Maybe if she can set them up where they will be safe and can't fly if scared or startled they can have some sunshine outside.?
Never heard of wet feather killing them I think I'll go read up on it.
Here is a real good article on wet feather.
http://www.majesticwaterfowl.org/artwetfeather2.htm
https://poultrykeeper.com/external-problems/wet-feather/
You're correct, wet feather doesn't kill them, however, some of the underlying causes of wet feather can kill them.Never heard of wet feather killing them I think I'll go read up on it.
I am sure one being chilled, so warm baths would be best and letting them dry off out of wind and cold weather. Poor things hopefully these little ones will be on the road to recovery now.
Yes, of course. If I were to bathe one with wet feather I would be very careful and do it only if I thought the bird was stable enough to tolerate getting wet and chilled.
Have you checked both of them for lice, mites, fleas, and ticks?Morning everyone!
Thanks so far for all the advice and help with the ducks!
They're now called Jemima (female) and Puddles (male)!
Vocal this morning, and I put them in the bath to see if they'd swim and lo and behold! They swam for what I think was the first time in their lives! They also had an amazing bath, I'll upload a video for you all to see.
Puddles has been acting odd. He keeps stretching up on his tip toes and hunching over, and losing balance. He's been falling into the food bowl and water bowl, clumsy thing!
I tried to get a video, which I will also post.
They don't seem interested in any vegetables or fruit, but I have only tried lettuce and cut up grapes so far. I'm going to try peas and beans later on today, and then find a source of protein for them - possibly meal worms?
They have been eating corn though, which is great. They just keep preening themselves at the moment and trying to get clean. I've been gently helping them get dry by assisting with a hair dryer when I can.
Puddles "tiptoing"
Bath time
Puddles
