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    Duck feet - what is normal??

    ohh interesting I hadn't thought of that. I'll just keep applying the ointment and keep a close eye on them for now but to me they're actually starting to look a bit better already which is exciting!
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    Duck feet - what is normal??

    thanks everyone for the help:) I've applied antiseptic (we don't have non-prescription antibiotic ointment here) healing ointment and coconut oil to each duck foot, cleaned out, sanitised and replaced all of the bedding in the coop and removed all of the surrounding bark. I will continue...
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    Duck feet - what is normal??

    sorry I misspoke, the bark is NOT used in their actual coop (they have straw bedding) it just lines the barn that the coop is on, i.e. they walk across maybe a couple of metres of bark to get in and out of the coop, but yes I will definitely be removing it. thank you
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    Duck feet - what is normal??

    thank you! I'll have to find whatever the Australian bag balm equivalent is I guess haha I'll definitely do coconut oil as well!
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    Duck feet - what is normal??

    any idea what might have caused it?
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    Duck feet - what is normal??

    they free range in our backyard during the day (all grass) and their coop is inside a barn that has a bark floor which is the only thing I could think of that could be hurting their feet??
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    Duck feet - what is normal??

    I think so too, I feel like such a bad duck mum! the have large drinking buckets and a kiddie pool to swim in which I thought would be enough water but I guess not, will definitely be finding a better water solution!! thanks for your help
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    Duck feet - what is normal??

    thank you, that does help. there is a large dam in the paddock behind my house, maybe I will lead them down to that and they'll perhaps start spending their days down there on the water? (obviously still being fed and locked in at night and within eyesight), is that something that you would...
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    Duck feet - what is normal??

    hi everyone, I've recently learned a lot about bumble foot as one of my ducks had a cut on the bottom of its foot and had a slight limp - I've been applying antiseptic cream and it seems to have gotten better - but I've now checked all nine of my ducks' feet and I'm just not sure what is...
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    Urgent help needed! Umbilical cord wrapped around ducklings ankle

    Update, the other ducks knocked her around a little bit and eventually it come off, she is now doing very well :)) thanks for the help!
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    Urgent help needed! Umbilical cord wrapped around ducklings ankle

    Hello looking for urgent help!! One of my ducklings has just hatched and the egg is stuck to her tail end and the umbilical cord is looped around her ankle stopping her from separating from the egg.. does anybody know what I should do?? I was thinking of just leaving her and letting the cord dry...
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    Help! My duck eggs aren’t pipping...

    Hello, in desperate need of some advice, I’ve have nine welsh harlequin eggs in my incubator currently on day 28 and none of them have pipped externally and I’m not sure they’ve even pipped internally yet... I candled two this morning to see if they’d pipped internally but there was no obvious...
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