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mulroys
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 Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 6:10 am Post subject: I>d like to give my ducks a break. |
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I wrote earlier that while my Pekin drake is so very handsome, his mate is
rather haggared-looking. I occurs to me that the only exertion he endures
is waddling to the feeder, and an occasional bit o>sport with the missus,
while the poor missus lays an egg you could use to kill a burglar every
single day without fail!
No wonder she looks so used!
Is there a diet I could adopt that would slow down egg production while
building general health and condition? I>m thinking greens, oilseed and
minerals.
Any help is appreciated as usual. |
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Jill
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| Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 1:03 pm Post subject: Re: I>d like to give my ducks a break. |
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mulroys wrote:
[quote]I wrote earlier that while my Pekin drake is so very handsome, his
mate is rather haggared-looking. I occurs to me that the only
exertion he endures is waddling to the feeder, and an occasional bit
o>sport with the missus, while the poor missus lays an egg you could
use to kill a burglar every single day without fail!
No wonder she looks so used!
Is there a diet I could adopt that would slow down egg production
while building general health and condition? I>m thinking greens,
oilseed and minerals.
Any help is appreciated as usual.
[/quote]
What is she being fed now?
She will moult very shortly anyway so will change all her feathers. This is
the time they look MOST bedraggled.
The strength of the feather is mostly genetic.
Giving him another female will also spare her some of his attention which is
what damages teh feathers so much.
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Jill Bowis
Domestic Poultry and Waterfowl Solutions
Herbaceous; Herb and Alpine Nursery
Seasonal Farm Food
http://www.kintaline.co.uk |
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mulroys
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| Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 7:00 am Post subject: Re: I>d like to give my ducks a break. |
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" Jill" <news@NOSPAMkintaline.co.uk> wrote in message
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[quote]mulroys wrote:
I wrote earlier that while my Pekin drake is so very handsome, his
mate is rather haggared-looking. I occurs to me that the only
exertion he endures is waddling to the feeder, and an occasional bit
o>sport with the missus, while the poor missus lays an egg you could
use to kill a burglar every single day without fail!
No wonder she looks so used!
Is there a diet I could adopt that would slow down egg production
while building general health and condition? I>m thinking greens,
oilseed and minerals.
Any help is appreciated as usual.
What is she being fed now?
She will moult very shortly anyway so will change all her feathers. This
is the time they look MOST bedraggled.
The strength of the feather is mostly genetic.
Giving him another female will also spare her some of his attention which
is what damages teh feathers so much.
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I>m feeding layer pellets, with kitchen scraps, rolled grains, oyster shell,
and a bit of epsom salts. Of course they have their daily browse as well.
I tried getting another female, but he>s just not interested. They were
incubator-mates, and quite amazingly bonded. The poor duck I brought in
nearly killed herself trying to get him interested.
I>m a little concerned that the black spots about her nostrils are the start
of a fungal infection as well. |
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