The Duck Thread

[Miss Lydia]

Yeah it's like mucus. He's fine still eat and play normally and eat a lot

He did it whenever i pick him up after he finish his meal, i was to take him into the brooder (maybe i put too much food for him, if there's still a bit left and they havent finished i'll show the food can in front of their face to get them eat all ... maybe he spits out 3 times when i start doing that

weird that the Appleyard one dont spit)
Btw can i use bath sand for hamster to bath my ducklings or can i replace it for hay?

@Dennyis I don't understand your question about the hamster sand??

When ducklings eat or drink and we pick them up shortly after we mush on their crops and can cause them to spit back up water and food. I've done it and most everyone else here but don't force them to eat more than they want. At 1.5 weeks old they need to have water and feed down 24/7 they really do. At least till 5-6 weeks of age.

 

[Tlmcq]

I just seen my 1 & half week old Mallard spit out water it drink looks a bit dense. Is that ok???

I have seen mine do this with a water food muck come out if they get startled or picked up right after eating/drinking.

 

[ChickenMama6RIR]

Hello You can call me Emily, chicken mama, chickenmama6rir, or whatever else you want lol. I took a leap of faith and went and bought my first 2 ducklings today. I have no idea what breed they are lol. Um... Ok ttyl

 

[Bills vs Beaks]

Hello You can call me Emily, chicken mama, chickenmama6rir, or whatever else you want lol. I took a leap of faith and went and bought my first 2 ducklings today. I have no idea what breed they are lol. Um... Ok ttyl

Uh...hi and bye!
Are you gonna post pics of them so we can figure the breed out?

 

[ChickenMama6RIR]

Yes! Give me a couple of minutes so I can try to get some good ones lol. They are a lot more active then all of my chicks were

 

[Bills vs Beaks]

Aren't they fun? Have you given them a first bath yet?

 

[ChickenMama6RIR]

Yes they are!!! No I haven't. They seem to be a few days old. How old do they have to be before you can give them a supervised bath? Alrighty here come the pics...

The first two pics are of Hopscotch and the last two are of Daffy

 

[hesklj2008]

This little one hatched at about 10 this morning. Is it a Rouen?

 

[Ducklover3449]

Could be sinus but till we hear from @casportpony put some ACV into their drinking bucket 1 Tab per gallon and let him clean his face real good,. At the rate the ACV is mixed with the gal of water it will not sting and can help. He could also have something in there like dust so making sure he is head washing is important.
@Ducklover3449 if it doesn't clear up in a few days using the ACV you can got to a feed store and get Terramycin eye ointment And start using it. Look for any sign of drainage coming from nares also rough breathing. More than likely his eye is just irritated from something and the ACV will clear it up.

Thank you! Sometimes, I do see a little bit of clear fluid from his nose, and breathing in which is slightly heavy and you can hear... Should I be worried?

 

[Tevyes Dad]

Yes they are!!! No I haven't. They seem to be a few days old. How old do they have to be before you can give them a supervised bath? Alrighty here come the pics...


The first two pics are of Hopscotch and the last two are of Daffy

Super cute. All my ducks have come to me in the mail: So they hatch Sun/Mon and ship Monday and I usually get them by Thursday morning. They get all of Thursday to get their bearings, learn where the food is and run around. If everything is good, I will let them swim Friday or Saturday in leg high water. (so day 5 or 6) a day or two earlier would probably be fine, but let them settle for 24hrs after they arrive to make sure all is well. I measure the water at 100F with a thermometer so they don't gain or lose a lot of heat, they have to come out by the time the water reaches 90F. If all of them are competent, they might get deeper water. Those are my rules, but my ducks have come out great. Also they are 100% supervised. Even blinking must be done at double speed. (maybe I'm too paranoid...) After their swim, they can get towel dried or blow dried. I usually just set them under the heat lamp. If they can't preen their fuzz dry in 5 minutes, I help them, but usually they can. (I live in Montana where it is very arid so water evaporates pretty quickly).