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    Duck seizures

    Hello, We didn't buy liquid niacin. We literally used a combination of crushed up cat biscuit and her duckling crumb mixed with a bit of water and syringe fed her for a couple of days. She then started eating on her own and has never had a fit since. It certainly worked for her, she has now...
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    Feeding free range ducks

    Hello, Could anyone tell me how much food I should be feeding my free range ducks. We have 4 ducks that are 1 year old and 5 ducks that are 8 weeks old. Given the opportunity they will eat non stop but are entirely free range so I don't really want to feed them too much. Any advice greatly...
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    Duck help needed! Hello from France! Please help!

    Maybe that was it! Who knows! Very glad she is feeling better though! Will keep a close eye in her! Georgie
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    Duck seizures

    Just a quick update! My duck has only had 1 seizure this morning and then started eating a small amount. We have only had to syringe feed her once today! Fingers crossed she is on the mend! Yesterday we fed her a combination of her chick crumb and some crushe up cat biscuits via syringe so maybe...
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    Duck help needed! Hello from France! Please help!

    Just a quick update! My duck has only had 1 seizure this morning and then started eating a small amount. We have only had to syringe feed her once today! Fingers crosses she is on the mend! Thanks everyone
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    Duck help needed! Hello from France! Please help!

    Thanks for all the advice. I have posted in the duck section. I don't think she would have access to poison or pesticides as we don't use any of those things but there is always a chance there could be some laying dormant in the soil. She has so far only has 1 seizure this am but tail and...
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    Duck seizures

    Thank you for the advice. It is more difficult to get specific things over here mainly due to the language barrier. We do speak basic french but duck terminology isn't taught in french classes! If she was niacin deficient would this not be affecting the others as well? This morning she has...
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    Duck seizures

    Hello, my husband and I have recently moved to France. We bought 4 hens and a cockerel and have recently added 5 ducks (unsure of breed as bought from a french market). The ducks are now 5 weeks old and all are growing well apart from 1 which 3 day ago started having seizures. She has approx...
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    Duck help needed! Hello from France! Please help!

    Hello, my husband and I have recently moved to France. We bought 4 hens and a cockerel and have recently added 5 ducks (unsure of breed as bought from a french market). The ducks are now 5 weeks old and all are growing well apart from 1 which 3 day ago started having seizures. She has approx...
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