Putting weight on a duck?

[duckboatprincess]

I went out today and noticed how underweight my cayuga hen looks. You can see her keel. I think its a combination of her being underweight to begin with and then being stressed out from the drake attacking her and me catching her a few times a day to put neosporin on her cuts. How do I put more weight on her?

 

[Scott]

Cracked corn will put weight on her. But i'd also make sure she is getting enough nutrition through her regular crumbles/pellets.

 

[duckboatprincess]

She went out with the big girls today, so she will be able to forage a lot more. Think this will help?

 

[kawonu]

Corn is high in carbs. This will put weight on quickly. She may need to be dewormed also if she isn't converting food well. If the drake is that aggressive then separate them.

 

[Scott]

Yeah, Id imagine so. But cracked corn will fatten the duck up even more quickly.