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Poor thing. Thoughts and prayers are with sprightly! I wish her to get better

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Welcome to backyard chickens (and ducks)!!!

Welcome to the world of poultry Kai!!! Make yourself at home, post threads read articles and socialize with the people of BYC! I am so glad to have another duck person, here are some of my babies!

I would recommend feeding her more vitamins for sure. Do her poops look weird? Show a picture.

That’s good. I was just being cautious because I didn’t know if you knew. I wouldn’t recommend that anybody else should let their chickens free range with the potatoes if they don’t know whether or not the chickens will eat them. But a lovely afternoon for the flock! 🥰

I wouldn’t let them near your potatoes…

Do you have any roosters? If you don’t she could just be at the top of the pecking order. Hens can definitely act like roosters sometimes 👍🏼. Neckpecker is really cute and looks very healthy!

Pullet, for sure

16°C sunny and highs of around 23°C (I live in Canada so we do °C, for those of you who live elsewhere: ) 16°C = 60°F 23°C = 73°F

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My ducks are doing good!

Are her muscles stiff?

Barred rocks are an aggressive breed in general and EE’s are very docile which could very well be the problem, another thing is stress. Feather plucking usually occurs the most when they are at a time of stress. Giving them a bigger brooder will definitely relieve a lot of stress. I would also...

Does she seem stiff? Try moving her legs and her wings to see if she is stiff. When you go to pick her up does she flop or does she resist? Can she stand up? Or is she almost paralyzed.

Trailer park?

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How weird do these names get? I call my ducks “fart squats” (don’t judge)

That make sense.

Hello all! I am StripeyThing_1. When I say “Who else has a name for their flock?” What I mean is who else has a name for all their chickens in general. When I go outside to my coop I will always yell this “name” I have given them so that they know I’m coming. My friend always greets her flock...