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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: HesterF on August 16, 2013, 09:23:37 pm

Title: Drunk Ducks?
Post by: HesterF on August 16, 2013, 09:23:37 pm

Husband put the ducks away tonight and came back to ask whether ducks can get drunk because a couple were staggering around. I realised I'd given them the trimmings from the windfall Bramleys I made into pie for tea. Mostly just the cores and peel but there were a couple of bad bits. Would that be enough to affect them? Or does something else make ducks stagger?

Title: Re: Drunk Ducks?
Post by: Old Shep on August 16, 2013, 10:37:50 pm

I remember Mum putting out some apple stuff (don't know what it was I was only a kid) but the hens were definitely staggering around afterwards!

Title: Re: Drunk Ducks?
Post by: jaykay on August 17, 2013, 08:56:39 am

I've certainly heard of pigs being 'drunk' from windfall apples  :D

Title: Re: Drunk Ducks?
Post by: doganjo on August 17, 2013, 10:01:45 am

Ha ha, bet they all have hangovers this morning.  :innocent:  I guess the rotten ones start to ferment and could be alcoholic.

Title: Re: Drunk Ducks?
Post by: chrismahon on August 18, 2013, 01:49:52 am

We've had drunk chickens from eating windfall pears. It only takes the tiniest amount and of course the stuff ferments in the crop.

Title: Re: Drunk Ducks?
Post by: HesterF on August 19, 2013, 12:12:11 am

Well they were drunk - definitely recovered but headed straight for the water the next morning (clutching their heads  ;D)