One of my month and a half ducklings had bald spots on her sides... why??

[CoriM]

You're going to probably separate them at all times right now, with a see-through barrier, if you're not in the room observing them. I will try to find some photos of my duck. Your duck looks pretty bad right now and you want to stop the behavior right away so she can heal!

 

[KaleIAm]

They go in the bath 1-2 times a day for sure once in the morning! This morning her sister keeps picking at the raw place and she made it bleed again. Could she be picking at it because it’s a different color?? Her sis picks at it more when she’s in the bath. But they like showers!! I could maybe fill the bath deeper though because it’s not super deeep because it’s a lot of water too fill.

I have seen ducks peck at different colors, especially blood. One of my ducks had a blood feather that got damaged and her sisters who loved her pecked it and made it worse because it was bleeding. They got along great before and after.

 

[CoriM]

 

[Kayla_and my ducks_4]

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Awww it looks so painfull! I feel so bad putting ointment on it

 

[Kayla_and my ducks_4]

You're going to probably separate them at all times right now, with a see-through barrier, if you're not in the room observing them. I will try to find some photos of my duck. Your duck looks pretty bad right now and you want to stop the behavior right away so she can heal!

Ok we will do ASAP. Thank you so so much!

 

[CoriM]

Isn't there something you can get

Awww it looks so painfull! I feel so bad putting ointment on it☹

Did you say you have the vetericyn? That is all I put on - just the spray - and it healed fine once I kept her away from her feather-pulling friend. If she's bathing in fresh water everyday, I bet just give it a spray a couple times a day and she will be fine - if the ointment is hurting her..... but I'm not a vet.

 

[Kayla_and my ducks_4]

Isn't there something you can get

Did you say you have the vetericyn? That is all I put on - just the spray - and it healed fine once I kept her away from her feather-pulling friend. If she's bathing in fresh water everyday, I bet just give it a spray a couple times a day and she will be fine - if the ointment is hurting her..... but I'm not a vet.

We don’t have it yet. We ordered some a little bit ago. I think so too. But we don’t have anything else to out on. It’s triple antibiotic ointment without pain relief so I hope it’s helping!

 

[CoriM]

Oops - my first comment "isn't there something you can get" I meant to delete. Seems like she might just need a little dab of the ointment at first then you can just let it heal on its own. The main thing is keeping her away from the feather-puller. Sorry you're having to deal with this. Hopefully in a couple of weeks she will be looking much better.

 

[Kayla_and my ducks_4]

Oops - my first comment "isn't there something you can get" I meant to delete. Seems like she might just need a little dab of the ointment at first then you can just let it heal on its own. The main thing is keeping her away from the feather-puller. Sorry you're having to deal with this. Hopefully in a couple of weeks she will be looking much better.

It’s ok! That’s what we will do then! We can’t separate until lunch time so she’s on my bed away from her sister. Its honestly fine but a little overwhelming! I’m hoping for the same! We were getting them ready to bring them outside and this happened... but Im hoping it gets better soon

 

[CoriM]

I'm sorry - don't let her ruin your bed! If you know someone else who keeps ducks maybe you will want to end up rehoming the feather-puller. With different ducks she might behave totally different. My pekin has never pulled a feather from my welsh harlequins - only the other pekins. I have managed to keep mine pretty divided into two groups, but it's a hassle at times.