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    Sick Duck or just old?

    Nevermind, turns out she may have just been cold! I just called and she's doing much better after they brought her in! I think she's just not super used to the weather outside.
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    Sick Duck or just old?

    Hey there duck lovers, So I have a pet duck that my mom is currently watching over for me. I moved to the city and fowl aren't allowed. Anyways, this ducks lives in the coop but aside from everyone else in a separate little coop we made for her because she can't walk. She's gone most of her...
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    Terramycin for Ducks?

    So I posted on here a few days ago that some type of predator was getting into our coop and killing the chickens. It tried attacking one of our ducks and now his eye looks infected. I bought terramycin and applied it around his infected eye earlier because everyone said it was fine to use but...
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    Murderous Chickens??

    Very true about a predator remembering where there would be a free meal laying around. I don't think it's a disease, they all look and are acting pretty healthy. I think we'll try predator-proofing the place and hope that that's all it is! Thank you everyone for the help!
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    Murderous Chickens??

    They don't free range but do have a pretty big run with no roof. The only thing that concerns me about this is that they did just kill a hen earlier this week. Do you think they can be connected or are both freak accidents?
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    Murderous Chickens??

    I actually hadn't thought about a predator. We have a fence around the run but no roof. We have some cats on the property but have never had trouble before. If it was a predator would they have left the remainder of the head in the coop? The rest of the chicken wasn't really pecked at or...
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    Murderous Chickens??

    Okay so I don't know what is going on but in the span of a week my mom and I have found 2 dead hens. The first was a young Houdan, pretty new to the flock so I'm guessing they were already picking on her and things got out of hand. My mom found her practically mauled. Just this morning when I...
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    Newborn Chicks But No Starter!

    Could really use the help! I was brooding a couple of hens and our first chick hatched today! I went to the feed store to get starter but they won't have any for 2 more days. Looked everywhere and couldn't find any. I know I should've definitely not waited until the chick was born, but here we...
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    Incubator without temperature?

    So I'm very new at incubating and hatching eggs, but know how to take care of chicks once they're born. I was given an old incubator but there's no temperature gauge. I know the temperature is important, but is there any other way/suggestion to keep an eye on temperature? It also doesn't turn...
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    Bored Duck

    I was thinking about a mirror! I will for sure do that now thank you! And I've used the tote in the tub before. I might have to do that again just so she can keep taking her daily swim cause I can tell she really misses it.
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    Bored Duck

    This is a picture of her legs from a while ago, but they're still pretty much the same. When she swims or hobbles in her box she uses her hocks to get around. Luckily they've calloused a bit since this picture was taken so I don't think it hurts as much as it used to. For a while I was using a...
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    Bored Duck

    That's a great idea! Thank you! I started putting veggie pieces in her water for her to pick out and she seems to like that!
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    Bored Duck

    Really need some quick advice. I have a disabled duck. I don't know exactly if she was born disabled or if she had a case of splayed leg that went untreated. Either way, she can't walk. So she lives in the house in a little box (much like a homemade cage). We had to put wire around the box...
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    Lonely Duck

    Hey guys, So I need some advice and I feel like this is really the best place to get it. I have a rouen duckling who's about 10 weeks now. I'm pretty sure he had splay leg when he was younger and it went untreated for about 4 weeks (I looked everywhere but didn't find out about splay leg...
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    Cut on Foot

    Hey guys, One of my ducks got out of their designated area and cut part of the webbed part of his foot! I think it was on the metal fencing that he snuck through. What should I do to treat his foot? So far all I've done is soak it in hydrogen peroxide.
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