hi,
Its been a while since ive posted on this forum but thats only because i have absolutely no other clue or idea. If someone could help me or try to explain some things to me itll help me dearly
For context, i have a male pekin duck whose about 6.5 years old. For the past month hes been showing abnormal feather growth. It started off a bit light behind the neck and now his entire head is covered in so many feathers to the point where its no longer smooth. He molted not so long ago too.. underneath the feathers you can see the growth of what looks like new ones however they look more like thick strands of hair. The hardness is similar to that of their wing feathers. Does anybody know the cause or reason for this? Has anybody's elses ducks shown such abnormal growth?
Another issue noted today is that he suddenly wont extend his neck. Hes usually my duck with the biggest appetite and despite me hand feeding him cooked peas and corn (his favourite) he can barely nibble some before spitting it out. Hes also just barely drinking water and from my small observation, im also noticing that he wont sit down and is struggling to keep balance at times
Its been a while since ive posted on this forum but thats only because i have absolutely no other clue or idea. If someone could help me or try to explain some things to me itll help me dearly
For context, i have a male pekin duck whose about 6.5 years old. For the past month hes been showing abnormal feather growth. It started off a bit light behind the neck and now his entire head is covered in so many feathers to the point where its no longer smooth. He molted not so long ago too.. underneath the feathers you can see the growth of what looks like new ones however they look more like thick strands of hair. The hardness is similar to that of their wing feathers. Does anybody know the cause or reason for this? Has anybody's elses ducks shown such abnormal growth?
Another issue noted today is that he suddenly wont extend his neck. Hes usually my duck with the biggest appetite and despite me hand feeding him cooked peas and corn (his favourite) he can barely nibble some before spitting it out. Hes also just barely drinking water and from my small observation, im also noticing that he wont sit down and is struggling to keep balance at times