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post #1 of 33
6/14/12 at 5:10pm
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My rooster has been fighting with two of my ducks through the fence. And now one of them has a bloody bill ( the ducks, I mean). Should I be worried about anything like infection? This just started today. They share a common fence line and the ducks like lying beside it. Never had issues before, ( their maturing, so even though I wasn't expecting it, I'm not surprised) and I put wood along the bottom so they can't get at each other. Will it be a problem if/when they free roam at the same time? 

 

"For none of us lives to himself, and no one dies to himself.

 For if we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we to the Lord.

 Therefore, whether we live or die, we are the Lord's"

                                                       

                                                            Romans 13:7-8

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"For none of us lives to himself, and no one dies to himself.

 For if we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we to the Lord.

 Therefore, whether we live or die, we are the Lord's"

                                                       

                                                            Romans 13:7-8

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post #2 of 33
6/14/12 at 5:49pm

to me, yeah

"... the avenging arm of God will strike the wicked, and in his mighty power he will punish their pride and presumption. God will employ the powers of hell for the extermination of these impious and heretical persons who desire to overthrow the Church and destroy it's foundation. .... Innumerable legions of demons shall overrun the earth and shall execute the orders of Divine Justice... Nothing...


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"... the avenging arm of God will strike the wicked, and in his mighty power he will punish their pride and presumption. God will employ the powers of hell for the extermination of these impious and heretical persons who desire to overthrow the Church and destroy it's foundation. .... Innumerable legions of demons shall overrun the earth and shall execute the orders of Divine Justice... Nothing...


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post #3 of 33
6/15/12 at 4:59am

I would definitely head off infection by treating the bill wounds.

 

I have used cooled chamomile tea as a wash, followed with topical triple antibiotic no pain killer (the latter is harmful to ducks, I am told).  I would do that for about a week, depending on the severity of the wound.

 

You are wise to separate them.  Could you run some chicken wire along the existing fence, maybe a couple of inches from the fence, so that they cannot scrap through the wire?  Even plastic poultry fence might do it.

 

It might be a problem if they run together, yes.  And it may be a seasonal problem (oh, those guys and their spring hormone flush).  If it's seasonal, you may need to separate them in the spring till they regain their senses.

 

Or, they could develop a sort of detente, and not have problems.

 

It's up to them, I suppose.

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Nine beautiful Runners, four beautiful Buffs, thousands of beautiful memories and counting.

 

Looking for ducks?  Please consider adopting rescued ducks.  There are many places and people who do rescues, but we are not allowed to post the links due to BYC regs.  So fire up your web browsers and find some sweet, grateful duckies. 

 

 

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post #4 of 33
6/15/12 at 7:09am

I've witnessed some pretty nasty roo/drake fights with my last pekin male......he was all dinged up 

Owned By: 2 Pekin girls (Ming Ming and Giggles), a Saxony girl (Suzie), 3 Muscovies (Eeyore, Ellie and Eliza), Flemish Giant rabbits, a potbelly pig, chickens, 2 boer goats, and soon to be mom of a pair of bronze turkeys

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Owned By: 2 Pekin girls (Ming Ming and Giggles), a Saxony girl (Suzie), 3 Muscovies (Eeyore, Ellie and Eliza), Flemish Giant rabbits, a potbelly pig, chickens, 2 boer goats, and soon to be mom of a pair of bronze turkeys

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post #5 of 33
6/15/12 at 11:15am

The chickens smell bad, so i prefer ducks

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I had 4 ducks, 2 pekin, 1 black swedish, but I had to leave them in a farm, I want have a farm in the future.

Visit my blog about my ducks

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I had 4 ducks, 2 pekin, 1 black swedish, but I had to leave them in a farm, I want have a farm in the future.

Visit my blog about my ducks

99.999% of girl would die if Justin Bieber appeared at their doorstep and asked for a date. If your that 0.0001% Who's wiping blood from your fist, put this in your siggy.

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post #6 of 33
6/15/12 at 1:56pm
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Originally Posted by LilyAshley11 View Post

The chickens smell bad, so i prefer ducks

We have 4 Magpie ducklings and they smell horrible. They always have to take baths (swims) in a tub of water. We clean there brooder like 13 times a day. 


Edited by OreoPlymothRock - 6/19/12 at 4:13pm

"... the avenging arm of God will strike the wicked, and in his mighty power he will punish their pride and presumption. God will employ the powers of hell for the extermination of these impious and heretical persons who desire to overthrow the Church and destroy it's foundation. .... Innumerable legions of demons shall overrun the earth and shall execute the orders of Divine Justice... Nothing...


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"... the avenging arm of God will strike the wicked, and in his mighty power he will punish their pride and presumption. God will employ the powers of hell for the extermination of these impious and heretical persons who desire to overthrow the Church and destroy it's foundation. .... Innumerable legions of demons shall overrun the earth and shall execute the orders of Divine Justice... Nothing...


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post #7 of 33
6/15/12 at 3:39pm
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Originally Posted by OreoPlymothRock View Post

We have 4 Black Swedish ducklings and they smell horrible. They always have to take baths (swims) in a tub of water. We clean there brooder like 13 times a day. 

I don't want fight, so I will ignore that.

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I had 4 ducks, 2 pekin, 1 black swedish, but I had to leave them in a farm, I want have a farm in the future.

Visit my blog about my ducks

99.999% of girl would die if Justin Bieber appeared at their doorstep and asked for a date. If your that 0.0001% Who's wiping blood from your fist, put this in your siggy.

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I had 4 ducks, 2 pekin, 1 black swedish, but I had to leave them in a farm, I want have a farm in the future.

Visit my blog about my ducks

99.999% of girl would die if Justin Bieber appeared at their doorstep and asked for a date. If your that 0.0001% Who's wiping blood from your fist, put this in your siggy.

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post #8 of 33
6/15/12 at 4:12pm

I would wait and see what happens, but in the meantime, fence them so they can't get at each other.

 

I suspect one of my drakes killed one of my little bantam roosters.  I was shocked by that, because I've never had a duck be so aggressive.  You just never know.  Live and learn, I guess.  I felt really bad, though.

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post #9 of 33
6/15/12 at 5:29pm
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Edited by OreoPlymothRock - 6/19/12 at 4:14pm

"... the avenging arm of God will strike the wicked, and in his mighty power he will punish their pride and presumption. God will employ the powers of hell for the extermination of these impious and heretical persons who desire to overthrow the Church and destroy it's foundation. .... Innumerable legions of demons shall overrun the earth and shall execute the orders of Divine Justice... Nothing...


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"... the avenging arm of God will strike the wicked, and in his mighty power he will punish their pride and presumption. God will employ the powers of hell for the extermination of these impious and heretical persons who desire to overthrow the Church and destroy it's foundation. .... Innumerable legions of demons shall overrun the earth and shall execute the orders of Divine Justice... Nothing...


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post #10 of 33
6/15/12 at 5:49pm
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Originally Posted by LilyAshley11 View Post

I don't want fight, so I will ignore that.

 

I don't understand? She was giving her opinion just like you gave yours.....and IMO ducks are messier and smellier then chickens. But back on topic.

Owned By: 2 Pekin girls (Ming Ming and Giggles), a Saxony girl (Suzie), 3 Muscovies (Eeyore, Ellie and Eliza), Flemish Giant rabbits, a potbelly pig, chickens, 2 boer goats, and soon to be mom of a pair of bronze turkeys

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Owned By: 2 Pekin girls (Ming Ming and Giggles), a Saxony girl (Suzie), 3 Muscovies (Eeyore, Ellie and Eliza), Flemish Giant rabbits, a potbelly pig, chickens, 2 boer goats, and soon to be mom of a pair of bronze turkeys

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