Lump on my ducklings neck

I have told her not to and I have bought duck food but the seem to get in the bags of rice and only eat that
Unfortunately rice isn't nutritionally complete for ducks and lacks important nutrition they need to grow properly. I would remove the rice from the ducks' access.

It can be challenging when people don't listen. Maybe explain to your niece that her actions are hurting your baby ducklings. Personally, I would not allow someone near my ducks if they refused to follow my husbandry rules. Good luck, I know it can be a tricky situation with family.
 
Unfortunately rice isn't nutritionally complete for ducks and lacks important nutrition they need to grow properly. I would remove the rice from the ducks' access.

It can be challenging when people don't listen. Maybe explain to your niece that her actions are hurting your baby ducklings. Personally, I would not allow someone near my ducks if they refused to follow my husbandry rules. Good luck, I know it can be a tricky situation with family.
I had a talk with the whole family saying no one’s allowed to touch any of my farm animals or any animals that I own and they all agreed after I had showed them the ducklings and thank you so much for your help should I just wait to see if it goes down because when I gently press on it I could feel the rice on both ducks but one of the ducks when I gently pushed it’s neck it looked like snot was coming out of it’s nose and I have let them walk through the neighborhood so maybe it ate something it shouldn’t in the grass or someone fed it ?
 
I had a talk with the whole family saying no one’s allowed to touch any of my farm animals or any animals that I own and they all agreed after I had showed them the ducklings and thank you so much for your help should I just wait to see if it goes down because when I gently press on it I could feel the rice on both ducks but one of the ducks when I gently pushed it’s neck it looked like snot was coming out of it’s nose and I have let them walk through the neighborhood so maybe it ate something it shouldn’t in the grass or someone fed it ?
So it turns of it wasn’t snot it was throwing up the food stuck in her neck and I’ve checked and it’s all gone in
one of their necks
 
That is what happens if you touch their crop right after they are eating, don't do that. Also if they are eating ANYTHING other than their duckling feed, including rice, you will need to provide chick grit. You can buy it at just about any feed store or TSC, my local Walmart even sells it in the pet section.
 
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I had a talk with the whole family saying no one’s allowed to touch any of my farm animals or any animals that I own and they all agreed after I had showed them the ducklings and thank you so much for your help should I just wait to see if it goes down because when I gently press on it I could feel the rice on both ducks but one of the ducks when I gently pushed it’s neck it looked like snot was coming out of it’s nose and I have let them walk through the neighborhood so maybe it ate something it shouldn’t in the grass or someone fed it ?
Well done being firm with your family! I know it isn't always easy.

I would be very careful not to push on the crop (bump) after your ducklings eat. Like you noticed it will push the food up into their throats. The problem is it can also push food into their airways, and cause serious complications including death.

The crop does expand after birds eat, and empty as the food goes into the stomach. It is a weird part of avian anatomy since it is so much different than what we have. But for birds it is completely normal.
 
That is what happens if you touch their crop right after they are eating, don't do that. Also if they are eating ANYTHING other than their duckling feed, including rice, you will need to provide chick grit. You can buy it at just about any feed store or TSC, my local Walmart even sells it in the pet section.
I tried handling them as gently as I could with cleaning out their coop but I will make sure to go buy some later when I’m off work is their any specific brand or name I should get ?
 
I tried handling them as gently as I could with cleaning out their coop but I will make sure to go buy some later when I’m off work is their any specific brand or name I should get ?
No no specific brand. Just some insoluble chick grit like this.
 

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