How To Treat Intestinal Blockage?

[Wobbles]

Right before my girls started laying I noticed they ate significantly less than they had been. The food bowl was always empty in the morning but for several days before we got our first egg it was over half full. Once the first two eggs came the bowl was always emptied over night again.

I'm not sure that is what is going on for you but we can hope!!

 

[Little Byrd]

Right before my girls started laying I noticed they ate significantly less than they had been. The food bowl was always empty in the morning but for several days before we got our first egg it was over half full. Once the first two eggs came the bowl was always emptied over night again. 

I'm not sure that is what is going on for you but we can hope!!

I sure hope that's it!

 

[Little Byrd]

I just fed them again. This time both ate , but the khaki ate just a few bites.

 

[Amiga]

Thanks for keeping us updated...

 

[Little Byrd]

They are slowly eating more each time I feed them . I'm definitely thinking it was the dried grass causing the problem, because they stopped eating/pooping when I introduced the grass, then started getting better once I took it away.

The runner is still doing that squeezing thing, but I think RavynFallen is right that it might be related to her about to lay. I sure hope so- it feels like I've been waiting forever to get an egg

. Thanks everyone for the help.

 

[Debs Flock]

They are slowly eating more each time I feed them

. I'm definitely thinking it was the dried grass causing the problem, because they stopped eating/pooping when I introduced the grass, then started getting better once I took it away.

The runner is still doing that squeezing thing, but I think RavynFallen is right that it might be related to her about to lay. I sure hope so- it feels like I've been waiting forever to get an egg

. Thanks everyone for the help.

Good deal. Hope you start getting eggs soon.

 

[Amiga]

They are slowly eating more each time I feed them

. I'm definitely thinking it was the dried grass causing the problem, because they stopped eating/pooping when I introduced the grass, then started getting better once I took it away.

The runner is still doing that squeezing thing, but I think RavynFallen is right that it might be related to her about to lay. I sure hope so- it feels like I've been waiting forever to get an egg

. Thanks everyone for the help.

Good news!

Could you review again the calcium she is getting? Some ducks seem to need more.

 

[Little Byrd]

Good news!

Could you review again the calcium she is getting?  Some ducks seem to need more.

They both have free access to crushed oyster shell. I also give them kale and yogurt occasionally.

 

[Amiga]

They both have free access to crushed oyster shell. I also give them kale and yogurt occasionally.

A few of my ducks get low on calcium in spite of oyster shell, so I give them 50 to 80 mg of crushed calcium citrate in treats when that happens.

 

[Little Byrd]

Just an update: they are eating like mad again and have started laying! I got one egg yesterday and another today. Judging by the small egg size, I think my runner, the one that was doing the squeezing thing, laid them.