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    Seeing Eye Goose for a Blind Dog. Seeking Advice

    Here is our dog. She is a 6 year old female mix breed that we adopted as a puppy. She was raised her whole life around ducklings, ducks and little kids. She is adapting well to blindness, and she is getting better every day and is as goodnatured as ever. She isn't aggressive, and has never...
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    Seeing Eye Goose for a Blind Dog. Seeking Advice

    We can't have cats. 2 people in the family with allergies. Thanks though.
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    Seeing Eye Goose for a Blind Dog. Seeking Advice

    I have a good incubator that has worked to hatch dozens of ducks. And I can accommodate a plan B of having the gosling hatchlings bond with each other. I've heard that geese are really smart and very protective of their "flock" even if it includes non-geese, I just wonder if it could work.
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    Seeing Eye Goose for a Blind Dog. Seeking Advice

    What great memories.
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    Seeing Eye Goose for a Blind Dog. Seeking Advice

    That's good advice and I appreciate it. Thank you.
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    Seeing Eye Goose for a Blind Dog. Seeking Advice

    My poor 6-year-old dog suddenly went blind. She suffered an acute case of Blastomycosis that robbed her of her sight. She loved to wander the woods by our house and rest in the sun in the yard. I am thinking about hatching a gosling to help her enjoy her time outdoors. Maybe if I can get a...
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    Eggs at day 26: advice needed please!

    That's good news. The hatches seem to be running behind schedule, was the incubator cool? Any chance you a have Muscovy eggs?
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    Eggs at day 26: advice needed please!

    Float test only as a last resort. Hold the egg to your ear, if you hear, "click, click, click" it is a great sign! It means they are pipped internally and starting to use their lungs. If you don't hear anything, then candle them and look for an internal pip and/or movement. Remember...
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    Duck egg issues

    :welcome That is strange. It sounds like you are feeding them the right things! How much are they eating? And do they have equal access to the feed? Or does the good layer eat it all herself?
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    Should I be concerned about this little one?

    Sounds good. I have 13 eggs in the incubator, due next week. I can't wait to see them hatch. The hatchlings are such fun!
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    Should I be concerned about this little one?

    Tough call. Can you get a closer look?
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    One of my Pekin ducks died, should I get a new duck for my other Pekin duck?

    Yes. Ducks are social flock animals. They do better with other ducks. Any breed will be fine. It may take a week or two for your ducks to get acclimated to one another, but after that it will be better for her. The predator will probably come back, so you should give some thought to...
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    Should I be concerned about this little one?

    Hard to say. Is it always like that? Or just this once? Very cute photo!
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    New duck owner

    Very cute! Welcome :welcome
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    New ducklings!

    Get some brewers yeast or niacin tablets as a supplement to your starter feed. Water management will be a pain in your brooder because ducklings like to play and splash in their water and they will get their bedding wet. Get frozen peas for a treat for them. Have fun!
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