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  1. Gerby26

    Clipping wings? Muscovy

    Hello I have a 11-12 week old female Muscovy who has started flying 5-10 ish feet at a time and 1-5 feet off the ground, I read you have to wait till ducks are 15 weeks to clip wings, but would I be able to clip hers now, she seems to be almost ready to fly! I don't want her to make it into my...
    • Gerby26
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    • clip wings feathers female flying muscovy
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Ducks
  2. I

    My rooster is bulking his own feathers!!

    I have a year old rooster who recently started bulking off his tail fathers, like removing it but he doesn't eat the feathers, is there a reason for that??? Please help
  3. Spellbound4u

    Weird feathers???

    I dont know how else to put it. Lol one of my lavender orpingtons feathers aren't smooth and flat like the rest of them. She doesn't get picked on that i see and she seems perfectly healthy and happy. Any ideas?? She is about 14 weeks old. A picture for reference...
  4. orloffer

    Help me health-check my chickens

    Hello chicken eggsperts! I would appreciate it if you would give some input as to how my chickens are looking (health-wise), based on the photos I managed to capture of them. Here is some information about them, and I will add in more photos if needed: General information: --I have five hens...
  5. MamaDuck1985

    Wing feathers injured

    Our Pekin duck has disfigured wing feathers and a strange discoloration that almost looks like mildew in places. She is not being picked on by the flock. She has access to a pond and has clean, dry bedding. The other ducks look healthy. We initially thought the discoloration might be genetic...
  6. MamaDuck1985

    Duck wing feathers

    Our Pekin has had discolored wing feathers for a while now. We thought she was just molting, but they have looked beige like this for a few months now. It’s on both wings. She is eating and laying regularly. She has daily access to a pond. Everything seems normal except the large wing feathers...
  7. Vanessa Elle

    Polish others plucking or new feathers coming in?

    OK yall so we have 6 chickens, all raised together with ample room. Eagle which is the Polish is getting more of her crest, I noticed yesterday she had a "bald spot" and today it's even bigger. I don't know if this is from other plucking her feathers or if it's new feathers coming in. If they...
  8. Quacking ducks

    Why is my duck losing his feathers?

    I was working with my ducks and went to catch one of them. I turned around and tripped on another one. After that he is losing feathers under his wings. The feathers look kind of like they are broken off. What could be wrong with him? Could tripping over him make him lose feathers? He is also...
    • Quacking ducks
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    • drake duck feathers losing feathers
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Ducks
  9. RebekahK

    Duck-scruffy neck feathers?

    This is my male Pekin (someone suggested White Layer) duck. He’s just at 3 months old. But he has these funky little neck feathers, what gives? They’re outside in a large run, plenty access to water, good diet. Is he just getting grown up feathers in? He just got a couple of drake feathers in...
    • RebekahK
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    • ducks feathers ruffled scruffy
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Ducks
  10. Clappmeg

    Silkie Hen Messy Vent Feathers

    Hi guys, I'm attaching photo(s) of my silkie hens butt feathers. I gave her a bath 3-4 weeks ago since she had so much poop built up on her feathers and now it looks yucky again. This time almost stringy looking. All my chickens have been dewormed and treated for mites about 2 months ago. What...
  11. BookThief

    Chick is growing slower then the others, is there something wrong?

    I have 15 chicks, 5 of which are Rhode Island Reds. I was told the chicks were all about 1 day old when I purchased them on the 7th of May, making them just over 2 weeks old now. 4 of the 5 seem to be developing just fine, with no problems. The last one, however is not. The one seems to be in...
    • BookThief
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    • chick development feathers new chick parent rhode island red rir slow growing
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  12. athenasnow

    Fighting or illness?

    Hi, One of my hens has really ratty tail feathers. Don't see anything like it on any of the others. Could this be from getting picked on or something else? She doesn't have any other issues- eats fine and is active. She isn't always the brightest bulb in the flock though. Is she just clumsy or...
  13. MamaGer8ty

    Can they go outside?

    Our “Hen House” used to be our doggie house and we insulated it, added a heat lamp and also put in hay for when she wanted to be outside and it was snowing. We have converted it into our coop now. The heating lamp is very safe and out of the way so nothing can hopefully mess with it and it cause...
  14. Fwchickens

    What is going on with this BC Maran?

    This is a 7 week old BC Maran. My question is what is going on with it’s feathers? It is hard to photograph but they almost look frizzled. The shaft is extremely fine, the feathers curl and seem fuzzy. Has anyone had a bird like this? Does this go away with maturity?
  15. Katdekema

    Sexing help!

    I swore i thought i hear her try to crow today and now I’m paranoid. Probably somewhere 10-12 weeks old do you guys see any ROO characteristics? Help lol
  16. R

    Chick picking own feathers

    I have a 2 1/2 week old chick, it was doing fine earlier today, but I went to check on them at night and one had ooze coming from under the wing. I separated her immediately and observed her. The chicks are in a 150 gal water tub with heat lamp at 88 currently on one side of the tub. There are...
  17. O

    3 week old ducklings have wacky tail feathers

    I have 5, 3 week old Khaki Campbells who's tail feathers look odd and raggedy. Almost stringy. Im relatively new to ducks, so Im not sure what it could be, or if it's normal and Im just being paranoid. They are currently housed inside in a kiddie pool, they swim in the tub every other day...
  18. FathertoFeathers

    Is this baby chick a frizzle?

    I have a baby Jersey giant chick that I ordered from Tractor Supplies website and something’s off about it. It’s four weeks old and all the other chicks are feathering out like normal but this particular chick isn’t feathering out like the others. She only has feathers on her wing tips and the...
  19. FathertoFeathers

    Baby chick not growing feathers

    I have some jersey giant chicks that are four weeks old and all are growing out feathers and doing fine except for one. She is a bit smaller then the rest and only has adult feathers on the very end of her wings. Other than that she only has the little baby fluff unlike all the other chicks. Why...
  20. Maddy10122

    HELP!!! 2 YEARS, NO MOLTING FROM DUCK

    Hello everyone! Some background: My ducks were born in June of 2017. Being a first time duck/chicken mom, I when they came to age, I promptly trimmed their flight feathers in fear of them flying away. One of the ducks has molted multiple times in the years since, but the other duck still has...
    • Maddy10122
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    • duck duck advice ducks feather condition feathers feathers aren't growing help molt molting no molt
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: Ducks
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