Projectile vomiting not eating

[chickens really]

Do you provide grit at all in the form of small stones ?..They need that to process anything other than feed.

 

[lomine]

I had ducklings that did something similar. My niece's preschool hatched duck eggs and I agreed to take them. The day I went to pick them up they told me they had run out of food that morning. They found on the internet that ducklings could eat banana so they feed them banana but they didn't offer grit. Almost every time someone picked one up it would vomit and start shacking it's head. The vomit smelled just like banana. Once I got home (took them and brooder to work) I offered them grit. One vomited once the following day but then they were all fine.

Don't know if this is relatable to your issue. Has your duck had plenty of access to grit?

 

[casportpony]

I had ducklings that did something similar. My niece's preschool hatched duck eggs and I agreed to take them. The day I went to pick them up they told me they had run out of food that morning. They found on the internet that ducklings could eat banana so they feed them banana but they didn't offer grit. Almost every time someone picked one up it would vomit and start shacking it's head. The vomit smelled just like banana. Once I got home (took them and brooder to work) I offered them grit. One vomited once the following day but then they were all fine.

Don't know if this is relatable to your issue. Has your duck had plenty of access to grit?

If they free range out in the dirt and mud they don't need grit. And adding grit now without knowing what the problem is could do more harm than good.

 

[Ravynscroft]

Eyes are clear and he is alert? Is he lethargic or just sitting quiet?

Might have gotten food stuck and that's why he hacked it out... throat could be sore and that could be why he is quieter and refusing food right now...

Got pics?

 

[lomine]

If they free range out in the dirt and mud they don't need grit. And adding grit now without knowing what the problem is could do more harm than good.

Very true, these duckling were only a week old and had never been outside. You think he would take the grit if it wasn't needed? I certainly wouldn't force it but I would think his instincts would tell him if he needed it. Right? The ducklings went right at it when I put it in the brooder so I assumed they "knew" they needed it.

 

[Ducktown]

When I was raising a duckling, he would eat a lot and then throw most of it out. Usually I saw him doing it when he was outside, hunting for slugs. He was just too greedy to miss a slug, even if his crop was full already. Later, he managed to control himself much better and he never vomited again.
About grit. I gave him a chunk of soil with sand in it and some grass growing on top. He was mostly nibbling on the grass, but I've seen him devastating the chunk of soil, making a mess, so I'm sure he got the sand if he needed it. As soon as I brought it out for the first time, he most likely got it as well. I never saw any of my ducks eat sand, but I guess they do what they need to do. I'm feeding them whole corn kernels occasionally, so they better.

You may have a greedy overeating duckling. If that's the case, give him less feed and control his feed intake. If it helps, that could be the reason.

Good luck

 

[Ravynscroft]

Very true, these duckling were only a week old and had never been outside. You think he would take the grit if it wasn't needed? I certainly wouldn't force it but I would think his instincts would tell him if he needed it. Right? The ducklings went right at it when I put it in the brooder so I assumed they "knew" they needed it.

At a week old, I think most are in that stage similar to a baby teething... gonna put it in my mouth, taste it and see if I can eat it stage... I think they learn more about what their bodies need as they mature... at 2 months old, like the OP's duckling, they most likely have learned more about what they need and about regulating their needs... jmo...

 

[TinasUrbanGarden]

So he seems to be 100 percent again. How bizarre! Thanks for feed back!

 

[casportpony]

So he seems to be 100 percent again. How bizarre! Thanks for feed back!

View attachment 1214883

That's great news!

 

[TinasUrbanGarden]

I might be partial but isn't he beautiful! He has purple highlights in the sun!

I don't know if it made a difference but I massaged his chest up his neck...For about 5 min until he got bored with me