For the last couple of weeks I have noticed that my female duck Cocoa is getting a pretty big saggy belly. She will be 26 weeks old this weekend. As many of you probably remember I don't know her breed just what BYC members have guessed which is basicaly a mixed up mutt. I don't know if her belly has anything to do with what breed she might be. I tried looking up ducks and all I ever end up getting is info on rouens. Some more background on her is that she hasn't started laying yet. Right now she is eating chicken layer feed that is 16.5% protein and has oyster shell in a small dish that she picks at. Everyday she gets some fresh greens mainly pees since both the ducks and chickens love them. She also has the pond she eats plants, moss, and fish (if she gets lucky) out of. Now they have the left over garden to forage threw and get all kinds of bugs. They free range so basicaly she can eat whatever she wants. Here are some pictures that I took today of her. The sun was about to go down so the pics are not that great. Oh, I have felt her belly and it just feels soft not like there is anything in there.
Cocoa
Ebony and Cocoa so you can compare (there was a small plane flying over us)
Ebony to compare
Cocoa
Ebony and Cocoa so you can compare (there was a small plane flying over us)
Ebony to compare
