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I found one of my female geese dead this morning. She was one of 3 female Toulouse geese, I also have a Toulouse gander--they are all nearly a year old and have been together for about 7-8 months (we brooded 2 and then got 2 more and brooded them and then they were introduced to each other)...

Oh thank you so much! I really appreciate you taking the time to reach out to him on my behalf. I wondered if my emails were going straight to a spam folder or something. I’m glad to know that all is well on their end :) Thank you again!

Does anyone know if everything is alright at James Marie Farms? I placed an order in October and was supposed to receive it in November and I never did, and since November I have emailed 4 times and called and left messages 2-3 times and haven’t received any response. I’m not mad at all and I...

Thank you both for responding. I'm giving them a lot of tlc but have lost 5 so far--I've never had so many perish, so it's really sad. I just hope they're not sick with anything. The hatchery said they haven't been hatching out well so I assume they're just weak, but I suppose it's possible that...

I just received an order of 25 ducklings from Metzer. 3 were doa and 1 just died and is bleeding from the mouth and vent--I went back and checked the doa ducklings and they all have dried blood around their mouths. I called Metzer and they said they have never had this problem and believe it to...

That link I posted to Merck's website discusses their vaccine for botulism, it says it's not practical for commercial operations but I have under 100 chickens and live in the Pacific Northwest--it's super wet here so there is a lot of rotting plant material around. I am wondering if I should...

UPDATE: As of this morning my chicken is standing, walking, alert and eating and drinking on her own. Yesterday she started improving but I noticed she was knuckling when taking steps, which I see as a neurological malfunction. I believe she did get botulism which caused her paralysis and...

I removed the dish of water because I didn’t want her to fall into it and drown herself.

Thank you :) I will keep a close eye on her tonight, she is currently in the house in a laundry basket with towels for cushion and then I have one draped over the basket just to try and reduce any further stress. If she does have food in her crop tomorrow morning I'll be back here asking how to...

Ok guys, my local veterinarian is unable to see my chicken until Monday, which will for sure be too late, I think. She is a 4.5 month old blue ameraucana from Meyer, I had her vaccinated by the hatchery. I have about 60 chickens total and they all appear healthy, they're all super spoiled so I...