skin problems in ducks?

[Miss Lydia]

What has the vet recommended?

 

[binji]

she recommended switching their feed and making sure that they have a pool and if it doesnt improve to bring them in

 

[binji]

it seems like one of them isnt eating his food. i havent really seen him touch it unless i lead him to it and his poo has been white and runny, but he just went wild for a plate of cat food so i dont really know what to think

 

[Miss Lydia]

Try mixing cat food into his feed so he is getting a better balance. Then as he begins to eat his feed better just back off on the cat food and give as treat only.

You might want to have some blood work done just to rule out any other issues.

 

[binji]

if they dont pick up i think my mom is going to let me take one to get checked out

 

[Miss Lydia]

Keep us updated please.

 

[binji]

my mom is going to call the vet to see how much a fecal test alone would cost to see if we can rule out worms, but does anyone know of a wormer i can use that would kill off worms slowly so as to not cause them to become toxic if they are causing this and we cant get them tested?
and we're still working on switching their feed, but the farm store didnt call back and we're going to have to call again tomorrow and i dont know if it will help anyway because theyre not eating a lot, but what they are is just cat food and some eggs. theyve both lost some weight, but their caruncles are still bright and they still walk around and cause mischief and act like themselves and i just dont know whats going on with them

 

[Miss Lydia]

The heat can cause them to eat less too.

As for wormers lets see if @casportpony can rec a good one for you.

 

[binji]

we just brought home nutrena gamebird feed with 22% protein so im really hoping theyre going to eat that
ill update later

**edit** theyll eat it !! and they seem to enjoy it too

 

[binji]

uhhh unrelated but will having wasps in the coop harm my boys and if so how can i remove the wasps without killing them