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    Duck having seizures! Please help my Lady Bug!

    I use a syringe and make a broth out of pellet food. I squirt the broth down the ducks throat a few times a day. You have to slip the end of the syringe past the breathing hole into her crop. I use a syringe for meds too, to regulate how much she's getting. It's usually a suspension. A...
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    muscovies, my fav

    They are my favorite and so social. I have a core group that seem to stick around as a secure spot that welcomes them. I respect their independence and never pet them since they seem to have a love-hate relationship with people and the scary is the hate.
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    Can you please help! What’s that on my female pekin duck’s foot

    I was trying to be fashion forward and unobtrusive. :>( Bright colors are easy to see if it falls off, especially when swimming in the pool. )
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    muscovies, my fav

    Love dobes and all my critters.
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    muscovies, my fav

    Two days ago I took Ben, a 12 year old muscovy to the vet to be euthanized. During the night, a tumor I didn't know he had exploded and I think he lost half the blood in his body. 10 years ago a family of otters ate parts of him and he managed to survive. He's been totally on my lanai the...
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    muscovies, my fav

    Ditto!
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    muscovies, my fav

    I'm not sure how I went from a Chicago urban girl to a wildlife crazy person!
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    muscovies, my fav

    There is a bunch, all wild except for my small rehab and retired group on my lanai. They are unable to fend for themselves out there.
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    muscovies, my fav

    Nice to meet you!
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    muscovies, my fav

    I've been reading questions and answers forever!
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    muscovies, my fav

    Thank you
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    muscovies, my fav

    If I've learned anything about birds is that they make up their own minds about everything. Size wise I would suggest a male, and muscovy don't mate for life, kind of love the one you're with. I have seen some long relations between hatch mates, usually 2 girls or 2 boys. And a couple of times...
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    My duck has been limping for several months.

    Is the niacin, niacinamide? It's a powder in a capsule. Niacin has more than one source and niacinamide is the one that helps ducks. Sometimes the source mineral makes a difference. I have seen charcoal mentioned for clearing out poison, but if it's not a medicated charcoal powder, it won't...
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    Can you please help! What’s that on my female pekin duck’s foot

    I use indoor outdoor carpet. The kind that has not got rubber backing. You can run water through it to wash it. Cut to size, put it on top of wire and you can flip it once to refresh and then take it out to wash n rinse. I call them diapers. They last for years. And there are bootees you...
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    HELP!!

    Don't stop the milk thistle. It's plant based and make sure it's the chopped seed, not the whole plant. Never mind a duck, I'm on it since my bout with cancer and can't live without it. Been taking it for years and puritans pride sent me the wrong thing and it took me 40 days to fiqure out I...
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