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Newly hatched emu won't eat or drink
A little runt of an emu hatched two days ago, and I have never seen it eat or drink. I try showing it the food, and making it watch the other emu babies eat and drink but I don't think its working. I scattered food on the ground for it and the little guy just ran over it and went to its...- Cattnip
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- Forum: Ostriches, Emu, Rheas
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Baby emu's head is tucked under its body!
Omg thank you so much!! I will do that as soon as I can!- Cattnip
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- Forum: Ostriches, Emu, Rheas
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Baby emu's head is tucked under its body!
I just had an emu hatch yesterday, and it was having trouble coming out of the egg. It finally hatched and I thought it was ok but later in the day, I saw that it's head was under its body and the little guy couldn't walk without rolling over. I tried to help it and straighten it's neck but I...- Cattnip
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- Forum: Ostriches, Emu, Rheas
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Baby guinea didn't absorb egg yoke all the way
Despite all efforts to keep the little baby alive, she sadly passed away a few hours ago :'( Thank you all for helping me ♥- Cattnip
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- Forum: Guinea Fowl
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Baby guinea didn't absorb egg yoke all the way
A mother guinea hatched a clutch of eggs in the field yesterday, but one of the guinea keets couldn't walk very well. It had some yucky stuff sticking out of its back end. Last night, it was wiggling a lot and it started to bleed. I put turmeric on the guinea to stop the bleeding but I don't...- Cattnip
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Adoptive mother duck won't let ducklings eat or drink
We recently got some week old ducklings, and a mother duck showed interest in them so we let her try to raise them. She was doing great until we noticed she kept biting the ducklings and pushing them around. Every time the ducklings try to eat and drink, the mother pushes them away and keeps...