Female pekin duck flicking and twitching her wings constantly???

[Alecia Davidshofer]

Right now she only lives with my goose. And they are very fond of each other. However back at the neighbors house where her flock is, I believe there are either 3 or 4 other ducks. 1 other female and the rest males

I love that u care soo much. Thank you

 

[Alecia Davidshofer]

She misses her flock....they have buddies they worry about and get attached to. Our duck George cried for 2 weeks when her buddy got taken by the Bob cat. She saw it happen and went to the same place every day and waited. They are very smart birds.

But your right her feathers look thin and wet.

 

[Crazy Maizie]

Im unsure of how old she is...again, she's not my duck .. but i can try and find our from her owners next door. They're being fed a 17% layer crumble and have plenty of hay and grass to graze in. I also spoul my goose and her with a pot of veggies when i can, they especially enjoy peas and carrots, clementine, grapes and cucumbers and lettuce/ leafy greens. I'll look into the. Italian b complex. Unfortunately I don't know if it will help .. as her leg isnhealed. But it is permanently deformed and twisted. It doesn't seem to cause her pain, but I can 9magine it causes her a lot of stress. This video was also taken maybe 30 mins after I took her out of their kiddie pool. Her feathers seemed a lot more wet than they should be... they're also very thin.. I don't know.. im scared she's unhappy and sick or something. She enjoys being with my goose though, she will follow him around everywhere he goes. He goes to sit under their heat lamp... she gets up and waddles over as well. He runs outside to go swim, she will sit by the poolside and drill in the mud as he hogs the pool LOL. (Don't worry I make sure they both get ample time to swim)

She looks small and under feathered for a pekin. The super b complex is found at tractor supply or other farm supply stores. It's a 1mL does over feed or mealworms. Its liquid and the bottle says injectable, but for ducks just put on their food. She might not be eating enough. Not sure if it's because she's by herself or what. If the goose is her only pal, they should be together as that would be her "flock".
Does she have access to water at all times? That might be why her feather quality is low. I'd check for parasites as well.

 

[Miss Lydia]

You did the right thing in separating her from the drakes. They can end up seriously injuring or stressing a females out especially if she can't get away from them.
You said they get to go outside? Fresh air sunshine and good food is important.
What about molt? when did she molt? I had 1 goose for 5 yrs before I found a female for him, He was bonded to my Muscovy flock especially to the female who hatched him, So she sounds like she has bonded to your goose. Some good B complex or some really good poultry vitamins to add or alone, But molting might be whats needed for her wings.
Since she had staff infection I assume she was on medication for that? It could be the meds maybe have caused thin feathers too. Just hard to know for sure. The twitching seems alot more than would be normal though, so def check for parasites. How old is your goose? Gander or goose? My gander did breed with my Muscovy but he never injured any of them, they were quite willing.

 

[Clare_CA]

I think you did the right thing by separating her. My Jumbo Pekin has the same problems and the same twitching and lifting of her wings. She is also now unable to use one of her legs and has lost a lot of feathers. She is pretty old now at over five years old. They genetically engineered these ducks to be jumbo so that they would have more meat when slaughtered, and from what I understand, they are usually slaughtered at six months old. My Jumbo Pekin is and always will be a pet, but her poor legs can't handle the weight of her body. We have to help her into the pond and pull her from the pond and make sure that she is comfortable with water and food at all times. Lately, we let her sleep inside the house so that we can make sure that she is comfortable. There are four other ducks that hang out with her, but they are all female and don't bother her. I think the twitching is just nervousness or maybe she is hot and is letting air in to her body. I wish I had an answer for this.