Crested pekin can't see

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Thank you for the advice everyone! I'm nervous about trimming, I'd hate to go too short and hurt her. We tried once before and i was pretty conservative and didn't really end up cutting that much. I have this image in my head of it being like cutting a dog's nail too short lol

Is it just feathers or is there a vaulted skull? Just feathers I cut like it's hair marking sure my fingers are between the scalp and the feathers.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Keep you hand holding the feathers close to the skin and clip on the other side not close to the skin. Like clipping you bangs holding the feathers up away .

 

[happy duck]

Post a pic when you trim! Also before and after the trimming give her some treats....I think you would already know to do that tho!

 

[badenglisch]

Is it just feathers or is there a vaulted skull? Just feathers I cut like it's hair marking sure my fingers are between the scalp and the feathers.

Explain a vaulted skull to me, i'm really not sure

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Explain a vaulted skull to me, i'm really not sure

I'm only familiar with crested chickens which sometimes have an extra bump on their skull so the crest looks bigger. I don't know crested duck, so I'm unsure if they have that going on either. If it's all feathers you can't hurt them cutting the feathers shorter as long as they aren't molting and there's blood feathers.

 

[badenglisch]

I'm only familiar with crested chickens which sometimes have an extra bump on their skull so the crest looks bigger. I don't know crested duck, so I'm unsure if they have that going on either. If it's all feathers you can't hurt them cutting the feathers shorter as long as they aren't molting and there's blood feathers.

I don't believe there's any molting going on right now, so hopefully that won't be an issue.

 

[chickens really]

Crested Ducks actually don't have a closed skull. Some actually have a thick skin flap in the crest so trimming should be done with caution.

 

[badenglisch]

Crested Ducks actually don't have a closed skull. Some actually have a thick skin flap in the crest so trimming should be done with caution.

Oh heavens, i didn't know about a potential skin flap! Yikes! We gave her a trim this afternoon and i think it went ok, but husband thinks we need to take a bit more off. It's better than it was though. I'll post a pic of her 'do tomorrow

 

[Miss Lydia]

You will be able to feel the skin under her feathers just cut as close as you can with out hitting the skin. Usually it's just fatty tissue under there but not a flap. Or I have never heard anyone say their crested had a flap of skin under the crest. A flap to me is like skin hanging? Someone correct me if I am wrong.

 

[badenglisch]

Still needs work little bit better though