Duck Poo Chart & Info

       

*** Duck Poo Chart and Information ***

All About Duck Poo

Duck Poo reveals a wealth of information for the observant owner and is a good indicator as to the health of the bird. With experience, you can easily monitor the health of your bird by observing for any changes in the poo. The early recognition of a poo change allows you to implement an immediate recovery plan that protects the health of the pet bird. Ducks make great pets and are fun to watch, but they are "very'' messy, and require proper care to stay healthy. With them being waterfowl the poo is often wetter than 'normal' and they have a quick metabolism so they poo around every 7 - 12 minutes on average and can live to be over 20 years old. Duck poo is usually directly related to what they have eaten as they have a fast eaten, what goes in comes out relatively quickly.

Abnormal Bird Droppings

• Increased size

• Oily, bulky

• Discoloured to a shade of green. Any colour from khaki to forest green.

• Are often wet

• Carry a smell

Loose droppings (can be caused by stress, disease, or certain foods), or droppings that contain undigested seeds can be a sign of diseases. Also change in colour of droppings.

Healthy Bird Droppings

• Small with a white cap

• Usually have a down feather attached to it

• Have no sign of wetness surrounding it

• Have no smell

In young birds clinical signs can include: rough plumage, low body temperature, tremor, lethargy, conjunctivitis, dyspnoea, emaciation, sinusitis, yellow to greenish droppings or greyish watery droppings. Adult birds may develop symptoms such as: tremors, lethargy, ruffled feathers, progressive weight loss, greenish diarrhoea, high levels of urates in droppings and occasional conjunctivitis.

The three components to most droppings

1. Urine consisting of a crystal urine called urates. Sometimes the Urine and Urates will combine and form a cloudy liquid, don't be alarmed if you can't always tell the two areas apart.

• Urates (the chalky white part)

• Green: Liver Disease or Anorexia

• Yellow: Liver Disease or Anorexia

• Brown: Lead Poisoning

• Red: Fresh Internal Bleeding (low in the digestive tract) or Kidney Disease

• Black in stool: Old blood

Increased Urates: Dehydration and possible kidney problems (Birds suffering from dehydration may have wrinkly skin around their eyes). Another way to diagnose dehydration is to pinch their skin for a second. Dehydrated skin will remain tented for several seconds, rather than bouncing right back. Hydrating a bird

2. A non-crystal urine called urine (clear water). Sometimes the two types of urine are mixed creating a cloudy white urine. Important changes include colour changes and amount. This part will appear chalky white and has a consistency that isn't really watery or solid. 

• Urine (the clear watery part)

• Green: Liver Disease

• Yellow: Liver Disease

• Red: Internal bleeding (low in the digestive tract), Lead Poisoning, Kidney Disease

Increased Urine: Drinking a lot, Eating foods high in water or Disease (often bacterial)

3. The third part of the droppings is the faeces which comes from the colon and consists of digested food and it's the only real solid part.. The faeces should be solid; it can be coiled up or uncoiled and it is okay if it is broken into pieces. It may be straight, coiled, or even broken up in to smaller yet still tube shaped pieces. The colour varies depending on the types of food eaten. Red pellets and strawberries produce a red coloured dropping. (This does not apply to the urine.) Seed and green vegetables produce a green dropping. (This does not apply to the urine either.) Blueberries and blackberries produce black droppings.

• Faeces (the solid tubular part)

• Black or Tar-like: Internal bleeding (high in the digestive tract) - potentially ingested something that is causing internal injury

• Pea Green: Liver Damage

• White or Clay colour: Pancreas or digestive problems

• Yellow to Greenish or Greyish Watery Droppings: One possibility: Chlamydophila

• Lumpy or Undigested food: Incomplete digestion, hypermotile intestine

Diarrhoea is when the faecal material is not holding its tubular shape - instead its consistency is that of pudding. Diarrhoea can be a sign of disease or stress - as well as being caused by special food items, One of the things to look for is blood in the faeces. If the faeces is fresh and black in colour and there were no blueberries in the diet then this indicates blood in the digestive system (melena). When the blood passes through the lower digestive system, it is digested turning the red blood into a black tarry colour, staining the faeces black. If you notice black droppings and the colour cannot be explained by the food it ate, take your pet to the vet immediately. This is serious and causes death if not treated in a timely manner. If you wait until your bird is weak and fluffed up, its chances are poor. Any change of colour that cannot be explained by the diet should be investigated by your veterinarian. Don't forget to look for real worms like tapeworms and roundworms.

Normal Duck Poo Pictures

Baby's Usually have a greenish tint to start

Normal Poo - Contains both Poo and Urate

Normal - Urine and Urate

Normal Poo - Hard with Urate

Normal - But Shows Lack Of Nutrition

Normal - But Shows Lack Of Nutrition

Normal - But Shows Lack Of Nutrition

Abnormal Duck Poo Pictures

Coccidiosis

Possible Kydney Disease

Internal Bleeding/Internal Injury

Digestive Troubles

Possible Liver Disease

Diarrhea

Anorexia / Aneamic

Urine Only

Parasitic Duck Poo Pictures

Worms

Worms

Worms

Tapeworms

Roundworms

** NOTE **

The article is a work in progress (so please don't pick fault) if there is anything wrong in terms of the information/pictures then please let us know so that we can edit, thanks. We will be constantly adding to it and updating it to make it better, but please bare with us. If you have any duck poo pictures or information that could be useful to us then please forward it onto us at thepoultrypagestv@gmail.com Thank you

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