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    PLEASE HELP! 3yr old pet hen with messy vent, straining to poop

    Update: When I let her out this morning she passed a lot of yellow liquid. Still straining and closing her eyes looking unhappy. Going to bathe her today unless anyone suggests otherwise?
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    PLEASE HELP! 3yr old pet hen with messy vent, straining to poop

    Hi all, Haven't been online here for a while but am very worried about my brown shaver hen at the moment. With hindsight I have made a few mistakes/wrong judgements which I hope can be remedied. Sorry in advance for the long story but I thought it best to contain as much info as possible...
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    Do I have a Muscovy x Mallard duck?

    Thanks all! Reassuring to have consistent answers, now I don't have to worry about her having different needs or flying away :) Your pics are beautiful! I'll put up some new ones when I get the chance; we moved house last week and it feels like everything is still in a box!
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    Warming up ducks' food in winter?

    Thank Tracey 3 of them are ducklings (2 x pekins and a muscovy adoptee) but I feed them all together now. Guess I will leave out the molasses from now on! Planning to start mixing in more kibbled maize into their crumble, although it seems to give my hens diarrhea (anybody else noticed this...
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    Warming up ducks' food in winter?

    Hi all, Just a quick question for you lovely people; the past few nights have been absolutely freezing (1-2C which is the coldest it's been since I've lived in NZ, I realise this is pretty warm for some of you ) and I have been feeling sorry for my poor ducks in this cold. When I give them...
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    Do I have a Muscovy x Mallard duck?

    Thank you! Either way she's awesome, I was just curious of her heritage. What are mallards like to keep? I didn't realise people kept them as flocks. Anybody else keep mallards?
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    Do I have a Muscovy x Mallard duck?

    Hi all, I'm wondering if anybody has experience with muscovy/mallard crosses and could give their advice on this wee cutie. My boss found her(?) wandering around a field alone when she was a few hours old. She assumed it was a muscovy as she keeps a huge flock of muscovies and knew there were...
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    Drakes helpful with new hatch???

    Exciting! Are these your first clutch? If so enjoy it, they grow up far too quickly :P Has anybody else experienced Drakes being good Dads?
  9. Robb, Phil and Arya at 2-8 hours old

    Robb, Phil and Arya at 2-8 hours old

  10. Lovely Fea

    Lovely Fea

  11. Robb as a teenager

    Robb as a teenager

  12. Robb and his brother Phil on their first trip outside

    Robb and his brother Phil on their first trip outside

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