OH! Haha I thought because they stopped laying when they molt it was because them growing feathers took all their calcium away! I give them mealworm treats along with oats and raisins.
This evening when I get home I will remove their pool and spray more on her. She has been picking at both sides. I also plan on adding additional oyster shell to give more calcium to aid in her plumage re-growth. She was okay this morning her normal self so hopefully I caught it and will be able...
She keeps trying to preen where I put that stuff, it's getting purple stuff all over her beak. Is it okay until it dries for her to mess with it? She's consuming some of it I'm sure.
They lay their eggs on wood chips from TSC. When I first purchased them that's what they were on. I just kept getting it for them as I raised them and they love it. They don't sleep on it they just nest and lay on it. I change the chips out depending on how messy they make it. Normally they keep...
Two eggs this morning when I let them out so I really don't think that it is stress. I have not checked for mites. You're going to have to explain how to do that because I haven't the slightest clue. They both drink and swim out of their pool, is it safe to add the vitamins to that source of...
She has laid her eggs like normal with the exception of a few colder days, they're large over 3.0oz eggs, very strong, and hearty feeling. Knowing my ducks and knowing their personalities she hasn't been acting abnormal at all. Neither one of them. I don't think it is stress but of course I...
Would she stop laying eggs if she was stressed or lacking and certain nutrient? She seems to still be laying like normal. I will have to get some of that stuff tomorrow. Where do you purchase it?
Why would they do this? The never have before. I don't recall seeing Pepper pruning Ollie but I know I have seen her pruning herself in this area. It is just hidden behind the feathers until you move it away.
Okay so, I just brought both my girls in for the night. As Ollie was walking past me I noticed something that I have not noticed until just now. I'm concerned. It doesn't look infected (yet) and it doesn't appear to hurt her as she will let me touch it.
Oddly enough, it looks like the same...