What is a duck crop???

[theduckgirl4110]

I was looking at sickness in ducklings on byc and I found a couple threads that said the ducklings "crops" were full.> What is that? And what does it mean?Thank you.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I was looking at sickness in ducklings on byc and I found a couple threads that said the ducklings "crops" were full.> What is that? And what does it mean?Thank you.

this will explain it better than me... http://en.wikivet.net/Crop_-_Anatomy_and_Physiology one reason they need grit since they don't have teeth.

 

[theduckgirl4110]

Thank you very much.

 

[ducksssss]

They store their food there until they are ready to digest it raptors and many other birds have it to

 

[theduckgirl4110]

Very helpful both of you. thank you.

 

[ducksssss]

No problem