My injured duck...

[quackiemama]

What a sweet story and what an awesome drake. I sure do love mine!

 

[Miss Lydia]

My Runner are pretty active year round but my Muscovy rarely move much at all in winter lol. But in cold weather they need the extra calories especially in cold climates. I agree drakes can be very sensitive along with being very male. It’s nice to see the the sweet side of them.

 

[chickens really]

I'll have to see if she feels overweight. She might be. She's pretty large, but close in size to the other girls of the same breed. I can certainly switch feeds if needed. In summer they get out and are more active and get to forage (and swim) more, but in winter I can see them packing on a bit of extra weight easily. Perhaps I should do different feed in winter vs. summer. I hadn't really thought much about that before.

I keep mine on 16% all year long. They don't get fat or suffer egg laying issues. Grower finisher for all my Birds.

 

[chickens really]

My Runner are pretty active year round but my Muscovy rarely move much at all in winter lol. But in cold weather they need the extra calories especially in cold climates. I agree drakes can be very sensitive along with being very male. It’s nice to see the the sweet side of them.

Misconception that they required more in the winter. Actually..

 

[Miss Lydia]

Show us the research then.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Mine don’t eat a different feed in winter what I mean is the extra calories they eat are important to them. Mine eat more in winter because foraging is down and they need to maintain body weight an heat!

 

[PirateGirl]

My gut tells me that in winter they use extra calories to stay warm and in summer they use extra calories to lay eggs, so maybe it's a wash and they can eat the same year round.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I agree with your observation!

 

[chickens really]

My gut tells me that in winter they use extra calories to stay warm and in summer they use extra calories to lay eggs, so maybe it's a wash and they can eat the same year round.

Mine eat less in winter and hunker down. Eat the same feed in spring and summer and a bit more because they require the calories they burn off daily being active.

 

[chickens really]

Anyways watch her for the lameness.
See if it coincides to laying eggs.