Please help I’m scared my ducks have sour crop

[Mck2020]

I’m really scared that my 6 week old ducks have sour crop. Their breath does smell foul, their excretions are runny, they don’t seem to have the appetite they once had, and their chests are squishy. I feed them a chick starter food and I think I over feed them veggies (without enough grit). I started to notice the smell last night and that was definitely the start because I spend hours with these ducks every day. I’ve read things about giving them monistat, apple cider vinegar, garlic water, and yogurt. Please help me help them.

 

[azygous]

Monistat, or generic miconazole seven day cream is what you want to buy. It's where the women's hygiene products are shelved.

The ACV and garlic are more preventative than cures, so focus on the miconazole for now. You need to give half an inch to an inch of the cream off your finger into their beaks twice a day for a full seven days.

This will explain crop disorders and how they're treated. https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...w-to-know-which-one-youre-dealing-with.73607/

 

[Ratchnick]

Do they have free choice grit?

 

[Isaac 0]

Crop problems, specifically Sour Crop isn't very common with waterfowl. I notice they're panting, Is it hot out(?), if so, that would explain the watery crop feel, as well as a less feed intake.

Also, very odd all six of them would have sour crop problems. Do they appear normal otherwise? How bad does their breath really smell? Duck's normally don't have good smelling breaths.

Check their crop's this morning, it should be empty.

 

[Isaac 0]

Also wanted to add, chick starter is not a nutritionally complete feed for ducks, a good example is the vitamin B3, chick starters tend to have around 35mg/per kilo, while ducks, need 55mg/per kilo, or Pekins that need 70mg/per kilo. It'd be best if you switch them to a feed formulated for all poultry, or for waterfowl specifically.

Purina Flock Raiser, All Flock Feed, or Mazuri are great brands.

 

[KaleIAm]

Are they better today?

 

[Cecys]

I need help I have around a 2 week old duckling I just got 4 days ago and his crop is like a water balloon and i don’t know what to use garlic water with Greek yogurt or Monistat, or generic miconazole cream I don’t want to harm him

 

[Miss Lydia]

We need a picture because it can be normal for ducklings to look like their crops are too large but it can be normal.

 

[Miss Lydia]

You can try a little Greek yogurt some ducklings will eat it some won’t . What are you feeding? And are you leaving feed out 24/7 along with fresh water?

 

[azygous]

At this age, it may only need access to grit for the crop issue to resolve.