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Actually, being in Alaska, our mice are disease free here. :) PLUS, the main reason I cooked them, was to kill off any potential pathogens. That said, after the whole mouse feeding thing, my chickens have become VERY good little mouse hunters. :) I have seen them on many occasions run around...

Don't envy us too much. It's a TON of work. It's standing waist deep in ice-cold water with a dip net, for 12 hours straight, and PRAYING that the flow is good. If its not, you try again, and again, and again.... And if still nothing, you give up, and come back next weekend... LOL All the...

I have Cornish Cross chicks who are being brooded with my Broad Breasted White turkeys.. They are coming up on 3 weeks of age, and are growing INSANELY fast. I am supplementing their feed with additional calcium, in the form of powdered oyster shell in an attempt to help prevent any leg...

Agreed with the Freezers. :) We have 3, One for poultry (chicken, duck, turkey, etc), one for herbivores (goat/reindeer/moose, etc), and one for sea-food. We go clamming each year, and Hubby goes fishing and comes home with about 300 lbs of Alaska Salmon and 200 lbs of Halibut, so we need a...

I have 2 young cayuga mix ducks (along with my 10 adults). They are just about fully feathered, with a couple little fuzz tuffs here and there. Wings are almost completely grown out too... A bit over a week ago one of the youngsters started limping... Over the course of a week, the limp has...

Lucy has laid her first eggs this year!!! :) We got 3 so far, and all went into an incubator. I have a question again. How do I get Lucy to sit on her eggs? I would LOVE to see her with goslings again. Do I just leave the eggs in there and she will eventually start sitting on them when she...

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Thank you... I have been watching her like a hawk. Feeling her leg, and checking the wound every hour or so. There is no severe swelling, no heat, no more pus accumulation. Means there is NO infection. I AM giving her injections of Penicillin and Biomycin daily for a few days to prevent...

Are these hatchery chicks? If so, check the leg for a band! Some hatcheries band different breeds for identification. I learned today that bands CAN slip past the hock, up the leg, and hide there under fluff and feathers, causing pain, irritation, and swelling, as they slowly cut off the...

Poor baby. If she IS egg bound, soaking in really warm water will help relax the rear. I've only had one hen get egg bound on me, but she did it 3 times! She was also a leghorn, and had a habit of laying double yolk eggs. The first time I put a small syringe (1mL) inside the vent until I could...

Just out of criosity... Do you have a heat lamp in your coop..??? The reason I'm asking, is because if you have a heat lamp, and it's hanging too close to where the birds walk, or roost, the feathers on the backs of your hens can easily get singed. (I speak from experience) Feathers are VERY...

I tube feed when birds will not eat, and I use wet cat food, a raw egg, some fresh, raw goats milk (milk kefir, or yogurt), and Avia Charge. I put everything in the blender to create a runny 'smoothie', and I tube-feed about 30mL, as needed. The wet cat-food provides a lot of protein, and is...

A few days ago I came home with 4 new hens. I got them in the afternoon, so I left them in the kennel for a couple hours, and placed them on the roosts when it got dark. The next day, I noticed one of the girls was limping. I didn't think much of it at first, thinking maybe she 'pulled'...

That was VERY helpful. Thank you SOOOO so so very much! The hen HAS, in fact, accepted the ducklings. They spent the night tucked underneath her in the coop, and when I pulled one out and placed it in front of her, she acted just as she did with all the other clutches of chicks she's raised for...

That would be great if I had some clear iodine.... Where would I search for it?

One of my best broodies (CeeCee) decided 3 weeks ago she was in the mood to hatch her some eggs... I gave her some ceramic ones, and she has been sitting on them faithfully. I was unable to find any 'newborn' chicks, but someone offered me 2 ducklings that were 24 hours old. I brought them...

It's been a while. The weather here has been REALLY cold, so the water fowl have been temporarily confined to a large shed... I've had Danielle isolated from the flock in her own little enclosure. She can socialize with them thru the fence, but no one runs over her... (I was worried she would...

I have been allowing her to swim in the tub full of warm water and epsom salt for 10 days. No improvement. I Stopped bringing her in to swim a few days ago, because she was getting stressed out each time, and I was worried she would hurt herself even more. I administered antibiotics (both...

I would LOVE to hear an update on the drake. What happened to him? Did he recover? I have a duck with exactly the same problem. No cuts/injuries, no bumblefoot, but the whole leg is severely swollen. She can barely get around. I have her separated to restrict activity. What happened to...

I have 3 Jumbo Peking females that are coming up on a year old in a couple months. I also have 1 male and 1 female Magpies, and a pair (M/F) Golden 300 Hybrid laying ducks... They were fed very little as they were growing, and what they were fed wasn't commercial feed. But they foraged for...