Does she look like wet feather?

[Amiga]

Ducks that do not get in the water much can have less healthy feathers, from my experience. Yes it is odd to see laying and molting at the same time. I agree that if she is not shedding water, best to keep her out of it for now. I would add a little extra protein to her diet for now, maybe switch to a breeder feed for a bit to pop up the nutrient levels, see if that gives her a boost to get in some better feathering long term.

When we got Rowena she sank like a stone. A few months later, with some TLC and breeder and high quality layer feed (no corn, no soy organic), she floats like a cork.

 

[chickens really]

Hi,
She just started to lay eggs this week. I've gotten an egg a day so far..I give them about 2 cups of kale a day mostly in the morning before I leave for work. I thought that if she is laying eggs then she wouldn't go through a molt? I just went and got oyster shells and put it in a separate bowl. They get apples a couple times a week from the DH.....does she need more protein than that? I am just concerned that she will get too cold at night with her looking/being so wet...

It's a juvenile molt...And yes they molt when laying eggs...Even Pullets do ...This is not a mature or hard molt.
That's when egg laying will stop...Apples are not protein..Dry cat food is good...Salmon based as she gets her feathers...Not lots but a couple of handfuls every couple of days will help....

 

[CayugaJana]

I have a Pekin that is molting and she has that same dingy white/yellow look to her. When normally she doesn’t. Your video shows the color a lot better than my photo but I can’t do YouTube.

Any feathers around?

 

[chickens really]

My Two white Call Hens are yellow against the snow on the ground...Icky looking but not molting as of yet...They will this spring...

 

[onaharley]

Ducks that do not get in the water much can have less healthy feathers, from my experience. Yes it is odd to see laying and molting at the same time. I agree that if she is not shedding water, best to keep her out of it for now. I would add a little extra protein to her diet for now, maybe switch to a breeder feed for a bit to pop up the nutrient levels, see if that gives her a boost to get in some better feathering long term.

When we got Rowena she sank like a stone. A few months later, with some TLC and breeder and high quality layer feed (no corn, no soy organic), she floats like a cork.

Thank you!!! So I am currently mixing a premium scratch in their all flock crumbles. Should I not do that? I can go get layer crumbles and cat food today. I tried to give them leftover salmon last week and they snubbed their bills at it. Hahaha!

 

[Amiga]

Scratch is generally oats and corn, yes? It does provide extra calories during cold weather, but it reduces nutritional value a bit. Perhaps add in poultry vitamins with probiotics once a week if mixing in scratch feed.

 

[chickens really]

I hate to say....
I think I hit the nail on the head as to your condition...Best of luck....

 

[onaharley]

It's a juvenile molt...And yes they molt when laying eggs...Even Pullets do ...This is not a mature or hard molt.
That's when egg laying will stop...Apples are not protein..Dry cat food is good...Salmon based as she gets her feathers...Not lots but a couple of handfuls every couple of days will help....

Thanks!! Going to store today to get the cat food
Ps.....I know apples are not protein silly I was just giving you what we have been feeding them other than their crumble food.

 

[chickens really]

Thanks!! Going to store today to get the cat food
Ps.....I know apples are not protein silly I was just giving you what we have been feeding them other than their crumble food.

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[onaharley]

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Hard to keep her dry when it's raining