Ducks Dying On Me...

[casportpony]

I called the state lab and they said it was $450 to get it tested, which is too expensive.

I agree that's too much money. Do you feel up to doing your own necropsy?

 

[Caeley McCarty]

I agree that's too much money. Do you feel up to doing your own necropsy?

No I don't have the guts to do my own necropsy.

 

[casportpony]

No I don't have the guts to do my own necropsy.

Understandable...

 

[junebuggena]

Pics of your setup? What are you feeding?

 

[Caeley McCarty]

Understandable...

Is there any other way to see how they died or what they died from?

 

[casportpony]

Is there any other way to see how they died or what they died from?

Not really. You could list out out the food and treats, post pictures and videos of the remaining duck and their set-up? Then maybe someone could guess?

 

[casportpony]

Were the ones that died drakes or hens? If hens, are they laying? Drakes and non-laying hens should not be fed a layer feed because it's too high in calcium and can cause kidney problems.

 

[Caeley McCarty]

Were the ones that died drakes or hens? If hens, are they laying? Drakes and non-laying hens should not be fed a layer feed because it's too high in calcium and can cause kidney problems.

One was a Drake the other a hen and she stopped laying when it got cold. They are on a layer feed. But this is the first time they were on the layer food because when we asked for chicken feed they gave us this for the first time. Today I'm going to buy something different.

 

[Caeley McCarty]

Pics of your setup? What are you feeding?

Im feeding them Home Grown layer. Heres some pics of my setup.

 

[casportpony]

Just to be safe you might want to switch them to an all flock feed and provide oyster shell on the side.