I have two ducks that are about 5 weeks old now. One is a Pekin. They’re both going through their feathering stage and it all seems to be going very well. However, yesterday I noticed for the first time that the Pekin is a bit smelly. It’s a sour laundry kind of smell. They both have bath time every day and I clean their brooder daily as well. It’s incredibly difficult to find info on smelly ducks and what it could mean, but since these are my first duckies, I want to make sure something isn’t wrong here.
He is acting completely normal, still eating, playing and drinking plenty of water. He’s had more wet poops than normal lately, but that’s the only change that stands out. His tail feathers do get a bit stained throughout the day, but again, they bathe every day at least once, so I would think the smell shouldn’t be there.
Any help or info would be greatly appreciated! Thank you
He is acting completely normal, still eating, playing and drinking plenty of water. He’s had more wet poops than normal lately, but that’s the only change that stands out. His tail feathers do get a bit stained throughout the day, but again, they bathe every day at least once, so I would think the smell shouldn’t be there.
Any help or info would be greatly appreciated! Thank you
but otherwise sounds like a perfectly healthy duck... I don't know what would cause that smell 
. I didn’t like how messy the crumble was and that it made my ducks cough sometimes, so they were only on it for maybe a week. (I’m sure swapping foods hasn’t helped, but I’ve gradually introduced them to the new ones the two times they’ve switched). They’re on Purina duck pellets now. They do also get dried mealworms as a treat and I feed them greens like celery, mint and lettuce every once in a while.
