Blue duck poop?

[ProudRedneck]

Ummm, not sure what would cause blue/turquoise poop. I don't know if this is from my hen or her babies, but any information would be helpful.

Breed:
Mom: Muscovy
Babies: Hinnies

Age:
Mom is 1.2 years old
Babies are 16 days old

Current diet:
Purina Flock Raiser Crumbles
free range/forage
eating/catching flies
mealworms (one handful) thrown out for 8 babies + 1 momma

 

[Miss Lydia]

Looks to big a poop to be from a duckling unless they all pooped at once in the same place.
No blueberries?If not I have no idea what would cause blue/turquoise poop. But if they are foraging around the property then that could mean they ate something that caused it.

 

[ProudRedneck]

No blueberries, at least not yet (we do have a couple of vines growing)
However, I believe I just found the source.
I don't know what the plant is yet but I just caught Momma taking her babies here on the side of our house.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I don't know that plant.

 

[nuthatched]

Any red cabbage?

 

[DuneDucks]

There's an app you can download on your phone called 'PictureThis' that can pretty reliably ID plants. I would download that and take a couple more pictures to confirm, but running the above picture through says it's American Black Nightshade. Matches up pretty well with the other example pictures on the app too. I don't know about ducks, but it says the berries are poisonous and have resulted in death in children.

 

[ProudRedneck]

Jeez, how stupid of me. I pay for an app that IDs plants
I completely panicked and came online for yalls help first but you are right....my app says it is Black nightshade (Solanum nigrum).

BE GONE VILE WEED !!!! and pray for my babies that have been eating it

 

[ProudRedneck]

Any red cabbage?

No, I think we have the mystery solved and removed. Thank you for your suggestion though.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Well that's one way to solve the blue poop. lol

 

[Miss Lydia]

Jeez, how stupid of me. I pay for an app that IDs plants
I completely panicked and came online for yalls help first but you are right....my app says it is Black nightshade (Solanum nigrum).

BE GONE VILE WEED !!!! and pray for my babies that have been eating it

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Are they acting okay. have some activated charcoal on hand just in case. Or be proactive and go ahead and do a flush. in case you need it
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/flushes-for-aiding-in-toxin-removal.700526/