Wet feather and blood feather

[WeTheWeys]

Hi hi
Is this wet feather? The ducks take a while to dry after but i have a space heater blowing warm air. I read if this happens to wash them with Dawn so they can restart the preening process. Thoughts?

Also i assume this is a blood feather. Are they normal and okay as long as it doesnt break? This one bled for a couple minutes but clotted pretty quickly so i wasnt comcerned.

Also why are their eyes red. They are almost five weeks old. Their eyes are always like this no matter how clean i keep them and what temp its at.

Theyre on purina all flock. Should i be giving hem additional food?


Lastly is this a start of bumble foot?

 

[WeTheWeys]

Hi hi
Is this wet feather? The ducks take a while to dry after but i have a space heater blowing warm air. I read if this happens to wash them with Dawn so they can restart the preening process. Thoughts?
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Also i assume this is a blood feather. Are they normal and okay as long as it doesnt break? This one bled for a couple minutes but clotted pretty quickly so i wasnt comcerned.
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Also why are their eyes red. They are almost five weeks old. Their eyes are always like this no matter how clean i keep them and what temp its at.
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Theyre on purina all flock. Should i be giving hem additional food?


Lastly is this a start of bumble foot? View attachment 1532979

Sorry for the typos! Posting from my phone!!

 

[WeTheWeys]

Hi hi
Is this wet feather? The ducks take a while to dry after but i have a space heater blowing warm air. I read if this happens to wash them with Dawn so they can restart the preening process. Thoughts?
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View attachment 1532958 View attachment 1532960 View attachment 1532959

Also i assume this is a blood feather. Are they normal and okay as long as it doesnt break? This one bled for a couple minutes but clotted pretty quickly so i wasnt comcerned.
View attachment 1532963 View attachment 1532964

Also why are their eyes red. They are almost five weeks old. Their eyes are always like this no matter how clean i keep them and what temp its at.
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Theyre on purina all flock. Should i be giving hem additional food?


Lastly is this a start of bumble foot? View attachment 1532979

Sorry for the typos! Posting from my phone!!

 

[PirateGirl]

No, this is not wet feather. Your ducklings still do not have all of their adult feathers and will not be fully waterproof until they do.

 

[PirateGirl]

Also in the photos the eyes do not appear red or concerning, but perhaps they look different in real life.

 

[Miss Lydia]

What Pirates girl said just not fully water proof do not use dawn on them it will strip them of any oils from their gland they maybe putting on themselves ever washed dishes in dawn it takes all the oils out of my skin in my hands Sure are cute little things good diet too!

 

[chickens really]

How often do they bath?..Definitely not wet feather. The oil gland begins to work and they will oil up. They look to be getting in juvenile feathers so that's why they look a bit off. The down falls out to be replaced by feathers. If in to small of a Brooder? Definitely give them more room.

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

Hi hi
Is this wet feather? The ducks take a while to dry after but i have a space heater blowing warm air. I read if this happens to wash them with Dawn so they can restart the preening process. Thoughts?
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View attachment 1532958 View attachment 1532960 View attachment 1532959

Also i assume this is a blood feather. Are they normal and okay as long as it doesnt break? This one bled for a couple minutes but clotted pretty quickly so i wasnt comcerned.
View attachment 1532963 View attachment 1532964

Also why are their eyes red. They are almost five weeks old. Their eyes are always like this no matter how clean i keep them and what temp its at.
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Theyre on purina all flock. Should i be giving hem additional food?


Lastly is this a start of bumble foot? View attachment 1532979

Why are you washing your ducklings with dawn? Were they exposed to an oil-spill?
You should never put any detergent into their bath, you may have observed that they use the water not only to swim and and clean themselves, they also drink it! Would you drink dawn or any other detergent?

 

[casportpony]

Hi hi
Is this wet feather? The ducks take a while to dry after but i have a space heater blowing warm air. I read if this happens to wash them with Dawn so they can restart the preening process. Thoughts?

Ducklings raised under ducks are waterproof because the oil from the mamma ducks gets transferred to their feather. Since your ducklings are being raised in brooder they are not waterproof. No need to wash them, just give them time and eventually they will become waterproof on their own.

 

[WeTheWeys]

Why are you washing your ducklings with dawn? Were they exposed to an oil-spill?
You should never put any detergent into their bath, you may have observed that they use the water not only to swim and and clean themselves, they also drink it! Would you drink dawn or any other detergent?

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