The Duck Feet Thread

[Amykins]

Feets! <3

 

[applebutter14]

cute !!!! i will try to get some pics as soon as i can

 

[jducour]

Feets! <3

I'm loving her fluffy little bum too

 

[Amykins]

I'm loving her fluffy little bum too

It's not so fluffy anymore, but it's MY lil' butt and I love it! Speaking of feets, I don't have a photo but can any white duck owners answer a question for me? Wobbles' nails are awfully thin and flimsy, to the point where they're a bit curled and hollow, so it requires extra special care when he's betting clipped. Bean's nails are sharp and arrow-straight, not a thing wrong with them.

Is this just something white ducks have, since they're unpigmented, or could it be a result of show-quality inbreeding? I know other white animals have skin and hair issues like Westies, and even eye problems seem to be commonplace with white domestic breeds. I'm guessing that's probably all it is.

 

[casportpony]

Here is the foot of a freshly hatched muscovy:


-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Another


-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Well, I have to show off my Opie's striped feet. I'll try to get a pic tonight of what they look like now. I can still see the stripes now (as long as they aren't too muddy!) but they have faded quite a bit.

Love the stripes!

-Kathy

 

[Julie Birb]

I love duck feet[or webbs as Julie Bird call them] 

Heehee, me too as u know Miss Lydia. Thanks for sending me here. I feel bad the webs are in pain. But they are one of the cutest parts of a duck.

 

[casportpony]

It would be interesting to do a side-by-side of a muscovy and a quacker to see the difference in claws.


-Kathy

 

[jducour]

It's not so fluffy anymore, but it's MY lil' butt and I love it! Speaking of feets, I don't have a photo but can any white duck owners answer a question for me? Wobbles' nails are awfully thin and flimsy, to the point where they're a bit curled and hollow, so it requires extra special care when he's betting clipped. Bean's nails are sharp and arrow-straight, not a thing wrong with them.

Is this just something white ducks have, since they're unpigmented, or could it be a result of show-quality inbreeding? I know other white animals have skin and hair issues like Westies, and even eye problems seem to be commonplace with white domestic breeds. I'm guessing that's probably all it is.

I don't know about calls, but all of my white ducks have massive, healthy white nails. They are maybe even thicker than some of my dark nailed ducks.