Duckling keeps eating too much food too fast and choking.

[LavenderDaFlerf]

One of my three week old ducklings has a been doing this a lot recently, she eats way too much food too fast and her whole throat fills up with food. The she starts violently shaking her head until I grab her and take her to drink water and then massage her throat until it all goes down. Is there anything that I can do to stop this?

 

[sourland]

Do you feed periodically or provide feed ad lib? Feeding ad lib has worked best for me. You can also try feeding moistened feed.

 

[LavenderDaFlerf]

Do you feed periodically or provide feed ad lib? Feeding ad lib has worked best for me. You can also try feeding moistened feed.

They have free choice, what is feeding ad lib?

 

[sourland]

ad lib is free choice. If you are feeding free choice, it is hard to understand why the duckling is gorging/overeating. You might want to try feeding moistened feed.

 

[LavenderDaFlerf]

ad lib is free choice. If you are feeding free choice, it is hard to understand why the duckling is gorging/overeating. You might want to try feeding moistened feed.

Thanks! I'll try that.