New Duck Owner

[Duckylover420]

Hey!
I have two ducks (Ming-ming and Dilly) They have been acting normal, playing, swimming, happy, and running around, but lately they seem to have diarrhea. A runny brown consistency. They play and eat outside when it’s warm, play in the bath tub, they are eating a 20% protein and getting niacin. They are about a week old, I don’t know if I am giving them to much niacin or if there is anything I can do to help there diarrhea.

 

[NuggetTheChicken]

Hi! Do they usually poop like that? Any pics?

 

[Duckylover420]

No they don’t normally poop like this, it’s been mostly solid up till a couple days ago. It goes from that to being basically liquid.

 

[NuggetTheChicken]

I think it looks ok. I'm thinking it gets runny the more water they drink. My adult ducks have pretty watery poop after drinking lots of water and after a few splashes in the pool.

 

[Duckylover420]

Okay, thanks you for soothing my concerns. As a new duck parent, everything worries me.

 

[NuggetTheChicken]

Okay, thanks you for soothing my concerns. As a new duck parent, everything worries me.

That's okay. It's good you're taking good care of them and being attentive. We love pics here on BYC, so post some pics of your cute ducklings!

 

[Yoles32]

Liquid projectile poo is one of the duck facts of life that no one tells you about ahead of time! Don't worry! Sounds like you have it under control. You might want to back off the protein amount if they are going to be pets. They don't need that much unless you are raising them for meat production. Check out Storey's Guide To Raising Ducks. It will answer so many questions for you. You can find the older edition on sale and used on Amazon.