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    Limping Buff goose, no apparent cause.

    I just caught her so that I can weigh her and administer the calcium gluconate. She can sure move fast when she wants to get away. I hope I didn’t scare her too much. She drank after the CG dosage and is now back in the fire pit eating charcoal.
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    Limping Buff goose, no apparent cause.

    Thank you! I will do that.
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    Limping Buff goose, no apparent cause.

    Thank you so much, Goosebaby for replying and sharing your knowledge! She is on 22% protein chicken feed from a local feed store that is suppose to be good for all flock from chicks to layers. I also see her grazing on grass. I give the geese romaine lettuce twice a week. Her appetite is good...
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    Limping Buff goose, no apparent cause.

    I am not sure whether I should start a new post or piggy back on this post for the same problem. If I need to do a new post, I certainly will. My 3 year old Buff goose is exhibiting the same symptoms. She started limping 3 days ago for no apparent reason. She doesn’t have bumble-foot. It is...
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    Gender please - Australorp rooster cross

    No, not near Vermont. 😁 They are beautiful. I gave them back to their previous owner and am hoping to get hens from a subsequent hatch when they are old enough to sex reliably.
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    TSC Duckling Identification

    I love my Saxony! She’s so sweet and gentle. We call her Lonesome because her husband was killed by a wandering dog and my Magpie ducks still have not fully accepted her into their club after more than half a year. I’m happy that she has babies and will no longer be lonely.
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    TSC Duckling Identification

    My sweet Saxony went broody and has been sitting on eggs that keep going bad because her Magpie pen-mates keep kicking her off the nest to sit for 5-10 minutes before they get bored. I got her some ducklings at TSC today so that she can have babies. She keeps trying to steal the chicks my hen...
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    Gender please - Australorp rooster cross

    Ok. Thank you!
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    Gender please - Australorp rooster cross

    I was given these two chicks in a trade. They were supposed to have been two pullets, but now that their feathers have grown out more, I think they are both cockerels. The saddle feathers on both are pointy (right?). One of them has skinny pointy neck feathers, but the other’s neck feathers are...
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    Need someone who can read barred head spots like tea leaves- Cream Legbar x Dominque chicks

    I came across this post looking for clues to sex my new chicks from an Australorp rooster and Dominique/EE/White Rock hens. This was such a fun post with adorable follow-up pictures. Thank you!
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    Blue-eyed American Buff geese?

    Your Dandelion is so pretty! I got them as goslings from a local backyard breeder, not a hatchery. They are only about 8 months old. It’s okay with me if they are crosses. I was just curious. Do they both look like males to you? They both get their (longish) necks to the ground to hiss at my...
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    Blue-eyed American Buff geese?

    I am not sure, but from their behavior, I think they are both male. That’s very interesting! Is the eye color one way to determine the sex of these geese? That would make things much easier!
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    Blue-eyed American Buff geese?

    Is there such a thing as blue-eyed American Buff geese? I read recently that Buffs are suppose to have brown eyes. My two Buffs have blue eyes. Are they a mix of Buff and something else?
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    My chickens ate some Four O’Clock flower seeds

    Thank you Debbie292d. They must not have eaten much. They all seem perfectly fine today. I will keep your advice in mind for future reference.
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    My chickens ate some Four O’Clock flower seeds

    There is a wide swath of Four O’Clock flower plant in my yard. The seeds are ripening and falling on the ground. Some of my chickens were eating them this morning. I am reading that the entire plant, including the seeds are toxic to people and animals. They all seem to be fine at the moment, but...
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