the nest. Our other ladies would come and lay their eggs in her nest, and/or she would steal the eggs that were laid nearby and add them to the nest. You don’t want to get into a situation where you have lots... -
Ducks Not laying
Agree with all of the above! One other thought - she may also have moved her nest to a different, more well-hidden location. Might want to do a little egg hunt just incase ;) -
New Muscovy girls bullying Pekin drake
I noticed that both groups seem to have a hard time understanding one another. I think that the Pekins et al. may be confusing the Muscovy greeting (neck outstretched, cooing) as a threatening stance, although also sometimes that may be exactly what it is. They have about 8ft x 16ft of... -
New Muscovy girls bullying Pekin drake
We are the happy "parents" to 1 pekin drake and 2 pekin hens (about 22 weeks old), and a blue magpie drake and welsh harlequin hen (about 13 weeks old). In hopes of improving our ratio, we recently added 2 Muscovy hens that are about a year old. We kept them for a few days in a large dog crate... -
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Be careful using bricks in your duck pool
The red bricks have a dye in them. Although I’m not sure the level of toxicity (if any), I avoid them. Our Lowe’s/Home Depot both sell grey ones that haven’t been dyed, which I’ve used. They also have some great tumbled (dye-free) bricks that aren’t very expensive, a little gentler on the... -
Bow legged ducklings
It might be worth looking into livestock vets instead of avian vets. They may be more familiar with poultry/waterfowl versus parrots/cage birds. I'm not sure where you're located, but there is an online search that I found (www.agservicefinder.com/livestock-vets) or you can google or ask on... -
Bow legged ducklings
I'm so sorry to hear this. I wish I could help! I'm sure others have some great ideas for you, but I just wanted to say I'm sorry and wish you luck in finding a good solution. -
Tiny crest? on Blue Magpie
Hello again! We got some new babies that will hopefully give us a better male-female ratio, and one of them has a weird little puff on her head. When I got them a week ago, they were about 3.5-4 weeks old. Does she just have funny hair or could this be a slight showing of the crested gene... -
Bow legged ducklings
It sounds like you’re doing everything right, and I am optimistic that you’ll have a good outcome. One suggestion, I’d highly recommend Mazuri Waterfowl Starter. It’s correctly balanced and the best out there. I think they have it on Chewy.com now. You can save the flock feed for later on... -
Bow legged ducklings
The response was a little bit curt, but I’ll agree that it IS possible that some amount of deformity may be irreversible. You’re catching it early so there’s a better chance that you can correct the issue OR at least prevent it from getting worse. While straight niacin may be a better or more... -
Bow legged ducklings
It can take a bit, but if they’re only 2wks or so old, it shouldn’t take super long. I’m not an expert by any means so maybe @Isaac 0 or @Miss Lydia would be better able to answer? Just to be sure, the b vitamin you’re using is the Durvet High Level B Complex, correct? Like this one: