Recent content by ambj73

Is niacin deficiency usually a problem more common in the younger birds though? She is free ranging and probably at least 2 years old, and no one else seems to have signs of a deficiency. ??? I will look into it though! Shortly after posting this, I took her some leftover cooked salmon and...

Super interesting thread! We currently have our chickens and ducks (muscovy) sharing a coop, but are in the planning stages of building a separate duck coop (they are such party animals, always out later than the chickens, so we hope it'll go fairly easily getting them used to cooping up in a...

Hi all! I am not on here much, but my googling and searching the forums and reading in our books is not quite leading to an answer yet, so thought I would give this a try. We have a mature muscovy hen, who we call Momma. She came to us in June 2014 with 13 babies, we were told she was about a...

Thanks all! Seems like a great community and wonderful resources. =)

I initially posted this to the "Emergencies/Diseases/Injuries and Cures" page of the main forum, not realizing this great duck-specific space was here. ;) Posting here now. ---------- I am new the forum, but have been reading for some time. I haven't found a lot that might apply to our...

Thank YOU so much for the replies, Amiga and Casportpony!!! I think I will call the lab back and see if they were able to figure it out, though the last I heard from vet he didn't seem to think finding the exact protozoa was a sure bet. =/ I am bummed too, because when the weather was nicer...

I am new the forum, but have been reading for some time. I haven't found a lot that might apply to our specific situation, though it is possible I have missed something, so I apologize if that is the case. In June, we got a Momma Muscovy duck and 13 ducklings, at about 2-3 days old. (We also...

Just a quick hello from MN! This summer, my family (husband and 2 young sons) expanded our critters from typical 4 leggers to include birds. We have been mostly loving it! We currently have 4 muscovy hens, a black orpington rooster, 2 bantam (black cochin maybe?) roosters, and 12 hens (6...