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« on: November 24, 2010, 11:19:32 am » |
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sounds extream, but within the realms of mussies. We give ours gamebirds flight conditioner, whole wheat, oat groats and some broiler finisher in cold weather. Ours are just finishing molting, which the y do very gradually here over about 3-4 months. Nutrition does seem to play a role in how fast they molt, but forced molts are even faster than you have described. Oats added to a 15-16% proetin diet should give healthy feathers. Some say to add high end cat kibbles, but we do not do this as the nutrients are for cats, not ducks. If you are not going to eat the bird, you might try giving some raw shrimp as a protein source. I wouldn't worry about not be able to fly as most drakes are too heavy to fly by 1 year, anyway. He should be just fine. DG
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