They are currently in a 4ft by 2 ft pen and are let outside almost daily. It happens mostly at night. I understand that part of the process for growing feathers is breaking the "capsule" but I don't want them to get too out of hand with the pecking again. It looks too aggressive and very bloody...
I'm new to raising ducks and my husband and I have acquired 6 baby muscovy ducklings. They are almost 3 weeks old and are pecking each other pretty bad. We have two in the "infirmary" with pretty bad injuries to their tail feathers and behinds. They have old injuries around their wings and...