- Jun 27, 2009
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My one year old female runner, Elf, has a ring of feather loss around her neck and on the front it continues up to her bill almost as if the feathers had been scraped off. She was rescued last year and has remained an imprint and does not like my other ducks so she hangs around with me. Anyway I know that the feather loss is not related to mating. I could find no mites so I took her to the local avian vet who was puzzled too--no mites or microscopic bugs. Other than her disinterest in other ducks she has a fairly normal duck life-outside a lot and swimming in the pool, eating bugs and grass while I'm outside with her. She is on a layer pellet with greens and oyster shell so I don't think it is diet related. Her eggs are fine. Help! It is progressing and I'm afraid I will end up with the first bald headed runner duck. Thanks, Annie