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    Duck with Weak Hock - Likely Arthritis

    I understand those feelings and empathize so very much. I repeatedly looked back at my "mistakes" and felt I had failed my bird. Be good to yourself and find comfort in knowing how much care you give your birds. I worried so much about my duck getting the proper nutrients since she couldn't...
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    Duck with Weak Hock - Likely Arthritis

    Hi CoriM, Thank you for reaching out. Unfortunately, her symptoms and problems only worsened. The crunchy hocks became (or were always) slipped tendons. One was always worse than the other, so when she tried to baby the worse one, she wore the good one. I made her suspension hammocks and...
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    Duck with Weak Hock - Likely Arthritis

    Thank you for your reply and care, Miss Lydia. I will get her back on Aspirin. I realize that being a pekin, she was predisposed to leg injuries, but I'm sad that she's only 2.5 years old and suffering from these issues. Sometimes we're just born with a harder row to hoe. She is a little sassy...
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    Duck with Weak Hock - Likely Arthritis

    Thank you for your care. She is a trooper so I will just keep taking it day by day. That was a very sweet forum. Thank you for sharing.
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    Duck with Weak Hock - Likely Arthritis

    Hi folks, I have a sweet pekin duck who has crunchy hocks, as in, when I hold her and move her leg at the joint, I can feel/hear it grind. I assume arthritis has set in on an old injury, as she has always had an awkward gait. Months ago when I took her to the vet, I was told that she had...
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    How to splint a slipped tendon in chickens

    Thank you so very much for sharing this. You put together such an informative (and fun!) guide; I am excited to try this on my duck in hopes she will benefit.
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