Blackish and smell bad duck poop!

[Anniessi]

Hi everyone! I have some problem with my duck poop

So my ducks are almost 4 weeks. I know that their poop smell bad but today, while cleaning the run, I see abnormal poop of my duck. Outside of it is black and like a thin shell you can find in an egg and hard to take off. Inside of it is a brown watery poop (Like in the picture). It smells so so bad and it is like elephant poop smell in the zoo. I don't know what happen but that scares me if they aren't normal. Someone please help and I am very appreciated

P/s: I just move to US so sorry if my english is not good ^^

 

[Miss Lydia]

Can you tell us what all your feeding your ducklings? I see a feeder but not water, they need water anytime they eat they basically wash down their feed.

 

[Anniessi]

Can you tell us what all your feeding your ducklings? I see a feeder but not water, they need water anytime they eat they basically wash down their feed.

The water is just in front of them (on the side I stand). I leave it outside their bed because they will make a mess and water will be everywhere ^^ I feed them the duck pallets I bought from Tractor Supply Co. I also give them dried mealworm, river shrimp and cricket as the treats. Sometime lectures, and other salads. But this was this morning and they only ate their food, I didn't give them any treats yet.

 

[Isaac 0]

Could you get a close picture of the feed bowl on the right? That does not look like duck pellets, it looks more like birdseed.

 

[Miss Lydia]

It may just be a combination especially meal worms crickets and shrimp protein is the smelly stuff. Are they acting like they are sick? And did you see this just once or more? Even if they hadn’t had their treats yet doesn’t mean something wasn’t in the tract still.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I’m glad you can see that @Isaac 0 if I enlarge it just get distorted on my phone.

 

[Isaac 0]

Shrimp contains thiaminase which breaks thiamine molecules in half thus affecting proper thiamine absorption which will often lead to a deficiency, I would suggest stop feeding all these treats and keep them on just duck feed for a while, and see if the droppings change.

Closely monitoring them and their waste for the next few days wouldn't be a bad idea.

 

[Miss Lydia]

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[Anniessi]

Could you get a close picture of the feed bowl on the right? That does not look like duck pellets, it looks more like birdseed.

I mixed them with the chick starter at the back. Can you see if that ok for my duck? And also, when I bought it, on the bag it said for flock. I don't know English well but as I research it includes ducks.

 

[Anniessi]

It may just be a combination especially meal worms crickets and shrimp protein is the smelly stuff. Are they acting like they are sick? And did you see this just once or more? Even if they hadn’t had their treats yet doesn’t mean something wasn’t in the tract still.

I feed them those before and they are ok. This just happened today. I leave they on my back yard so I don't know if they ate anything while I'm gone. I also saw them ate a red hornet (bee) this afternoon.