Male Muscovy Eating Issue

[duckguider]

Good Evening

I have an eight month old male Muscovy that eats grass, peas, corn and cut beans. However he has stopped eating his pellets for the past two days. Do I need to take him in to a bird vetinary clinic to see what is wrong or perhaps he got tired of the pellets and I need a new brand? Otherwise he acts normal. No weight loss. Thanks

 

[nuthatched]

What are the pellets?
If they're duck pellets, cut back on all the extras, especially the corn and beans

 

[duckguider]

It is the purina duck pellets. 55 ppm

 

[Sondraa]

If ducks get too many treats, they stop eating as much of their nutritionally balanced food and can get vitamin deficiencies so limiting the extras is the way to go especially the really filling stuff with little nutritional value as nathatched mentioned i.e. corn and beans et al.

 

[Sondraa]

Try stopping all treats until they resume eating their pellets. It might seem mean but it's for their health long term. I had to limit my ducks recently as well. They let me know about it!

 

[duckguider]

I reduced the amount of peas and corn. They only get a small amount in the morning and after they go swimming before sunset. What is strange is that he will eat the pellets out of my hand.

 

[Sondraa]

Feels like a treat out of your hand.