Sodium bicarbonate is a compound found in every home; baking soda, familiar to housewives, is used in baking and is given to pets and poultry. More often you come across information about chickens, but novice poultry farmers are wondering whether it is possible to give baking soda to ducks, and why feathered pets need it. A detailed answer will help clear up your doubts.
Is it possible to give soda to ducks?
Sodium bicarbonate is used in poultry farming for washing feeders and drinkers. Soda perfectly removes dirt, is easy to wash off, is safe and is always on sale.It is used in the production of animal feed as a buffer compound that can reduce the acidity of the product. It is used to rinse the nose of ducks, in the treatment of contagious runny nose, in the eyes of birds, to eliminate inflammation.
Important: if several animals become ill, there is a decrease in appetite, diarrhea in ducklings, or a runny nose, you must call a veterinarian.
Ducks are given bicarbonate for goiter inflammation, dyspepsia, and indigestion. Feeding low-quality food clogs the stomach of adult birds, and especially ducklings; the use of soda reduces acidity and eliminates fermentation in the stomach.
Gout is a disease that occurs in all birds. Ducks are less likely to suffer from it than chickens, but their lactic acid levels are also reduced by baking soda. Soda is used to prevent contagious runny nose in ducklings. A 2% sodium bicarbonate solution is sprayed into the duckling room.
How to do it?
The drug is given to ducks in the form of an aqueous solution. Use 1 tablespoon of bicarbonate per 3 liters of boiled water. The solution is poured into drinking bowls. Ducklings can be given this solution once a week. For gout, soda solution is given to ducks for 10-14 days.
Are there any contraindications?
There are no contraindications to the use of the drug if several conditions are met:
- do not exceed the recommended dosage;
- birds are not given hot soda solution;
- Be sure to thoroughly wash the drinking bowls first.
It is necessary to follow the rules of feeding and keeping animals. Sick birds (lethargic, diarrhea, limping, with bleeding from the beak or eyes) must be isolated from healthy birds.
When breeding animals and birds in your own backyard, the presence of simple and effective preparations in the house (baking soda, potassium permanganate, iodine) allows you to solve many problems.The products will be effective for chickens, ducks, geese, other birds, small and large livestock and will be useful as first aid before calling a veterinarian.
