OMG! I think i killed all my ducks! HELP!

[WannaBeHillBilly]

Morning update: The Duckies are OK! All of them!

But the duck-house…
Stinky diarrhea everywhere! The whole house looks like a porta-potty after an important football game that went wrong. I have to clean it again today.

 

[ValerieJ]

Morning update: The Duckies are OK! All of them!

But the duck-house…
Stinky diarrhea everywhere! The whole house looks like a porta-potty after an important football game that went wrong. I have to clean it again today.

I'm so happy to hear that!

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

It's not an allergy, no, not in multiples. Besides, the people who are allergic to grasshoppers are mostly the ones who are allergic to shellfish- the exoskeletons are the same material.
Grasshoppers often have tapeworms, though, so uncooked ones aren't good food for anyone.

What kind of grasshopper? Can you catch a couple? Lubber grasshoppers in particular are poisonous. That's my bet, is either that the grasshoppers themselves are poisonous, or that their guts were full of a plant toxic to ducks. I can't imagine that eating too fast would make that many ducks that sick.

What i saw yesterday were bright green grashoppers, maybe 1cm (.4") long, but hundreds of them. I will try to catch some later and post a picture.
Limpy walked out of the house a little more stiff than usual, i was really afraid he wouldn't make it.

 

[Cryss]

Morning update: The Duckies are OK! All of them!

But the duck-house…
Stinky diarrhea everywhere! The whole house looks like a porta-potty after an important football game that went wrong. I have to clean it again today.

YAY DUCKIES!!
ew duckies-house.

What i saw yesterday were bright green grashoppers, maybe 1cm (.4") long, but hundreds of them. I will try to catch some later and post a picture.
Limpy walked out of the house a little more stiff than usual, i was really afraid he wouldn't make it.

Would it be one of these?
https://www.insectidentification.or...west virginia&thisType=Grasshopper or Cricket

 

[BirdsBeesTrees]

I'm glad your ducks are feeling better. I've found ducks guts are made of steel...

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Poor little ducks! Poor you, lol! All's well that ends well. Thanks for sharing your story.

 

[N F C]

Good grief @WannaBeHillBilly I just read through your hopper & duck experience and wow! So glad to hear everyone seems to be doing ok now, that must have been frightening to go through

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

Good grief @WannaBeHillBilly I just read through your hopper & duck experience and wow! So glad to hear everyone seems to be doing ok now, that must have been frightening to go through

It was very frightening! Especially Limpy was hit hard. All duckies are a bit calmer today, except for Blanca. Blanca is coming to the patio every five minutes asking for something to eat! I can't believe it! That duck must have a black-hole as a stomach.

 

[N F C]

It was very frightening! Especially Limpy was hit hard. All duckies are a bit calmer today, except for Blanca. Blanca is coming to the patio every five minutes asking for something to eat! I can't believe it! That duck must have a black-hole as a stomach.

Little devils!

 

[Willowspirit]

So happy for you and especially your duckies. Sorry you had to clean the mess!