Duck Weight?????????

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darrena

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Duck Weight?????????
« on: December 25, 2009, 11:56 »
Hi,

I have two welsh harlequin duck that are both 26 weeks old.
One is laying daily and the other not
I am a little worried at the duck that is not laying is a lot thinner, she seem to eat quite a bit as her crop quite often looks full and she goes mad for tomato but must be a good 20% lessor the weight of her sister!
Is this normal she has always been a little smaller, will she fatten up a little when she starts to lay? Should I be worried?

Many Thanks
Darren

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Foxy

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Re: Duck Weight?????????
« Reply #1 on: December 25, 2009, 22:51 »
As long as she looks healthy and active I would think she is fine. Maybe she was hatched from different stock which means she is slightly smaller.
Check she is bathing, clean head and eyes. If she becomes listless then consider she may have an internal problem, which a course of antibiotics, moving to a different area and ensuring a clean supply of water normally resolves :lol:

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Kate and her Ducks

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Re: Duck Weight?????????
« Reply #2 on: December 26, 2009, 17:45 »
Agree with Foxy that if she looks well and is active then she is probably fine.

Congratulations on the eggs!

None of mine have started yet but keeping my fingers crossed for the near future!

When did yours start?
Be like a duck. Calm on the surface but always paddling like the dickens underneath.

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darrena

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Re: Duck Weight?????????
« Reply #3 on: December 26, 2009, 20:44 »
Thanks both for the responses, puts the mind at rest.

Hi Kate,
She started laying about 10-12 days ago, not boiled or fried an egg yet but both the royal iciing on the Christmas cake and our yorkshire puddings where courtesy of the ducks.
If it the other duck takes the same cycle with the crouching and filling out on her underside then i recon we will be having two eggs a day within 14 days!
I must admit i was well chuffed smiled for many hours, what clever girls they are!
Only problem is they wake up between 6.30 & 7.30 now which on ocassion is b4 our 2 year old son!!!!

Good luck with your girls anyway!


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