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My rouen had walking problems and they thought niacin was the issue. the vet suggested peas. I fed her entire cans of peas and brewers yeast and she is fine now. I don't know if that is the leg issue but it can't hurt.

my rouen hen had a niacin deficiancy when she was a baby, the vet or the ag manager did not think she would live. I babied her and fed her cans of peas and brewers yeast and she is well today and walks fine. Will this make her more susceptible to another bout of this. When she was little...

I have two Rouen ducks. A mated pair. They are both about 6 months old. She never let him breed her and I thought all was well. Recently I made a move and someone is taking care of the ducks at their home. Both ducks are now housed with turkeys and chicken and a mud fenced in tiny lot. The...

That was it the whole time. I did not know they did this. Turns out that one is a drake, he will be beautiful when done.

I was reading up on them and I am thinking maybe I have a mated pair. Maybe they are not two females at all. The one I thought was sick is getting lighter colored feathers and its head has a tint of green to it now. Maybe just by the luck of the draw, I got a male and female. There poop is...

I just did a post that said DUCK LOOKS SICK I had what I thought was two females. One is twice the size as the other. When looking at photos of Rouens they both looked to be female. The large one has a raspy voice, like it is hoarse or something. Now I noticed that its feathering is getting...

I have two Rouens I purchased as babies from TSC this spring. One grew to be huge, the other was always half the size. The tiny one the vet said would die. But I prayed for it and it is fine. The larger one has a raspy voice, the tiny one has a quack voice. Both look identical and when...

I'm crazy in love with ducks but I suppose I am destined never to be able to have any. My neighbor sprays his field and I have a life threatening allergy to the spray. When he sprays I must leave my home for 3-6 weeks until it goes away. I have no family and my home and pets are my...

That comment is so true. I saw these video's on youtube of a little boy and his duck. It made me want one, and I so very much fell madly passionately in love with ducks.

No it does not shake at all. They got peas yesterday and today, I ordered some brewers yeast. They climb all over me when we go outside. I lay in the grass while they play but they always come over and climb under my arms for shade and safety I suppose. I lap it up, because i like to cuddle...

I did talk to the vet, she suggest brewers yeast however neither she nor the feed store manager gave much hope for it to live. I gave them peas yesterday and today. I ordered some yeast. feed guy did not offer a probiotic for them, he did not act like he had one.

INBREEDING??? :eek:are you saying my duck is a redneck? just kidding:lau I will talk to the feed store and see what options are out there.

No I have not No, I have not noticed that. Only that the one is smaller, appears skinnier (but eats as much as it wants), walks to the water and then sits to drink, sits a lot, swims and dives and is active in 4-6 inches of water but keep on foot on the bottom except when diving. Its an odd...

The one on the right is smaller, they are now almost two weeks and have grown but it is still smaller and actually feels boney too. Is there something I can give it to give it a boost or could it be that it is a female and the other a male?

I bought two rouen ducklings that came from the same tank at Tractor Supply. The one duckling is so much smaller almost half the size of the other. It is also the one that sits all the time, walks to the water and then sits to drink. Paddles in the swimming tub of water but keeps one foot on...