CurlyQuail
Songster
My first time owning ducks has not gone to plan. Lost one to pasty butt over night and another had recently become lethargic and losing weight.
Hershey
-week old female runner
-eating chick starter mixed with Brewer’s yeast
-the ducklings got chick grit for the first time today and she pooped it out an hour later
-I have been giving her separate feeding time 3-4 times a day as I noticed the others wouldn’t let her eat
-poops look normal, not too runny or too dry
-I picked up some chick probiotics and put it in her water around noon. It’s 5pm now and she seems more active but she’s losing even more weight
-I contacted the breeder (Metzer Farms) and they approved the probiotics I gave her
-She’s reluctant to eat from a feeder but if I get the food wet and hand feed her she eats like a pig
-She looks the same as our other ducks, just drastically smaller (as in, no swelling, color loss, cuts, etc)
Her Weight
6/26 - 41 grams
6/27 - 35 grams (noticed the others were picking on her)
6/28 - 47 grams (started giving her separate feeding time)
6/29 - 39 grams
6/30 - 39 grams in the morning, 41 before bed
7/1 - 38 grams in the morning, 37 at noon, 36 now
For reference the other four ducklings are between 58 and 66 grams today
Anyone know what’s wrong? Or how I can get her to gain weight? Is it serious enough that I should go to a vet? I’d rather avoid the big bills unless it’s dire. Any help or advice is welcome!
Hershey
-week old female runner
-eating chick starter mixed with Brewer’s yeast
-the ducklings got chick grit for the first time today and she pooped it out an hour later
-I have been giving her separate feeding time 3-4 times a day as I noticed the others wouldn’t let her eat
-poops look normal, not too runny or too dry
-I picked up some chick probiotics and put it in her water around noon. It’s 5pm now and she seems more active but she’s losing even more weight
-I contacted the breeder (Metzer Farms) and they approved the probiotics I gave her
-She’s reluctant to eat from a feeder but if I get the food wet and hand feed her she eats like a pig
-She looks the same as our other ducks, just drastically smaller (as in, no swelling, color loss, cuts, etc)
Her Weight
6/26 - 41 grams
6/27 - 35 grams (noticed the others were picking on her)
6/28 - 47 grams (started giving her separate feeding time)
6/29 - 39 grams
6/30 - 39 grams in the morning, 41 before bed
7/1 - 38 grams in the morning, 37 at noon, 36 now
For reference the other four ducklings are between 58 and 66 grams today
Anyone know what’s wrong? Or how I can get her to gain weight? Is it serious enough that I should go to a vet? I’d rather avoid the big bills unless it’s dire. Any help or advice is welcome!
