Confussed!..about my ducklings

[heabah]

Hey guyz i am new here i need your help..i am having two ducks one is of 3 weeks old male and one is 4-5 weeks old female....
I don't understand what happened to my female duck she is almost 4 weeks old and her hairs looks like dried and i can see pinkish skin of her near her eyes and wings..i am confused is it normal or else some serious problem is there?i am soo confused

 

[Poultry parent]

can you post a picture?

 

[heabah]

 

[Poultry parent]

Do the feathers feel crusty? If so she probably just didn't groom after getting wet. If the feathers are stuck together it tends to show some skin

 

[heabah]

Do the feathers feel crusty? If so she probably just didn't groom after getting wet. If the feathers are stuck together it tends to show some skin 

Yea..after having bath they themselves make their feathers dry..i usually leave them under the sun all day..does this cause falling off her hairs?

 

[Miss Lydia]

Yea..after having bath they themselves make their feathers dry..i usually leave them under the sun all day..does this cause falling off her hairs?

Have you noticed your duckling scratching around her face? she maybe itchy and scratching the down out. Do you notice any feather shafts coming in where the down is missing. She should be starting to get in her feathers. What are you feeding your ducklings @heabah

 

[heabah]

Have you noticed your duckling scratching around her face? she maybe itchy and scratching the down out. Do you notice any feather shafts coming in where the down is missing. She should be starting to get in her feathers.  What are you feeding your ducklings @heabah

Have you noticed your duckling scratching around her face? she maybe itchy and scratching the down out. Do you notice any feather shafts coming in where the down is missing. She should be starting to get in her feathers.  What are you feeding your ducklings @heabah

Yes when they are in pool she usually scratch her back with her beek this may be she feels itchy but i don't understand why..i have not noticed feathers coming yet..hope they regrow fast..i feed them mostly cooked white rice and oats they love to have it but now my female duck which is 4 weeks old is not eating much..she is just having a bite or two after that just sits quietly i am soo tensed what could be the problem is..??

 

[Miss Lydia]

Yes when they are in pool she usually scratch her back with her beek this may be she feels itchy but i don't understand why..i have not noticed feathers coming yet..hope they regrow fast..i feed them mostly cooked white rice and oats they love to have it but now my female duck which is 4 weeks old is not eating much..she is just having a bite or two after that just sits quietly i am soo tensed what could be the problem is..??

I think your ducklings maybe lacking in some important nutrients. How do you feed the rice? Is it cook or raw? but Rice and oats does not make up what ducklings need in their diet to be healthy what about chicken feed can you get it? Most of us can't find food for water fowl so we feed chicken feed. And it needs to be formulated for young poultry too not layer feed that has too much calcium for ducklings. Your lil duck should be showing more feather development I can't see the other one very well so not sure what the feathers are like on it. I think if you can get some feed appropriate for their ages your duckling have a good chance of being healthy but I think if you keep feeding them what you are they are going to suffer in their health. I am sorry to upset you but you need to know this so you can help your ducklings be as healthy as they can be.

@heabah

 

[heabah]

I think your ducklings maybe lacking in some important nutrients.  How do you feed the rice?  Is it cook or raw?  but Rice and oats does not make up what ducklings need in their diet to be healthy  what about chicken feed can you get it?  Most of us can't find food for water fowl so we feed chicken feed.  And it needs to be formulated for young  poultry too not layer feed that has too much calcium for ducklings. Your lil duck should be showing more feather development I can't see the other one very well so not sure what the feathers are like on it. I think if you can get some feed appropriate for their ages your duckling have a good chance of being healthy but I  think if you keep feeding them what you are they are going to suffer in their health. I am sorry to upset you but you need to know this so you can help your ducklings be as healthy as they can be.

@heabah

Actually you are righ..i will try my best to give them healthy food..they might not getting enough nutrients from these food..thank you soo much for your concern and tips i will try to buy chicked food for them
Btw other one is absolutely fine but he eats alot compare to her

i don't know why from few days she is not eating much..is it ok?

 

[Miss Lydia]

Actually you are righ..i will try my best to give them healthy food..they might not getting enough nutrients from these food..thank you soo much for your concern and tips i will try to buy chicked food for them

Please keep us updated on how they are doing. I wish you the best.