New ducks won't eat.

[Dandy's mom]

It's never silly to worry about family.

 

[Sakai]

Yeah, I'm always worried about new members. Once they drink and eat, I feel 100 times better.
I threw a cup of scratch in their pool as well as a bunch of other treats, same as yesterday and they ate it all. Then a few hours later i noticed they were eating from their bowl, even though there were not treats in there anymore. I was so happy. I did a little dance in my kitchen as I watched them out the window.

 

[CrystaBub]

 

[Sakai]

Another update...They are eatting their feed, layer and all. I went out this morning to find an empty dish.
Still no eggs. I'm not sure about the laying habits of ducks. I got an egg the first two days, But I assume those were eggs already in the making and now whoever was laying has paused due to stress from the move.

 

[chickens really]

Have you looked in the bottom of the pool?..Many times they lay eggs on water.

 

[Sakai]

Have you looked in the bottom of the pool?..Many times they lay eggs on water.

Oh yes, we clean it out every day. No eggs in there! LOL

 

[Miss Lydia]

Are they in molt? some of mine aren't laying but they are molting.

 

[Sakai]

Are they in molt? some of mine aren't laying but they are molting.

I'm unsure, they do seem to be dropping lots of little feathers I've only had them these few days and my backyard has little white feather scattered all over the place. I didn't know if this was molt or just normal everyday loss. They seem sleek and smooth, not all scraggly like my chickens do when molting.

 

[Miss Lydia]

They maybe just starting. Mine seem to molt in stages small feather then those long flight feathers. They also take breaks from laying too so could be either.