Change in Poop - possible sickness? Advice needed

[Duck_Alex]

Can it be swollen pearl barley? It looks almost like not digested grains of some kind. Very curious what the answer will be

They do have a similar look and feel. But the duck definitely hasn't had access to any.

Are the little pebble-like poops hard or soft?

They're soft but have a definite structure to them. As it they don't squish and disintegrate like undigested food would.

 

[Duck_Alex]

How old is the duck?

6-7 weeks.

In taking this shot I noticed mucus for the first time here and some bit of leaf stuck to it.

 

[casportpony]

Where do you live?

 

[Duck_Alex]

Where do you live?

South Coast, England

 

[casportpony]

South Coast, England

Is a vet an option?

 

[Duck_Alex]

Is a vet an option?

Yes, most likely closed for the evening now though.

 

[Isaac 0]

Take her first thing in the morning then, and for now, she should be placed in a warm, quiet stressful free area with food and water provided. Take the waste with you too.

 

[Isaac 0]

I give it some duck food a couple of times a day and normally oats, peas, corn, sharp sand. Yesterday it had two new foods, a grape and some lettuce (only a small amount, shredded, of which it left most). It also fourrages in the garden and ate a fair bit of soil yesterday afternoon. This is a pretty normal day for it and we haven't had any issues until now.

Behaviourally I have noticed some changes over the past few days. It's been more restless, seemingly hungry all the time. This evening it has been outside for a few hours and not cared that I wasn't there with it. This is a big change in a small amount of time. However no loss of appetite or lethargy as you may expect. It's feathers are all in good condition and it's still preening etc.

The poo in this constancy has been going on for the past 12 hours without a 'normal' poo.

Here's another poo picture (sorry).


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Thanks, Alex

This is something that is concerning, sharp sand should never be fed to poultry as grit, its much to fine and often causes a blockage in birds digestive system if fed.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I’ve never heard of sharp sand what would it be used for?

 

[Isaac 0]

I’ve never heard of sharp sand what would it be used for?

Its basically the sand you would buy at your local hardware store, its also known as builder's sand, grit sand, or river sand.