Hey yall,
One (Indian runner) of my two ducks has begun molting and we're starting to see her quills and is no longer water proofing, swimming nor laying.
I'm not sure if I should be concerned or if this is part of a yearly process. The other duck (Welsh Harlequin) is not having any issues at all. still laying, swimming, preening.
They were both born in April and we live in Arizona, so the weather is relatively nice compared to where other ducks may live during the winter.
We usually feed them all flock but we had issues tracking down the all flock food and switched them to this
https://www.chewy.com/nutrena-natur...mvZBQb6uGsxHM8Kc5d90QaTpW_FqOoqBoCd-QQAvD_BwE
It seems like more issues arose when we switched food. could all of this be due to the food? or the change in weather?
I read a lot about them needing clean water to bathe....what is clean? we change out their pool water every other day. just two ducks, so not a huge mess. I have so many questions that are specific to my girls and I just want to do the best thing for them. it's hard to find the answer to my situation when everyone's situation is sightly different. any help is greatly appreciated
One (Indian runner) of my two ducks has begun molting and we're starting to see her quills and is no longer water proofing, swimming nor laying.
I'm not sure if I should be concerned or if this is part of a yearly process. The other duck (Welsh Harlequin) is not having any issues at all. still laying, swimming, preening.
They were both born in April and we live in Arizona, so the weather is relatively nice compared to where other ducks may live during the winter.
We usually feed them all flock but we had issues tracking down the all flock food and switched them to this
https://www.chewy.com/nutrena-natur...mvZBQb6uGsxHM8Kc5d90QaTpW_FqOoqBoCd-QQAvD_BwE
It seems like more issues arose when we switched food. could all of this be due to the food? or the change in weather?
I read a lot about them needing clean water to bathe....what is clean? we change out their pool water every other day. just two ducks, so not a huge mess. I have so many questions that are specific to my girls and I just want to do the best thing for them. it's hard to find the answer to my situation when everyone's situation is sightly different. any help is greatly appreciated