Help baby duck hot drooling

[rachellynn]

I just got a 3 week old baby duck. I didn't have its regular gain one day so I fed it lettuce and tomatoes all day. I then put in the regular grain, it ate it, and drank. When I picked it up it puked a think clear drool. Then when I put it back it drank water and looked like it needed to do it again and thick drool came out. Is she ok?

 

[Miss Lydia]

I just got a 3 week old baby duck. I didn't have its regular gain one day so I fed it lettuce and tomatoes all day. I then put in the regular grain, it ate it, and drank. When I picked it up it puked a think clear drool. Then when I put it back it drank water and looked like it needed to do it again and thick drool came out. Is she ok?

Probably so, sometimes right after they have eaten or drank the water will come back up when they are picked up. Please be sure to feed your duckling the appropriate feed for it's age, lettuce and tomatoes is a nice treat but not wholeosme enough by it self to keep your duckling healthy. and

here is some very good info you might enjoy reading.. https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/750869/raising-and-caring-for-ducklings#post_10611711

 

[Amiga]

I am not quite following the exact events, but the duck's tummy may be upset.

Do you have its regular grain now? What grain do you feed it? Has the duckling had any grit? It needs grit to "chew" its food.

Most of us use a balanced ration that includes more than grain.

 

[jdywntr]

Good advise so far. They can go a little overboard if they are hungry and it may have gotten a little greedy. Do make sure that you are feeding it the right type of food.

 

[rachellynn]

Thanks so much for the respond! They seemed better last night. Yes they are back on the normal grain it's at home I can't remember what it's called... Something like nutri grain it's what they told my to feed them at tractor supply co. What is grit? Where can I get it?

 

[Amiga]

Grit is little bits of sand and tiny tiny stone that ducks and ducklings need to be able to process food other than the bagged food. If they don't get grit and then eat some amount (I cannot say exactly how much of what) of non-bagged food, like oats or vegetables, they can get impacted. The food just won't go through, and it can be fatal.

So you can buy chick sized grit - often it's crushed granite - or some people use very clean sand or similar.