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post #1 of 5
5/22/12 at 12:24pm
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Hi  my name is sue  we keep a few  rare breeds chickens  and three Orpington  bantams;  and  we have two call ducks.

 we did have three but four days ago  our little silver hen started to limp then next day was walking much better  so we thought she had knocked it up, then  she went down hill again  i could not see anything wrong with her foot or leg  and there was no heat coming from it,but she did jolt when i touched the very  top of her leg but she would stand on it?    i carried her to the pool twice a day which she seemed to love, then yesterday morning  she was not looking to good  i dug a few worms and she eat them ok , when i put  her on the pool  she was not attempting to swim about  so i put her back into her house, next morning we found her dead was very up setting we kept her mates  penned off  from her her but they could see each other she was only three years old  has any one seen this before they are all looked after and fed  well

sue

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post #2 of 5
5/22/12 at 12:29pm

Aww, that's so sad.  Sorry for your loss.  Perhaps there was some kind of infection related to her injury, and you couldn't see it.  It may have been internal. 

 

Really there's no way to tell what truly went wrong, unless you send the body to have a necropsy done. 

 

So sorry and RIP to your little duck,

Sharon

Proud owner of some nice show quality Buckeyes and Silver Penciled Plymouth Rocks.  I love gardening and being outdoors.  I'm lucky to have a great family, and two cute dogs.  I live out in the country on six wooded acres and it's just paradise!  (Except the mortgage payment and bills, of course)

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Proud owner of some nice show quality Buckeyes and Silver Penciled Plymouth Rocks.  I love gardening and being outdoors.  I'm lucky to have a great family, and two cute dogs.  I live out in the country on six wooded acres and it's just paradise!  (Except the mortgage payment and bills, of course)

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post #3 of 5
5/22/12 at 1:03pm
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Hi Chic mom

 She went down so quick the day before she was eating corn layers worms, and looking  quite alert she could put weight on it  but kept laying down and to one side so she was hurting at the top of her leg  we was about to take her to the vets  but they not much good on chickens or ducks, ok with our Birman cats and dogs!

sue 
 

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post #4 of 5
6/10/12 at 10:23pm

Hello call duck lovers! I need some help, I have a call duck hen that I let hatch some ducklings, and she hatched 4. They are about 2 weeks old now and two are growing great, and 2 are still very tiny literally half the size of the other two. I have them separate and they have plenty of food, water, grass, etc. I am not sure what to do as they are clearly not growing. Any ideas? Has anyone else had this problem. I had a suggestion of probiotics so I have been sprinkling that on their food the last few days. Why is this happening? Please any suggestions/knowledge is much appreciated. THANKS!
 

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post #5 of 5
6/11/12 at 12:08am

They could be runts. I know the 2 call ducks i had bought are undersizzed comepared to the others that they where raised with. If they are eating, pooping and doing what they should, I wouldnt worry so much. It could just be delayed. Could they have diffrent daddys then the other 2?

My little feathery, webbed feet, water proof, billed babies are everything to me. 

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My little feathery, webbed feet, water proof, billed babies are everything to me. 

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