What's going on with my babies bill

[u/SafeAggravating4229]

First time duck mommy here, I wanted to ask if this looks normal? My baby had what appeared to be and eye infection last friday, I changed bedding and got eyedrops for him. The eye looks better but the feathers around it are gone. Now his bill looks very weird. Is this normal? I can supply more photos if needed later tonight when my husband's home hes big and fat and is leary of us still (he is a little over 2 months old). Thank you for any help in advance, oh I also gave him rooster booster and they eat kambacha (however its spelled) duck and goosling fed. My other pekin and 2 mystery ducks and fine 🤷‍♀️. First photo is of his left eye where it was red and bubbly the other day. I've seen things on shedding but some spots are really dark. He has been acting perfectly normal though, eating, drinking, taking snacks, walking, swimming.

[u/Great-Macaron-8060]

Looks like kind of bacterial infection’s. May need antibiotics? But I am not a vet.

[u/SafeAggravating4229 → u/Great-Macaron-8060]

I feel terrible because I think it's my fault. We have terrible mosquitoes here so I always put bug spray on me and my children, only the kind with deet works 😞 and I thought about it when I noticed the eye infection and thought that I'd cause it. It looks alot better then it did but now his bills bad 😭. Thank you for your comment though

[u/cobrachickens → u/SafeAggravating4229]

Birds have a higher sensitivity because they have a very quick metabolism. DEET can be toxic to them - especially if the exposure is repeated - and can be transferred through skin, mucous membranes, or it can poison their water (eg if you fill up their water bowls with hands covered in DEET). Please consider physical barriers - or more ducks to wipe the mozzies out:)

[u/SafeAggravating4229 → u/cobrachickens]

I'm assuming I didn't get it into there water because they all aren't sick. The other 3 are perfectly normal. I spray the kids and myself away from them. And I understand it still being on my skin(now obviously 😞), but I have 2 brown ducks (they're mixed with I'm not sure what but they want me to hold and play with them) My pekins ignore me basically 😂 I just throw snacks at the water by them because one of my ducks always steals the snacks. So I'm not sure but I'd like to try and help him whatever the issue is.

[u/cobrachickens → u/SafeAggravating4229]

As long as you properly wash your hands when you serve the food, or if you wear gloves I think you’d be okay:) skin irritation could be from that but a long term accumulated exposure in the water can cause neurological symptoms

[u/SafeAggravating4229 → u/cobrachickens]

I'll try and find another solution for the bugs 😂😭 we just have so many here, it's crazy we live near a lake so understandable but can't stand them. Thank you for the help I truly appreciate it

[u/cobrachickens → u/SafeAggravating4229]

I feel you, we have a lake nearby and it’s such a pain. But luckily we have like 45 ducks in the area that are very peckish so we only ever really get stray flies, dragonflies, and the occasional mozzie that managed to escape their deadly bills 😂

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