Mysterious Bald Patch on Duckling

[Soos-Quacken]

One of my ducklings (Pickles by name) has suddenly developed a large(ish) bald patch on her neck, should I be concerned?

 

[Miss Lydia]

Can you see any pin feathers starting to come in?

 

[Soos-Quacken]

No, it’s just bald skin there, though there are some pin feathers coming in elsewhere

 

[Miss Lydia]

They can start losing their baby down and look quite naked from it an when wet it really shows up. As long as the duckling is acting normal and doesn’t have parasites I’m sure it’s just the age when this starts looking like this.

 

[Soos-Quacken]

That is an absolute relief!