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    When To Put Ducklings Outside

    How sweet!! your gals are beauties! I am in the south so we are a bit warmer; however, this time of year is all over the place. Definitely wishing I had done this in the summer. I had no idea how messy they are and how fast they grow!!! Lesson learned. It is so hard keeping up with the mess and...
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    When To Put Ducklings Outside

    Thank you, that is kind of what I have been doing. They don’t seem to get cold even when the sun starts to go behind the trees in the afternoon. They huddle up together but they snuggle in the sun too. They seem perfectly content and they have been avoiding the heat source in their brooder for...
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    When To Put Ducklings Outside

    I am new to ducklings (long time chicken keeper) and I am having trouble deciding if I can put my ducklings outside yet. I am in the south so temps are milder but they are in 30s and 40s at night. I can run heat to their coop as well and i have a radia t heater that mouts to the wall. They are...
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    Impacted Crop - Need some guidance

    You’re absolutely right about that. It hurts to lose them. I am thankful I was with her, hated the thought of her dying alone. Thank you for your kind words! :hugs
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    Impacted Crop - Need some guidance

    Thank you for your sweet comment. I’m sorry to hear you lost one to similar issues. Such a helpless feeling watching them go. I just held her. I know she isn’t suffering anymore but definitely miss her. Passing out treats is not the same. She was always first in line! Thank you again :hugs
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    Impacted Crop - Need some guidance

    Thank you for your reply. I am sorry for my delayed response as well. I had a feeling that it was her other issues that ultimately caused her digestive system to shut down. Sadly she did not make it, she died last night. But I was with her in her final moments. I am always sad when I lose one...
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    Impacted Crop?? Help!

    Nevermind, she didn’t make it. I was starting to think she wouldn’t. At least I was with her in her final moments holding her. Thanks anyway. RIP Flop 😔❤️❤️🐔
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    Impacted Crop?? Help!

    She just had a poo. First pic is what it looks like in the crate, i dabbed with a white papertowel so you can see the funky color. The “chunks” are just the pine bedding. Editing to add one more photo. She went on a towel I have her on while I massage her crop.
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    Impacted Crop?? Help!

    I will try to get a picture. Droppings are not solid at all, she is in a crate in my garage with pine bedding. Very watery, yellowish, but there is white urates in them too. Frankly I am not sure she is drinking much anymore. I was thinking if what she had a few mos ago was lash egg then there...
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    Impacted Crop?? Help!

    I have a hen that I think may have impacted crop; however, there may be something else causing her digestive system to shut down. Saturday she was lethargic and did not show interest in eating, just laid in front of waterer and drank a lot of water. She even slept in a nest box about an hour...
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    Impacted Crop - Need some guidance

    I have a hen that I think may have impacted crop; however, there may be something else causing her digestive system to shut down. Saturday she was lethargic and did not show interest in eating, just laid in front of waterer and drank a lot of water. She even slept in a nest box about an hour...
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    Comment by 'aking19' in article 'Southern Heat: Ways to keep your flock cool in the summer.'

    Love these!!! I do use the brick method as well, problem is they stand in the water, get poop in there then inevitably drink it. Anyone have any suggestions on maybe to supplement them somehow or treat the water so they dont get sick from drinking poopy water? I do change the water and ice...
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    Lash Egg or Something Else??? Help!!

    Thank you! I have made peace with her being a pet (they all kind of are 😉) she was laying eggs for about a year, its just since fall last year she’s been weird. They do still provide value even if not laying, I 100% agree!
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    Lash Egg or Something Else??? Help!!

    Thank you! That is the hard part to accept. But I will make sure she is as happy as possible at least. She definitely goes through the motions, she sat in a nest box about a half hour (the favorite box) and caused a lot of drama in the coop lol. Its as if she is going to lay an egg but there is...
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    Lash Egg or Something Else??? Help!!

    Friday update, she has had two more of these “egg balls” I will call them. I found in the poop board under her roost spot, one last night and she had one Tuesday night too. I am sure of where she was roosting because I give her the calcium pills on the roost so I know where she was. She seems...
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