Is my duck sick

[AKoona92]

my duck randomly started losing weight , he or she I don't even know ( I'm new to this duck mom thing ) still eats , plays , swims ect. and acts normal , just got way lighter. I'm not sure how to figure out what's wrong or what to do

 

[Canadian Wind]

It might have internal parasites. What does it's poop look like?

 

[Canadian Wind]

Also, what are you feeding? And how old is the duck?

 

[AKoona92]

Also, what are you feeding? And how old is the duck?

I haven't even had him a year , duck is probably 4 -5 months old.

I have 2 more ( which I got in Aug. ) and they seem fine. I feed them all Purina dumor , and also just started mixing in poultry pellets , poultry booster , and brewers yeast , poop is hard to tell whose is whose , but they are all a mix of white, and brown ( some liquedy ) some not.

 

[AKoona92]

I haven't even had him a year , duck is probably 4 -5 months old.

I have 2 more ( which I got in Aug. ) and they seem fine. I feed them all Purina dumor , and also just started mixing in poultry pellets , poultry booster , and brewers yeast , poop is hard to tell whose is whose , but they are all a mix of white, and brown ( some liquedy ) some not.

He's also been shedding his feathers like crazy ( not balding ) but I just see a lot of his feathers all around

 

[Canadian Wind]

I would use nutritional yeast instead of brewers yeast. I don't know anything about the Purina products though. Is there a reason you're giving the chicken pellets?

The feathers all over are just normal Fall moulting. This may also be a cause of weight loss as it takes a lot of energy to regrow those feathers. Do you feed a set amount, or let them eat as much as they want? Do they free-range?

Also,

 

[AKoona92]

No reason , one I think had a nician issue awhile back so I literally bought everything in the health isle to help him , and he got better. they free range and I feed all the time whenever food is empty so usually 2 or 3 times a day depending.

 

[Canadian Wind]

Okay. Keep an eye on their poop. You can give ground raw pumpkin/squash seeds as a treat. If they have parasites, this may help.