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    Muscovy laying eggs with balloon like membrane over the entire egg with a tail

    I keep finding eggs with a sac around them and a tail of sorts with fluid in it. Any ideas? I also find the occasional membrane eggs with no shell at all, inspired of a pile of oyster shells available to them. I don't know if it is two different hens or the same one. I suspect two different...
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    Odd muscovy drake behavior

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    Odd muscovy drake behavior

    This drake has been exhibiting this behavior for the past week. He is one of two drakes in a small flock. He is one year old. This is our 3rd year raising them and I haven't seen this behavior before. It almost seems neurological and my wife thinks we should euthanize him incase this could...
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    Sick Muscovy hen

    Everyone is doing better. The poultry cell seems to be a good boost. The tetracycline has improved the hen with the closed eye, although not fully opened yet and this morning there were bubbles coming from it again. I think the ointment will be twice a day to see if that improves it completely...
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    Sick Muscovy hen

    Yes, there are two drakes with them.
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    Sick Muscovy hen

    Update. No real change this morning other than the palest hen with what seems to be an eye injury, looked to have small bubbles over her eye, which is very closed up. Inner lid is functional. Used eye wash to give a good rinse and the after a minute or so treated with tetracycline ointment...
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    Sick Muscovy hen

    Thank you all for your help I have located some and will be picking it up in the morning. I'll keep you posted.
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    Sick Muscovy hen

    They were all laying. I will try to find some poultry cell tomorrow. Thank you
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    Sick Muscovy hen

    They have free access to layer pellets all day and free range in an organically raised orchard. The only change is that the hoses run for water are not rated for potable water. I will take in a fecal sample, but being a holiday weekend it will be Tuesday before that can happen. As far as...
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    Sick Muscovy hen

    Hello, I'm new here. I have a small flock of Muscovy. I recently moved 7 hens and two mails onto a penned orchard to allow our three broody hens to raise their ducklings without challenges from the rest of the flock. That was almost two weeks ago. They are in a chicken tractor, have water to...
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