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    Molting Issue?

    All the rest of my ducks and chickens completely molted this past fall, except my one duck Spinach. He molted all his feathers except his flight feathers, they’re just raggedy sticks now. Is this a health concern? He is a Muscovy/magpie duck mule, his sister was mentally and physically disabled...
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    VetRX Clarification

    I have a VetRX question! Apologies in advance I’ve never been good with brevity and wanna give good context haha. My big Muscovy guy Cricket is sounding a little hoarse and so I’m going to try giving him some VetRX the next few days and see if that helps. What I’ve always had some confusion...
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    Sniffer Dog to Sex Chicks?? What do You Think?

    What an interesting idea... Would love to read that study if one ever did come out
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    Ducks keep drinking Epsom salt

    I’m treating bumble foot with Epsom salt soaks, Chlorhexidine soaks, as well as other things but I need some advice on who you successfully set up a soaking area that they can’t readily drink. I’ve heard people say they use small tubs or bowl or buckets but how do you get them to keep their feet...
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    Bumble foot? Mysterious scab, help!!

    Okay thank you! Having confirmation it's bumble foot I'll look at other threads on this website about course of action to take as I'm sure it's been repeated hundreds of times on this website
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    Bumble foot? Mysterious scab, help!!

    Hi everyone, I have a little mule baby girl (half muscovy, half magpie duck) named Eagle who had a scab develop on her big foot pad. I'll post some photos. Last night I gave her a warm epsom salt soak for 30 mins and the scab popped off with some effort, only a tiny pin prick of blood that...
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    Muscovy Duckling, born with bald head, balance issues, cloudy eyes

    Thought I would update this thread just incase it helps anyone else in the future who stumbles on it. I did end up taking little Eagle to the vet and was told that the cause of his eye being shut, the lethargy, and the cloudiness in his eyes were all from ammonia poisoning from their poop. They...
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    A call for help with my Muscovy baby

    Thought I would update this thread just incase it helps anyone else in the future who stumbles on it. I did end up taking little Eagle to the vet and was told that the cause of his eye being shut, the lethargy, and the cloudiness in his eyes were all from ammonia poisoning. It turned out, the...
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    Can't figure out what this could be

    I have a muscovy drake named Cricket too! He was my first baby, the one in my profile pic actually haha. Anyhow, good name choice;) and cheers to your babies!
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    A call for help with my Muscovy baby

    Maybe even if anyone has any ideas of what tests he would need to find out something like this then I could keep trying the vet and would at least have a plan and would know a bit more so they don't try to get me to pay for extra unnecessary things (has happened before and got sucked into...
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    A call for help with my Muscovy baby

    Hi there, I have a 4 week old Muscovy duckling, his name is Bald Eagle because of the bald spot he was born with on his head. He's always been a little funny, has some balance issues, spacial awareness issues, possibly vision issues. He has started doing it less now but will look around over...
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    Muscovy Duckling, born with bald head, balance issues, cloudy eyes

    They've been on chick starter and they've had niacin since their first meal, I've been using Brewer's yeast for their niacin supplement, do you prefer a different form? Not sure if this is entirely helpful but they have constant access to water that they can stick their whole head in too. I do...
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    Muscovy Duckling, born with bald head, balance issues, cloudy eyes

    Okay there's a lot to say hah I have a 3 week old muscovy duckling who was born with a bald spot. When he was born up until now we've noticed that he's got some funny neurological things going on, he has a hard time with balance and spacial awareness, he'll look around the room over and over but...
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    • bald head cataracts duckling advice eye advice eye closed muscovy care neurological problem
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    Congenital cataracts in Cayuga duckling

    Hi! I know this was several years ago and maybe you won't read this but I have a duckling who is 3 weeks old now and is really similar to what you described. He's pretty small and has some issues with spacial awareness and balance. Today I noticed in his eyes that he has little cataracts or grey...
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    How to train ducks not to attack and bite

    Just wanna say, it’s 2021 and this info is still so helpful! I hatched my first Muscovy drake in July 2020 and he recently has started this behavior of biting/holding on. We just got him a girlfriend (borrowed from a friend) but I am definitely going to try being more assertive with him (of...
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