Need help!

[emillee]

Hi I have ducks and they seem to have this black stuff on the edge of their beaks. I looked it up and it said it might have something to do pigmentation and all but I wanted to come on here and ask. I just noticed and it’s really concerning. I also noticed that they kinda avoid closing their mouths and just have them open and when they do close them they do it fast. Any help is much appreciated!

 

[CluckerFamily]

Is their waterer deep enough for their entire beak to fit into? My first thought was that they aren’t able to continually clean their beaks with water but I could be wrong.

 

[Percipen]

Looks like it might be leftover dirt from foraging. My ducks with lighter color bills always have grit, dirt or something in the grooves of their bills