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- Apr 18, 2015
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She’s so fluffy I can’t see any on her back, vent or neck areas. Her feathers when we got her weren’t great, dry, split and no tail feathers, this was only 2 weeks a go. Presumed due to weather as it was very mucky on the ground due to the amount of rain in U.K., and maybe she had molted but wrong time of year.@Isaac 0 is another member knowledgeable about ducks. Can you look carefully over the skin for mites and lice or theirs eggs and droppings? Here is a good article with pictures:
https://the-chicken-chick.com/poultry-lice-and-mites-identification/
She’s happy and friendly but I do think under weight, even though she eats well. Also when thinking about it she does over preen on her belly which is mainly fluffy and bald. Which now is making me think feather lice rather than a preen gland issue.