Wet feather and blood feather

[casportpony]

I havent washed them in dawn. I read youre supposed to but i figured its bad for them thats why i came to post here lol

I read that too, but I'm not sure it's what should be done. Gonna have to do some research on the subject.

FYI, I have a bunch the same age and all get wet just like yours do.

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

I havent washed them in dawn. I read youre supposed to but i figured its bad for them thats why i came to post here lol

Sorry about that! I read too fast… and panicked a bit because you can loose chicks easily after »deoiling« them with a detergent. The feathers won't fluff up as they should be and they loose too much warmth. While i was living in Texas there was that oil-spill from deepwater-horizon and all the seabirds had big problems after being cleaned up.

 

[WeTheWeys]

Sorry about that! I read too fast… and panicked a bit because you can loose chicks easily after »deoiling« them with a detergent. The feathers won't fluff up as they should be and they loose too much warmth. While i was living in Texas there was that oil-spill from deepwater-horizon and all the seabirds had big problems after being cleaned up.

Thank you!! Just curious if i should pull this out it clotted quick but he has been picking at it

 

[casportpony]

I would leave it alone.

 

[Miss Lydia]

X2!

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

I would leave it alone.

Agree! Usually duckies know what's best for them. Except when it comes to things that fit in their bills…

 

[CayugaJana]

All I see are cute pictures of normal chubber wubbers! Nothing amiss at all! It looks like you are doing everything correctly, keep it up.

 

[Raenh]

Definitely not wet feather - your babies look healthy and normal - cuddly and cute!

 

[WeTheWeys]

Thank you!!! Are their eyes supposed to look red like this?? I know the pictures arent great quality but couldn't get them still!!

 

[WeTheWeys]

Also just curious.... theyre about five weeks old. Three pekins one blue runner. Im pretty sure blue runner and one pekin are girls and that the other two pekins are boys. Will they try to mate with blue runner? When should i expect them to get aggressive? I dont want my males fighting and hurting each other As of right now the boys love to hang out and the girls love to hang out but they all kind of tend to avoid the other pair. I thought this might be a good sign....