URGENT PLEASE HELP

[quackers12]

hi i have a 8 week old female duck. she has been fine the last couple of days. have just gone to feed her and noticed her back end and belly feathers have come out leaving her red raw. what has happend? she lives with 3 males and 2 other females please help. never expeienced this before.

 

[Nebraskagirl]

Maybe some of the other ducks (male) have been picking on her? Try separating her with just the females perhaps.

 

[quackers12]

she has been sleeping with them all. why did they not do it days ago? my other females are ok. she is seperated and have set up the spare coop for her to sleep in

 

[godsgurl377]

Could be something else but now that they are all maturing more, the males the starting to pick on all the females more. Whenever you have more than one male and not enough females to go around, things can get hard for your girls as the males fight for breeding rights and over breed your girls. If you only have 3 hens, I would think about narrowing it down to your one best drake. 3 and 3 will be too stressful on them as they mature more. Good luck and I hope she recovers soon! Keep an eye on your other two females too.