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    Duckling born with large red bump on head

    Just got back from working outside of the house for an hour. Sweet duckling was trying to get up so I picked him up to hold him again for a bit, and wet his mouth. He passed away within two minutes of his being back with me. Feeling a bit emotional that he waited to die until I held him again...
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    Duckling born with large red bump on head

    Hi. I thought the duckling would pass yesterday, but he's holding on although with little movement. He's sleeping a lot so I am just monitoring and making sure he's comfortable. I expect today is his day to go and will keep you updated.
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    Duckling born with large red bump on head

    Thanks. I have it separated, but close. It had a few feathers on top to begin, but the red was very prominent. It didn't look so much like a crest, but more like a weird red cap with a dark red ridge. I do have one female duck of 16 that has the crested gene so I do have the gene in my flock.
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    Duckling born with large red bump on head

    Thanks. Appreciate your input.
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    Duckling born with large red bump on head

    That's what I feared. The only hope I had was that it was encapsulated in skin. Was hoping that there was something I could do to protect it, like a helmet of sorts.
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    Duckling born with large red bump on head

    Hello. My duckling hatched last night with this weird, large, red bump. I had her/him in with the others, but when I went to check a few minutes ago, it was over on the opposite side of the enclosure, cold, and bleeding. I took it out, put Blu-Kote on the bump/wound and separated it out. The...
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    Legs paralyzed one day, dead the next

    Hi. I had a girl who couldn’t walk yesterday so I brought her in and started Corid as Coccidiosis is usually the culprit. This morning she was dead. Any ideas what else it could be? It’s been a hot summer so thinking maybe the heat? Thank you.
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    Three roosters lost feathers, no others

    Hi. I have 40+ chickens. Five roosters in a bachelor pad that free roam and the rest in a large enclosure. Three roosters, one freeranged and two enclosed, have lost a lot of feathers. I thought it might be bugs so dusted a few times. Those three roosters keep losing feathers. All the...
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    Egg laid with gross stuff. Does my hen have an infection?

    Thank you
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    Egg laid with gross stuff. Does my hen have an infection?

    Which version of this medication? Thank you!!
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    Egg laid with gross stuff. Does my hen have an infection?

    Thanks for the input. I’ll keep an eye out to see if I see an off hen. Hate that one is having issues and I can’t identify her. What medication do I buy?
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    Egg laid with gross stuff. Does my hen have an infection?

    I have seven broody hens. Other than that none look lethargic. Nothing looks different or amiss with any of them. What type of medication do you suggest if I see it again? Is there something I can put in water other than ACV that can help? Do I treat them all? Can we eat eggs?
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    Egg laid with gross stuff. Does my hen have an infection?

    I’m in N.C., but have 40 chickens and don’t known who laid it. I have Corid and Denagard.
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    Egg laid with gross stuff. Does my hen have an infection?

    Hi. One of my hens laid this today. Does she have an infection? Thank you
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    Splayed leg in cast, can’t move, how to feed

    Hi. I need help thinking outside the box. I have a newly hatched duckling with a splayed back leg that I “casted” into place with popsicle sticks, a lego and medical tape. It can’t move either leg in the cast. It’s inside a plastic container with a washcloth to keep it upright. Can you...
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