Haha @Miss Lydia and @sourland isn't that the truth LOL
Thank you both, I agree I think it's just a bad molt but of course I worry any time something is amiss. Our animals are all pets! And we just want them to be happy and comfortable! I'll keep you updated. It's cool and rainy here today so...
Thank you! She's definitely clean of parasites, and we only have female ducks. They get layer chicken feed and also free range (though she hasn't been since she's been inside). We use mealworms as treats but I will definitely add them in more for her, that's an excellent idea!
Hi All,
I have a 5 year old Pekin duck. She's been molting for what seems like forever. It's such a rough molt, she actually lost big patches of her down. It was so bad that the flies actually laid eggs on her and she got maggots. We were able to clean her up and the couple superficial wounds...
Hi Everyone. We have four female ducks, two 5-year old Pekins, and two 3-month old runner ducks. Everyone has been living outside together for a while, no drama or anything. The two pekins, Yoshi and Big Baby, have been molting and they've both been having pretty rough molts, rougher than...
I'm in Ohio and we just had the polar vortex last week too. My girls are about to be 5 years old, and they've been through TWO polar vortexes now. No problems! We just keep their water heated and make sure they have plenty of straw. But they don't even want to go in their house! Silly girls. :)
Here's one of my favorite videos of our girls - our "seasonal ponds" had frozen but then it rained, so they decided to go out and play on the water covered ice. Ridiculous duck coordination issues ensued!
More videos of the duck girls and also our goats...
Here's our Nigerian Dwarfs! All wethers, they're 3 and 4 months old and we've had them for about a month now.
P.S. our dog adores them and is pretty sure that she's a goat now too. LOL.