Hi,
I have two pair of Silver Appleyards that I got from a local breeder about a year ago. When I got them, their color was very typical and beautiful. Over the past month though, my drakes have lost their color. There is no green on their head, just silver and black now. I attributed it to molting, but after a month or so thought it should be coming back now. We also had a 6ft snake playing predator on their eggs too, so I moved them to another pen with other ducks until we got that problem solved (two weeks ago). The girls have also quit laying during this same time. Anyone got any ideas? I feed them a mixture of layer and 20% waterfowl. They are from stock from Johnson Waterfowl.
Thanks,
I have two pair of Silver Appleyards that I got from a local breeder about a year ago. When I got them, their color was very typical and beautiful. Over the past month though, my drakes have lost their color. There is no green on their head, just silver and black now. I attributed it to molting, but after a month or so thought it should be coming back now. We also had a 6ft snake playing predator on their eggs too, so I moved them to another pen with other ducks until we got that problem solved (two weeks ago). The girls have also quit laying during this same time. Anyone got any ideas? I feed them a mixture of layer and 20% waterfowl. They are from stock from Johnson Waterfowl.
Thanks,