Flockofmine
In the Brooder
- Apr 2, 2020
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I have been having this issue....I’m going to actually send two of my deceased ducks for necropsy depending on if they are operating due to what’s going on out there in the world.
So.... I do the same routine everyday Refill food And refill water twice a day. Then one day I‘ll refill their water and food and they drink... then within 5 minutes of drinking some will have seizures and die all at same time
. I’m so puzzled. Fresh water, well water, tested, even have two different wells on the property that I use. No additives in the water, we use ZERO chemicals, no mouse or rat poisons, no weed killers, no bug sprays... we are very all natural / organic here. I use the Same food -flock raiser and duck crumbles and nothing is medicated. I have a few different Duck houses and I give them all the same food and water at the same times. It doesn’t affect all the ducks at once but I typically will have two or three losses after watering and food normally a few times a month especially Immediately after drinking 
. TonighT, I gave everyone their food and water.... my Swedish blue, harlequins, khaki Campbell’s and Cayugas the same routine. By the time I walked back past my Swedish blues ( 5-10 min) 4 of them were wobbling around falling over and had been 10000% percent normal prior to watering and this progressed to seizures and death in a very short time (15min). They all seemed to have drank lots of water. As they always do...they all dive for it even though it’s been in there ( And changed twice a day) not sure why they do this behavior like are they competing for the water? They will splash and drink and play until it’s Nearly all gone And splashed out of the waterers each time no matter how much there is!
It’s mostly chilly here still and these guys are still not fully grown so I do not have the mini pools filled for them in the enclosures because it is quite cold (40’s). Are they drinking themselves to death?!?! I keep losing ducks/ ducklings in this fashion and it’s really bizarre and I have googled it and I can’t find any answers
. I should add that I have Over 100 chickens, I have Over 100 quails, horses, cows, alpaca, rabbits..... literally everything drinks the water here and no other animals have any issues and are all very healthy and happy. It’s completely random and I keep losing the ducks to this and it makes no sense does anyone know what this could be? Are they drinking too much at once?
So.... I do the same routine everyday Refill food And refill water twice a day. Then one day I‘ll refill their water and food and they drink... then within 5 minutes of drinking some will have seizures and die all at same time
. I’m so puzzled. Fresh water, well water, tested, even have two different wells on the property that I use. No additives in the water, we use ZERO chemicals, no mouse or rat poisons, no weed killers, no bug sprays... we are very all natural / organic here. I use the Same food -flock raiser and duck crumbles and nothing is medicated. I have a few different Duck houses and I give them all the same food and water at the same times. It doesn’t affect all the ducks at once but I typically will have two or three losses after watering and food normally a few times a month especially Immediately after drinking . TonighT, I gave everyone their food and water.... my Swedish blue, harlequins, khaki Campbell’s and Cayugas the same routine. By the time I walked back past my Swedish blues ( 5-10 min) 4 of them were wobbling around falling over and had been 10000% percent normal prior to watering and this progressed to seizures and death in a very short time (15min). They all seemed to have drank lots of water. As they always do...they all dive for it even though it’s been in there ( And changed twice a day) not sure why they do this behavior like are they competing for the water? They will splash and drink and play until it’s Nearly all gone And splashed out of the waterers each time no matter how much there is!It’s mostly chilly here still and these guys are still not fully grown so I do not have the mini pools filled for them in the enclosures because it is quite cold (40’s). Are they drinking themselves to death?!?! I keep losing ducks/ ducklings in this fashion and it’s really bizarre and I have googled it and I can’t find any answers
. I should add that I have Over 100 chickens, I have Over 100 quails, horses, cows, alpaca, rabbits..... literally everything drinks the water here and no other animals have any issues and are all very healthy and happy. It’s completely random and I keep losing the ducks to this and it makes no sense does anyone know what this could be? Are they drinking too much at once?
it’s so sad to lose them and I’m hoping with the suggestions from other posters the problem can be fixed with warmed water!! I’ll give it a try!
wow...I had no idea about the cold water! I was thinking maybe you had a mold or something inside your hose.
