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Hi BYC, My Indian Runner, Freya, has a cut on her foot. I just noticed this yesterday, but I’ve been cleaning it with Vetericyn and treating it with antibiotic ointment. Today I used Silver Sulfadiazine as well and put a neoprene boot on her for the night. These look like little bumbles, but...

Hi BYC, I only have ducks, and can usually be found browsing the duck forums, however, my grandma's chicken is in need of some help. I have contacted our local mobile farm vet, but she does not normally treat chickens. She is willing to do the research to help out but is unsure of where to...

Hi guys! Has anyone seen a growth like this on their own duck? It doesn't have any of the normal "bumble signs," and it does not appear to bug her when I palpate that area. She does have a slight limp today, but she has had a history of presenting with an off-and-on limp for most of her life (I...

I have to be honest, I just now read about this today. I did a lot of research before getting my ducks buuuuuut never came across this info until now. My ducks eat a TON of nightcrawler worms (I mean a TON) because the people who lived at our property before us (around 15 yrs ago) "planted"...

Hi Everyone :D Instead of typing out a long-winded story, I'll just bullet point the major happenings with my girl "Farrah" and her mystery foot ailment. -First noticed in June of this year -Originally thought it was bumblefoot and treated her with TMS suspension. -Swelling actually began to...

So my Farrah girl is still limping just as badly as she was last week when I posted. She was on 10 days of a TMS suspension (but she basically refused to take it the last three days). I originally thought I saw a small puncture where bumble was starting over a week ago, so I rushed to get her...

Hi BYC Family! I went out this morning to let my ducks out for the day, and my khaki campbell girl was walking just (or so it seemed). Then, about ten minutes later after I came back from feeding our horses, she was severely limping, but still attempting to run with the rest of the flock. Her...

Hi BYC, I went to spread new straw in my duck’s coop and run today and found a flake with mold on the inside of it. The rest of the flakes I spread looked just fine, but I got paranoid and cleaned out the entire coop and run for hours today. What I’m wondering is, can I use the rest of the bale...

I have five ducks that I keep in an inclosed coop at night. It is deeply bedded with straw, pine shavings, and pine pellets. Having water in their coop has been a huge mess, but I took their water away about two weeks ago (once it really started to freeze at night). They are in their coop from...

Do anyone’s ducks lay at weird times when it’s cold? Usually my ducks lay their eggs very early in the morning, and occasionally I find them around the yard after I let them out to free range late morning-midday. Today I found one laid randomly by one of my runners sometime between 3pm-4:30pm...

Hi BYC, I have been a member here since I got my ducks in April. I want to start by saying that this site has been so helpful, and many times has been my saving grace. Although I have always had chickens, these April ducklings are my first experience with ducks. They have become my whole life...

I have one Indian runner female duck that I have noticed has a large “jiggly” crop area. Has anyone on here had to help their duck clear their crop? I’ve read where some people make them throw up, but I’m scared it may hurt her. I noticed it looked full and jiggly yesterday, but I didn’t think...

3 of my 4 females (2 runners and 1 khaki) are laying, and have been since the beginning of October. They are now a little over 6 months. My Cayuga isn’t laying yet, but she has an awkward little “pouch” that almost drags the ground sometimes. I heard that means they are getting close to laying...

This is just a question for the group about the process of egg laying because I’m curious. I’m new to ducks this year, so I’m learning a lot (or trying to at least :D). 3 of my 4 girls just started laying this past month. I noticed this morning that my Khaki Campbell (who I suspect laid her...

Hi BYC I have a 5 mo old female runner who woke up today with what I would call a small wheeze or cough? She just started it this morning, but she has plenty of water to clear her nares with. When should I start to worry? I have oral antibiotics if needed, but I don’t want to over react and...

Hi BYC :frow My ducks are going to start laying any time now, and currently I am treating them for mild bumblefoot. Obviously they do not like being picked up for us to slather ointment on their feet, and although they’re getting better about it, they still freak out a bit. My question is...

We got these girls from a friend with a farm up the road from us. Apparently her husband bought upwards of 50 chicks during the beginning of quarantine and she wasn’t really on board with that high of a number. She told me to come over and pick out however many I wanted. I got these three and...

Hi Everyone! I’m a little confused with bumblefoot. Do all cuts on ducks feet turn to bumblefoot, or can they sometimes heal on their own? I have 5 ducks and I noticed one had a slight limp today. I looked at her foot and noticed what I think is the beginning of bumblefoot (she is duck “A”...

Hi, I have 5 ducks that are between 3-4 months old. Today, two of them (my female fawn and white runner, and my female khaki campbell) started shaking their heads and throwing up a clear, sticky looking fluid. One (the runner) was shivering as well. I rushed them to the vet because I was...

Hi BYC(& ducks) My 5 ducks will be 6 weeks old tomorrow (3 runners, 1 khaki, 1 cayuga). We are planning to transition them outside sometime next week, BUT I have a question about temps. I am in Northern Arizona, where right now, the daytime temperatures are around 75-85 F, and the evening...