Wet feather?

[LittleDuckies]

My 8 month old Cayuga, mallard cross appears to have wet feather as well as 2 of her siblings. The worst of the cases is in my runt of the clutch, she has always had issues but never wet feather. It's winter and the weather has been all over the place but the ducks have accses to a kiddie pool and a large space to dry off. Should I take away the kiddie pool? The mom and dad of them don't have issues with drying off, only a few of the babies do. I'm keeping the worst one inside to see if that helps as for the others are being kept in the coop for the day. They get brewers yeast daily as well as meal worms and sunflower seeds every other day. Tips on how to prevent this from happening again and how to treat it is greatly appreciated thank you.

 

[Jenbirdee]

My 8 month old Cayuga, mallard cross appears to have wet feather as well as 2 of her siblings. The worst of the cases is in my runt of the clutch, she has always had issues but never wet feather. It's winter and the weather has been all over the place but the ducks have accses to a kiddie pool and a large space to dry off. Should I take away the kiddie pool? The mom and dad of them don't have issues with drying off, only a few of the babies do. I'm keeping the worst one inside to see if that helps as for the others are being kept in the coop for the day. They get brewers yeast daily as well as meal worms and sunflower seeds every other day. Tips on how to prevent this from happening again and how to treat it is greatly appreciated thank you.

can you post any pictures of them? I’m going to share with you an article from Majestic waterfall sanctuary regarding wet feather and how to check the oil glands. I’ll be back after I find it and I’ll paste it here

 

[Jenbirdee]

http://www.majesticwaterfowl.org/mmissue71.htm