Rescued Duckling... newbie

[Raenh]

Sugar picture from last night <3

 

[Miss Lydia]

Boy the sure change don’t they. Are you still thinking girl?

 

[Raenh]

Yes, I'm pretty sure she's a girl still - she looks a lot like speedy did at her age as far as shape anyhow. Sodapop is getting bigger aka fatter and looking more like fancy. That tells me that my theory is holding water atm lol.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Sure are pretty!!

 

[Raenh]

My mom said she was thinking about how to keep them warm if we get a cold snap last year. That made me smile that she was thinking about them.

Anyhow, she said the good thing about the smaller coop for them is they'll be warm in it and we can move it to her bedroom door that goes out on the patio, it's kinda a corner so it'll block them from the worst of the wind when it gets cold, if I'm still here.

One thing at a time...

 

[Miss Lydia]

Sounds like they are winning her over. That's progress!!

 

[Raenh]

You mentioned on that other post about niacin deficiency can cause shaky legs... speedy has one leg that wobbles sometimes when she stands on it to long - I started her and fancy on brewers yeast as soon as I could afford it. But she was already 2 to 3 months old by then - could that cause her wobbly leg or did she maybe injure it and I didn't know? She has always hid her injuries from to the point that I do a once over on her a few times a day just to make sure. Shes not flying now either and her wing feathers look like wet feather from being shredded. She hasn't molt them out yet.

 

[Raenh]

 

[Miss Lydia]

Cute pic.
I am still waiting for my Muscovy's to get their molt going. We had warm weather for so long it really has screwed everyone up I still have chickens in molt never this time of year usually everyone is finished and back to beautiful feathers for winter. My Muscovy drake was mating with one of his females the other day.. Way later than ever been. So wet feather is pretty typical when they are right before molt. As for the leg shaking since you now have them on brewers yeast see if she is better in a week if not you might want to switch to Liquid B complex even if it's an injury from jumping down off of something the B's can help. It just takes time for injuries to heal. Rest. time and water therapy and vitamin B is the best you can do other than vet visit.

 

[Raenh]

The twins finished their molly, that's why we had to clip their wings. I didnt want them flying and accidentally landing in someone's backyard, not only because of dogs or whatever but HOA rules are no fowl allowed.
Gonna have to do sugar's soon too cause she's practicing now.
Everyone has beautiful feathers even speedy except some of hers look choppy and shredded because she hasn't melted.
And she stopped laying again after 21 eggs, no one else is laying now either. Hopefully done for the winter.