Harley

[MammaAtTheAvenue]

This is Harley. We got her on Sunday. She is supposed to 12/13 weeks old. I brought her in tonight for a foot soak. She has poorly feet like her sisters. She also has this bald belly and bald patches under her wings. Will the feathers grow back soon or will she be left like this until her next moult? Can anyone help please?

 

[MammaAtTheAvenue]

I'm using a ratio of 30g of Epsom salt to 1pint of water if anyone can advise if this is correct too please xxx

 

[ruthhope]

She needs tender loving care and good nutrition. The bald patches under her wings are probably normal. Her belly looks lacking in downy feathers .

I have two muscovy drakes that lost the full feathers on their chests -- I have a naughty pekin that thinks he has the right to pull these feathers out of the muscovies -- there are new feathers already growing to replace the ones lost. That is, they haven't waited until the next moult. Your little girl may be the same, particulalry if her nutrition is optimum

Do you have access to nutri-drench? That would be a good maintenance supplement to help your ducks get up to good health quickly.

 

[ruthhope]

I'm using a ratio of 30g of Epsom salt to 1pint of water if anyone can advise if this is correct too please xxx

Oh dear mixed units!!! And I am asuming imperial pint and about one ounce.

I use a handful [very accurate measure!] in the water in the bucket which is about 4 inches deep before I put a duck in there! I don't think it matters more acurately than that.

I just read my epsom salt packaging and it says 2 cupsful [that is 8oz US cups] in a gallon -- which again is a US gallon [which is 4 litres or ~4/5 imperial gallon]. I think your 30g in 1 imperial pint is probaly half this strength

 

[MammaAtTheAvenue]

She has put on around 100g since Sunday. They are all on growers now, the breeder had them on layers. They all need TLC xxx

 

[MammaAtTheAvenue]

She needs tender loving are and good nutrition. The bald patches under her wings are probably normal. Her belly looks lackign in downy feathers .

I have two muscovy drakes that lost the full feathers on their chests -- I have a naughty pekin that thins he has the right to pull these feathers out of the muscovies -- there are new feathers already growing to replace the ones lost. That is, they haven't waited until the next moult. Your little girl may be the same, particulalry if her nutrition is optimum

Do you have access to nutri-drench? That would be a good mmaintenance supplement to help your ducks get up to good health quickly.

I've looked for nutri drench but the soonest I can get it is June 10th xxx

 

[MammaAtTheAvenue]

Oh dear mixed units!!! And I am asuming imperial pint and about one ounce.

I use a handful [very accurate measure!] in the water in the bucket which is about 4 inches deep before I put a duck in there! I don't think it matters more acurately than that.

I just read my epsom salt packaging and it says 2 cupsful [that is 8oz US cups] in a gallon -- which again is a US gallon [which is 4 litres or ~4/5 imperial gallon]. I think your 30g in 1 imperial pint is probaly half this strength

I've calculated and you are correct. Thank you xxx

 

[Miss Lydia]

I've looked for nutri drench but the soonest I can get it is June 10th xxx

Can you get any poultry vitamins locally? you could always go with baby vitamins without iron until the nutri drench arrives.