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

[Willowspirit]

This is a quote from a horse products ad: People always say they’re as healthy as a horse. But horses are like I have an upset tummy. I can’t throw up. I guess I’ll just go ahead and die.


Too true. Thank you Posh Equestrienne.

 

[Brady bunch]

I am very sorry. How many grasshoppers did they eat? Grasshoppers are very tough and maybe they had a hard time swallowing them. I hope they get better.

 

[room onthebroom]

Wow! This was a scary thread. I'm glad everyone seems ok.

Just curious, were they drinking with all those bugs, or only afterward?

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

Glad everyone is ok.
Mine eat these all the time with no problem. Not that many at once though.

The hill-site behind my house is literally alive with these guys. Just walking through the grass makes them hop away by the dozens…
I assume it was the shier amount they ate at once or the hoppers had some noxious plant material in their digestive systems. I assume it was the amount the ducks ate. Blanca Duck always eats a lot of - everything and she was OK after she pooped. The other ducks are just not used to that amount of protein, i guess i would throw up too after the fifth duck egg…

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

Well, it's not a lubber, those babies are black.
What plants grow in the field? Anything toxic to ducks?

Most animals can throw up. The exceptions are rabbits, horses, cows, and possibly a couple of others.

I have no idea what grows there, it is mostly grass over a meter tall (3'-4') but of course with a lot of non grass stuff growing in between.

 

[AmyJane725]

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.

It's not fair to write stuff like this and say no laughing emojis allowed. I have literally laughed out loud more at this thread than anything else this entire year so far.

I am sorry that you had such a scary experience and that your ducks were sick. I'm glad everyone is ok.

You should seriously consider writing short stories or something though. We need more funny stuff in the world.

 

[Willowspirit]

I stayed somber until I found out they were all okay. Even Limpy.

 

[AmyJane725]

I stayed somber until I found out they were all okay. Even Limpy.

I lost it when he was talking about the flies dropping dead midair from the smell of the diarrhea

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

Vomiting can be a life-saving reflex. It certainly saved these ducks; without it they likely would have gorged themselves to death. Too much of a good thing and all that.

Agree completely! - But it was a scary, scary view. I didn't know that ducks can throw up and i thought they would stop eating once they're full. Maybe too many tasty morsel too quickly?

 

[trumpeting_angel]

Agree completely! - But it was a scary, scary view. I didn't know that ducks can throw up and i thought they would stop eating once they're full. Maybe too many tasty morsel too quickly?

I only have chickens, but I can totally imagine them eating way too many of some little hoppy thing. They are so excited for a beetle or caterpillar!