- May 23, 2012
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I've got 7 chickens and 4 ducks, the chickens range from 8 to 16 weeks in age and the ducks are all 4 weeks old (2 Rouens and 2 Pekins, 1 male and 1 female od each). The male Pekin took an early lead in growth and gaining weight compared to the others and quickly started to become pigeon toed, however other than stepping on its own feet and tripping more than the others it was doing fine. The ducks were in the house until about a week ago and then I moved them outside in a temporary coop with the chickens. Again they appeared to be doing fine, however they were only in the coop with the chickens for a few days before I had to leave for 6 days on a business trip. There was someone still home, so they always had plenty of food an water. Before I left, I put the food and water containers on a shelf piece from a plastic shelving unit I got from home depot. I did this to make sure the food stayed dry and so that if they pooped it would fall through the shelf onto the grass below.
We I got back, the male Pekin which had been the largest and heaviest of the ducks was now the lightest and appears weak and under fed.
Is it possible the with it having the pigeon toed feet that it was having trouble getting food and not eating enough?
It's 4 weeks old today, should I be concerned about the pigeon toed feet?
Is there anything I can do to encourage it to eat more to get its strength back?
Should I be watching out for anything?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. For now I've removed the plastic shelf pieces, moved the temporary coop to my cement patio where I can rinse of the floor when it gets dirty. I plan on building a larger, more permanent coop this weekend.
Thank You
Troy
We I got back, the male Pekin which had been the largest and heaviest of the ducks was now the lightest and appears weak and under fed.
Is it possible the with it having the pigeon toed feet that it was having trouble getting food and not eating enough?
It's 4 weeks old today, should I be concerned about the pigeon toed feet?
Is there anything I can do to encourage it to eat more to get its strength back?
Should I be watching out for anything?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. For now I've removed the plastic shelf pieces, moved the temporary coop to my cement patio where I can rinse of the floor when it gets dirty. I plan on building a larger, more permanent coop this weekend.
Thank You
Troy
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