Poor Mary has flight feather issues

[Yav]

I'll try to do a video of them as I only have a 12.9"iPad at mo which has a decent camera and it's a big old beast to drag about. In particular the ducks would give me grief if I tried to hold the ipad and a duck together. Wish me luck!

 

[Yav]

I could only put it on dropbox

https://www.dropbox.com/s/un3ykea4pirl6gg/File 23-08-2017, 14 20 00.mov?dl=0

 

[Miss Lydia]

Nothing shows up.

 

[Yav]

Odd. Works for me https://www.dropbox.com/s/un3ykea4pirl6gg/File 23-08-2017, 14 20 00.mov?dl=0

If it doesnt work I'll try some close up shots tomorrow.

 

[Miss Lydia]

It worked this time !!

They are so pretty.

It looks like you have 2 with feathers missing on their wings. Are you noticing any feathers laying around inside the house on the ground.

 

[Yav]

Only lil feathers, the fluffy ones are strewn about the lawn. So mary's are orange and probably dying off, Alice's are gone from about 2" down from the tip. I picked Alice up and checked them. There is so rawness or anything like that. I'm wondering is this is a natural thing with Aylesburys as they dont fly etc

 

[Miss Lydia]

I don't know they may be starting molt usually mine {Muscovy's} lose their whole flight feather and then begin growing them back. They don't chew on each other do they?

 

[Miss Lydia]

Have you looked them over for mites I just read they are subject to red mites seems it would be easy to see them on a white duck. Mites are very tiny about the size of blk pepper

 

[Yav]

Have you looked them over for mites I just read they are subject to red mites seems it would be easy to see them on a white duck. Mites are very tiny about the size of blk pepper

No they don't chew on each other at all. I gave Alice a full inspection last night. No sign of mites of any kind. I think its likely that as your ducks moult maybe thats all thats happening with my girls. It is coinciding with them stopping laying - which I have been anticipating.

If it was a dietary issue then Sid would be experiencing the same issues - albeit he eats far less. I've give my lady farmer a call today. I hate bothering her but she is a massive expert on Aylesburys and I assumed this feather loss had a simple easy answer.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Yep sounds like you might be right, molt and not laying go together.

Please post what your lady farmer thinks. Glad to hear no mites too.