I'm not sure where else to turn given the circumstances, so I figured I'd see if any of you here had some ideas.
I currently have 8 ducks(7 hens, 1 drake), and of those ducks is my Pekin hen who is roughly 24 weeks old. She's my most outgoing bird and the only one who doesn't run for anything. I adore her, but just the past week, maybe less, she just hasn't been acting herself. It's almost like she isn't running because she's calm, but because she doesn't feel well enough to. Have you ever had a pet that you just knew something was wrong with but couldn't explain it, even though everyone thought they seemed fine, and then it eventually ended up being something? That's how I feel about this.
I also think she's lost weight because I wasn't stuggling to pick her up when I checked her over, which isn't normal. I've been finding some runny poop every day too and it's dark and sticky. I'm assuming it must be hers. All of the other ducks are fine.
I guess I'm just curious what everyone's first protocol is for a seemingly sick duck, when you don't really know what it is.
Oh! And I'm currently feeding my flock x2 a day(they will not stop themselves if I free feed) with a soaked mixture of 1/2 egg layer crumbles and 1/2 all flock pellet. I also add ACV to their water most days.
I currently have 8 ducks(7 hens, 1 drake), and of those ducks is my Pekin hen who is roughly 24 weeks old. She's my most outgoing bird and the only one who doesn't run for anything. I adore her, but just the past week, maybe less, she just hasn't been acting herself. It's almost like she isn't running because she's calm, but because she doesn't feel well enough to. Have you ever had a pet that you just knew something was wrong with but couldn't explain it, even though everyone thought they seemed fine, and then it eventually ended up being something? That's how I feel about this.
I also think she's lost weight because I wasn't stuggling to pick her up when I checked her over, which isn't normal. I've been finding some runny poop every day too and it's dark and sticky. I'm assuming it must be hers. All of the other ducks are fine.
I guess I'm just curious what everyone's first protocol is for a seemingly sick duck, when you don't really know what it is.
Oh! And I'm currently feeding my flock x2 a day(they will not stop themselves if I free feed) with a soaked mixture of 1/2 egg layer crumbles and 1/2 all flock pellet. I also add ACV to their water most days.
