- Aug 13, 2018
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I have a duck that hatched in June of 2021. She came out with rolled feet and a deformed bill. Her top bill was SLIGHTLY shorter than her bottom bill when she hatched. But it got worse as she grew and now her top bill is slightly less than half the length of her bottom bill.
She is able to eat from deep dishes and all of the ducks drink from deep pools, so she is fine there too.
But what I didn’t even think of, until this morning ( it was pretty cold out) when I saw her fluffed up off on her own, was the fact that without being able to properly grab her feathers, she can’t properly preen.
Short of bringing her in out of the elements until the weather breaks, I don’t know what to do for her. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
She is able to eat from deep dishes and all of the ducks drink from deep pools, so she is fine there too.
But what I didn’t even think of, until this morning ( it was pretty cold out) when I saw her fluffed up off on her own, was the fact that without being able to properly grab her feathers, she can’t properly preen.
Short of bringing her in out of the elements until the weather breaks, I don’t know what to do for her. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
