My pekin drake has lost alot of feathers on wings? Mainly one wing?

[Miss Lydia]

After reading this it really does not sound like he has lice/mites at all. I checked him thoroughly last night and could not find a thing.
I am starting to think he is just moulting. Last night he had a blood feather, I had to pluck the feather out. This is part of the moulting process isn't it?
I am starting to think I have stressed over nothing and he may just be moulting?
I am however going to seek advice from the local vet just to be safe as I am still too new at this. I will also change his bedding etc aswell.

I have read that lice like to get into straw since it's hollow, I don't know how true that is , since I don't use it I like to use pine shaving the flake kind much more absorbent than straw or hay and I have also had ducks going on 10yrs this coming spring and they have never had lice or mites and it's mainly because they bathe so frequent it just a natural way to keep them off, so I doubt your has parasites just molting which can take several months to get through,. I will say even when we had a mite infestation last year in the chicken coop my ducks/geese did not have them. I do under stand about stressing though we want them to be healthy.

 

[Bish]

I have read that lice like to get into straw since it's hollow, I don't know how true that is , since I don't use it I like to use pine shaving the flake kind much more absorbent than straw or hay and I have also had ducks going on 10yrs this coming spring and they have never had lice or mites and it's mainly because they bathe so frequent it just a natural way to keep them off, so I doubt your has parasites just molting which can take several months to get through,. I will say even when we had a mite infestation last year in the chicken coop my ducks/geese did not have them. I do under stand about stressing though we want them to be healthy.

Oh definitely. I love my boy. I want to keep him the happiest and healthiest he can be. After plucking his blood feather last night I had him wrapped in a towel in bed with me while I put pressure on it to stop the bleeding. He loved it. He just layed there and soaked in the attention and cuddles. It was too cute.
I might try the pine shaving instead of straw. Thank you.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Oh definitely. I love my boy. I want to keep him the happiest and healthiest he can be. After plucking his blood feather last night I had him wrapped in a towel in bed with me while I put pressure on it to stop the bleeding. He loved it. He just layed there and soaked in the attention and cuddles. It was too cute.
I might try the pine shaving instead of straw. Thank you.

Why did you pluck the blood feather? was it coming out on it's own? broke?

 

[Bish]

Why did you pluck the blood feather? was it coming out on it's own? broke?

I did some research online and it stated that the blood feather should be plucked and pressure put on the wound to stop the bleeding.

 

[HollyDuckFarmer]

I did some research online and it stated that the blood feather should be plucked and pressure put on the wound to stop the bleeding.

Well that's a new one. I have never ever heard such a thing and I would not do that to any of my ducks. I would advise you to not do that again. Where did you read this?
I asked about bathing before because like Miss Lydia told you, bathing is super important to ducks feathers, cleanliness, and health. At this point a vet might not be a bad idea.

 

[Miss Lydia]

No don't pull out blood feathers, all of his new feathers coming in are going to be full of blood on his wings.

 

[Going Quackers]

No don't pull out blood feathers, all of his new feathers coming in are going to be full of blood on his wings.

This! gosh, no don't do that! I had a young drake get one pulled by the olders this past summer what a bloody(literately!) mess, it can cause excessive bleeding! Why on earth anywhere would advise such a thing is beyond me, truly.