Help...maybe?

[Miss Lydia]

I managed to get some ok pictures. The buff duck and her wing...which currently looks normal. Hard to tell since she is getting her buff colored feathers. And, then 2 pictures of the rouens wings. The cayuga's wings looked very thin and fluffy at the ends. With the BY, It seemed to collect at the bottom of the waterer I am using. So I ended up putting some food in a little bowl with a decent amount of BY mixed in and let the ducks eat it that way. I'll figure out a better method this weekend. I also researched fermenting feed today....so it seems that adding the BY that way will be the most beneficial. Here are some pics!

Cute lil ones, I have never put BY in water but I have read of others doing it that way I always just sprinkle 1 Tab to 1 cup of water. when young. Looks like what your seeing is blood feathers coming in on your Cayugas. Same as what's happening with your Buff but more noticeable on a blk duckling. If you look close can you see new feathers coming in? they will fill with blood and they will be their flight feathers. One reason why they get heavy and they have to build muscle to hold them properly. I have been feeding FF for 2 yrs now will never go back to reg feeding. my flock love it. I use Sally Sunshines method.

 

[emmajane07]

Thank you for all your information! I wasn't able to get a close look at them it gets dark so quick and the lights don't like to turn on in the shed when it gets cold. So, hopefully I can get a good look tomorrow. I looked up Sally Sunshines method and even watched some youtube videos...I wasn't able to find how long it should sit for? Is there a reason you do her hot water method vs. Other methods?

 

[Miss Lydia]

Thank you for all your information! I wasn't able to get a close look at them it gets dark so quick and the lights don't like to turn on in the shed when it gets cold. So, hopefully I can get a good look tomorrow. I looked up Sally Sunshines method and even watched some youtube videos...I wasn't able to find how long it should sit for? Is there a reason you do her hot water method vs. Other methods?

I just find it so easy, I have 2 buckets going at once i am feeding out of one and the other is fermenting. I use 3 gal buckets my feed looks like cooked cornmeal [just for visual] it isn't soggy so I don't have to strain, when one bucket is used make that one and start on the other but my bucket it takes me 2 days to use one bucket. I fill the buckets about 2/3 full of feed because the ACV and water will cause the feed to swell. I started out doing BeeKissed method but it was a pain for me, I don't think she is even doing her original method of straining now,.

 

[emmajane07]

I just find it so easy, I have 2 buckets going at once i am feeding out of one and the other is fermenting. I use 3 gal buckets my feed looks like cooked cornmeal [just for visual] it isn't soggy so I don't have to strain, when one bucket is used make that one and start on the other but my bucket it takes me 2 days to use one bucket. I fill the buckets about 2/3 full of feed because the ACV and water will cause the feed to swell. I started out doing BeeKissed method but it was a pain for me, I don't think she is even doing her original method of straining now,.

Update:

I have a big jar on the counter fermenting as I type...food-Purina Flock Raiser, added a generous amount of brewers yeast and some kelp.

I managed to get a great picture of the rouens wing, which now I am 100% OK with as the Cayugas wings no longer look like this.

Here is a short video of Ally the buff duck with leg problems. She walks way worse in the rocks than in the grass, but still very similar. Well, it turns out you can't upload personal videos

. I didn't notice her laying back on her legs as much...but, she definitely isn't up to speed as her sisters. About every 3rd step one foot would go on top of the other and then she got better. It seemed the more she walked the more accurate her steps were. I feel like one of her legs might be thicker than the other.