Are you giving added protein ? might want to think of adding some extra protein to help her finish her molt and get her feathers back in sleek and pretty.
So she should be ready for her first big molt. Whole flock can have the vitamins. Maybe from lack of essential nutrients when she was with previous owners caused some kind of deficiency and hopefully poultry vitamins will help. I think most ducks do molt in the fall but i have read on here where...
Why do you use artificial light. I always thought not giving them a chance to rest their bodies they will wear themselves out laying. They need a chance to recoup for all the laying over spring and summer.
She looks pretty ragged, Do you know how old they are? Seems like they should start into molt pretty soon, are any of your other ducks molting? Maybe other domestic ducks don't molt the same times as Muscovy's ? Have you tried giving them poultry vitamins a couple times a week to see if...
Yes amazing how he just keeps going, I have 2 dog house full of shavings for my 2 oldest and Ernie spends alot of time in them in winter. They are for day time use only but at least it gives them a place out of the weather.
Hopefully your 2 will molt before long . Have they stopped laying...
My ducks are just starting into molt so maybe there is still time for yours too, I really don't know of a way to make them go into molt though. I have 1 old drake {Muscovy] who hasn't molted in about 3 yrs.He's 11.5 yrs old His feathers look awful but other than being old and his feathers...