duck drunkeness?

[Stoney22]

Hi today I notice that all the veggies I put out a day or so weren't eaten. I am wondering if perhaps its possible my hen pekin ate some fermented veggies and that's why she's at a loss for coordination? Its been very hot here but they have alot of water so im wondering if she's drunk.

 

[Denninmi]

Yes, it can happen. One of my sisters used to live in Paw Paw, Michigan very close to a winery (its a center of wine making in Michigan). In the fall, they would dump the waste product from the fermentation vats on the fields, and she would have all kinds of birds doing strange things, flying into windows, staggering, you name it. They age the dumped "must" (I believe that's the technical term) which still contained a lot of alcohol and got drunk.

 

[Stoney22]

Ok thank you

 

[Eroc1_1]

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NOW that is funny! Sorry, I find a little humor in that.... And yes it is called 'must' (for wine) and 'wort'(for beer).

 

[Senna95]

Well, I just gave a bunch of "wort" to my hens and ducks for the first time. Guess I'll sit back and be amused!

 

[Miss Lydia]

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Better cover your windows.

 

[Stoney22]

How long can this last.she is really stumbling and its been three ir more hrs

 

[Amiga]

I'll check Storey's . . .

Worst case is botulism, which can be picked up especially during hot weather from spoiled food.

From the book:

Often fatal, you can try confining the duck to a clean shady yard or building and immediately providing fresh drinking water with a laxative added - either 1 pint of molasses or 1 pound of Epsom salts per 5 gallonsv water.

Birds that cannot drink on their own should be treated individually. The addition of 1 part potassium to 3,000 parts drinking water or individual doses of 1 teaspoon castor oil have also been recommended as treatments. . . .

flush out the contents of the esophagus with warm water by using a funnel and rubber tube inserted into the mouth and several inches down the esophagus.

every effort must be made to locate the source of botulism

 

[Stoney22]

Thank you so much

 

[Rhondax6]

Is the duck any better?