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    Duckling identification help!

    Thank you so much for info I already know and no longer need as this post was from years ago.
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    Egg bound hen

    I can easily tube her. I'll make sure to get some electrolytes into her and more fluids when my husband gets home to hold her. I've been soaking her every day and keeping her warm. I'll crush up some more calcium tabs and see what happens. I just hope the poor girl ends up making it :(
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    Egg bound hen

    Today is day...8-9? Shes not dead, but I can feel the egg inside her on the top of her body still inside the oviduct I think. I've been working on her for two days now, at first I thought it was something else and I never even thought to check her. I know, my fault, but she was acting like she...
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    Silkie Chick spry but postured like a frog

    Ah! I had a duckling like that. I stuck him in a mug standing up with a little paper towel around him to help hold him up for 24 hours. It strengthened his legs to the point that hes now running around perfectly :)
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    Egg about to hatch, hen abandoned it.

    Perfect! I just did that and hopefully the little bugger will hatch tonight without a problem :)
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    Egg about to hatch, hen abandoned it.

    And my incubators are full with duck eggs. SO! I now have this one lone little egg that is about to hatch, I can feel it kicking in the shell and see it moving about in the air pocket. I put it under my Brinsea brooder and covered the sides. I don't want to loose this chick, but im not sure...
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    Aggressive Drake???

    Ah i thought so. I wasn't sure if this was just normal and I was to blame for not separating the ducklings from the rest of the flock. Thank you for confirming that this is not normal behavior. :)
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    Aggressive Drake???

    My ancona drake, year and a half old, has become mean. Not to me though, just to everything else. He attacks the goslings when ever they get to close to his girls and then sometimes stalks them through the yard, He killed the duckings his mate tried to hatch out, and bits at the sheep every now...
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    Hen attacked hatching chick?

    Alright so this was a new one for me, my hen attacked her one little egg that she had been incubating as it began to hatch. I found it half way zipped with injury's to its face. Now I have never had a hen do this before, so my question is: 1. Why? Was it because she just didn't realize what was...
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    Help, entire flock eating eggs!!

    There's an idea. I'll see if it helps. Thank you!
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    Help, entire flock eating eggs!!

    Well dang... I slanted the nesting boxes, added a catch box on the outside and now the blasted birds dont like it and are insisting on laying inside the hutch on the floor... So, experts. Do you think they will figure this one out on there own? Or should I do something different to entice them...
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    Red Wattles and combs?

    If a hen has a pale red comb it usually means it is i'll, stressed, or simply not doing well. Usually speaking, the brighter the comb the healthier the bird.
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    Egg stuck to chickens butt feathers...

    I will let you all know how it works! Or if I need to try something else...
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    Egg stuck to chickens butt feathers...

    The eggs are not that big, they are pretty normal size. They are English orps if that helps. Lots of fluff going on back there. I'll just trim the feathers back. Thanks for the advice :)
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    Egg stuck to chickens butt feathers...

    The problem is that the eggs are wet coming out and are sticking to the fluffy feathers. My oprs are very well endowed in there fluffy butt areas so this is becoming a common occurrence :/
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