Louis is bleeding!!!

[688peterl]

they have been fine together all day today, donald has bit louis a few times but nothing major, until 5 minutes ago i turned the lights off to go to sleep and i heard louis "screaming" in the brooder and i found this in donalds mouth!!!....

i dont know what to do! there was some kind of liquid on the end of the feather i assume its blood but i dont know, what should i do???

 

[688peterl]

i dont understand how he is getting the feathers out though? he might have had a lot more out and actually ate them but this is only time i have caught him today, i have put a divider in the brooder now

 

[688peterl]

 

[priss]

Awwwww Peter I'm sorry. Poor little duck.

 

[Shadowhills Farm]

Are they both male? That may be the source of your problem- maybe they are trying to get the pecking order straightened out. Keep them separated for now.

 

[688peterl]

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i have no idea what sex they are i hope they are both female

 

[Dances with Ducks]

Here is what Holderread says about feather eating, go about halfway down the page:
http://books.google.com/books?id=DD...resnum=1&ved=0CAgQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=&f=false

 

[688peterl]

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i know i have that book lol

 

[688peterl]

does that mean louis will be missing feathers until the next moult?

 

[688peterl]

i found another feather in the run today