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Great idea -- I keep save-a-chick on hand. I'll add it to the water. Admittedly, I don't know much about the various vitamin supplements available. Is there one that is better?

I just went to check again -- yesterday she preferred to be carried around like a baby. Today if I get close, she puffs up and hisses. She has turned 90 degrees on the nest, so I think she's sitting. She has been sitting over night for the last few nights, but would follow the others out...

Thanks @Miss Lydia, I always appreciate your response. She started molting around her face and neck about two weeks ago. She does have down feathers in her nest. The last molt was very progressive -- this is simply just a patch of feathers missing. It looks like she may have plucked them...

Thanks for the quick replies! I thought broody, but the feathers missing from between her wings threw me. Of course, I always worry too much about them. I've shored up her nest and removed Moana's eggs... I'll make sure she gets up once a day (at least) to eat and drink.

Hi All, I went to let my ducks out of the garage this morning and discovered my favorite one looking... Rough. Feathers plucked, won't get out of her nest. When I get close she opens her mouth (as seen in the second photo) and makes the smallest little hiss noise. Ducks recently wormed...