Hello All-
Blofeld, our Mallard drake, is not taking care of his grooming, and he's not really well-oiled at this point.
Of our three drakes, he's been the skinniest, and since the winter, we've had to keep him separated from the other two, otherwise he gets attacked (or starts the attacks himself). They all get to sit across a partition from each other, but we're not going to allow them to mix until mating season has fully passed.
So, his feathers have been a bit of a mess from the fighting. But he's also not really oiled at all. He just went in the pond, and came out soaked, so we brought him inside to dry him off and warm him up before putting him back in the coop for the night.
I think it's become a bit of a vicious circle. He's skinny, so he gets picked on, he doesn't groom well, he gets cold, he gets skinny, ...
So, does anyone have any suggestions on both fattening him up, and getting his oiling up to snuff? Any suggestions on dietary supplements that might help?
Blofeld, our Mallard drake, is not taking care of his grooming, and he's not really well-oiled at this point.
Of our three drakes, he's been the skinniest, and since the winter, we've had to keep him separated from the other two, otherwise he gets attacked (or starts the attacks himself). They all get to sit across a partition from each other, but we're not going to allow them to mix until mating season has fully passed.
So, his feathers have been a bit of a mess from the fighting. But he's also not really oiled at all. He just went in the pond, and came out soaked, so we brought him inside to dry him off and warm him up before putting him back in the coop for the night.
I think it's become a bit of a vicious circle. He's skinny, so he gets picked on, he doesn't groom well, he gets cold, he gets skinny, ...
So, does anyone have any suggestions on both fattening him up, and getting his oiling up to snuff? Any suggestions on dietary supplements that might help?