ajayb Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 Hi, I've posted before about whether it's important to worm ducks. My khaki campbells are entirely free-range so I can generally only hope they eat their share of the Flubenvet-ed food with the hens. However, I was concerned that one of my trio of females looked a lot thinner than the other two and they were producing a lot of very soft droppings (like a line or trail of droppings rather than one single deposit!). So, I added Flubenvet to a dish of sweetcorn each morning and released the ducks before the hens so that only the ducks could eat it. The 7-day course finished yesterday but I think that one duck still has really soft droppings (and I'm guessing it's the skinnier one, though I haven't caught her yet, so to speak). Is there anything else I could be doing? Will she take a while to 'normalize' after the treatment? Is the pooh nothing to worry about and is she just skinny because she's lowest in the pecking order? They have been laying really consistently for almost a year now but I didn't get eggs every day over the treatment period. Also, I think they went through a moult last month. They all look healthy (aside from one being thinner) and they behave normally (not lethargic or dowdy looking). Any advice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamD Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 Hi Well remember they're ducks so they poo is always pretty soft and squishy, sometimes mine waggle their tail as they do a poo so it is spread out more so it's like lots of smaller looking blobs instead of just one single poo. Not sure if that could be what it is... As for the size difference, it could be due to the pecking order, or maybe one is just a bit smaller than the others naturally? Or have you actually noticed her looking thinner than she used to be? Maybe the egg laying and the moult just took its toll on her more than the others so she's lost a bit more weight... I think if it is worms she should be eating a lot more than normal (since those pesky worms would be taking all the goodness from what she eats), have you noticed her eating a lot more than she used to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajayb Posted June 23, 2010 Author Share Posted June 23, 2010 Hi Adam, Thanks for the swift reply! The poo-ing behaviour does sound the same, but I have also spotted some really 'loose' poos (on decking areas - nice!). One duck has always been thinner since we got them and I can't say that any of them seems to eat more than the others, so it would be good to believe that her size was normal and that the poo situation may be a temporary reaction to worming/ moult/ the hot weather. I'll continue to keep a duck-like beady eye on her and see if I spot anything else about her behaviour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miller30 Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 She sounds normal to me ducks do poo splats and puddles most of the time . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
