Are you sure they don't have mites? First you need to determine if you have mites. Some mites only come out at night to feed on the birds. I use a headlamp so I have both hands free to check over the birds after they roost. I have a lot of birds. I had a mite infestation in one coop but then discovered some in another coop. I thought my birds were molting but they weren't getting their feathers back in. Upon closer inspection I discovered they were loaded with mites. I treated them with DE for a couple of weeks and they still were loaded with mites. I'm not a believer in DE anymore. It certainly didn't work here. I got some permethrin and sprayed the birds and all of the coops well, every crack and crevice, everywhere. After a couple of weeks the birds were looking better and even starting to get their feathers back in. I do 3 or 4 weekly treatments then stop. The mites can get a resistance to it. I do put poultry dust with permethrin in the nest boxes. The bonus is there is no egg withdrawal period and everything is available at TSC. I use a garden sprayer because I like the wand to get to hard to reach areas. I also use poultry dust in the nest boxes. Good luck...
Thank you for the reply! I can’t for sure rule out mites, I’ll have to do what you said with a headlamp tonight and check. I just assumed since my ducks are fully feathered and they share a coop that it wouldn’t be mites. But thank you for all the mite info, that will be super helpful if they end up having them.
Nope! No roosters
If a Rooster tried to fight a Drake it would have feather loss on its neck.
One of my hens, the one that looks the worst is very “roostery” if that’s a word haha. She’s very aggressive and will spur at me, (she has no Spurs) she’s also the one who pesters the ducks the most, that’s why I thought maybe it was the ducks fighting back cause she is far worse then the rest of my more gentle hens
