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    Respiratory disease in chicken/duck mixed flock; do I treat both?

    @Eggcessive, I don’t have access to Tylan but a farmer friend gave me some tetracycline to be put in the water. Do I need to separate the chickens and ducks and just treat the chickens? They share water normally
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    Respiratory disease in chicken/duck mixed flock; do I treat both?

    Thank you for the reply! The antibiotic I have is meant to be put in water; should I keep the chickens separate during the treatment?
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    Hello from Quebec!

    All 4 of my chickens are not super friendly. They aren’t mean; they just prefer to keep their distance. I have been holding one a lot (she has been ill so I have been treating her every day), but she still prefers to be free (: The others I have been trying to handle a bit at night when they...
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    Hello from Quebec!

    Hi @NFC! I have Indian Runners and Magpies for the ducks; Welsummer and Ameraucana chickens. My flock is small and young (10 ducks, 4 chickens and nobody is laying yet).
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    Hello from Quebec!

    Hi! My name is Erica and I am new to raising chickens/ducks on a small farm in Quebec, Canada. I have browsed the forums many times before and am grateful for all of the knowledge of community members! Looking forward to many years of happy and healthy poultry raising!
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    Respiratory disease in chicken/duck mixed flock; do I treat both?

    Hello! I am new to raising chickens (and ducks). About a month after introducing 4 new pullets to our flock of 10 ducks, I noticed one of them had a swollen eye. I quarantined her for a while and was treating naturally for coryza (colloidal silver, garlic, ACV). She seemed better, except for...
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