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    Unknown chicken is here!

    She has the normal number of toes. I just googled silkies, so cute! Twig could be part silkie giving her the head fluff :)
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    Unknown chicken is here!

    Just curious… this chicken is Twig. She hatched in a 2nd grade classroom incubator project with a variety of chicks. I don’t know where the eggs came from or what breeds were expected, but Twig is very pretty. The cute fluff on her head covers a small black crest. Her black feathers have a green...
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    Suggestions for Antibiotics?

    At my 2 local farm stores, it says Rx is needed for Baytril. Maybe this is a new regulation or varies by state? Idk. It seems a lot of people get this at farm stores but I can’t.
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    Suggestions for Antibiotics?

    Any ideas where I can find antibiotics for a foot infection? I would greatly appreciate it! Vet and prescription is unavailable. Full story: Our 1 yr old pekin Ruby developed an infection in her ankle. There was no scab or visible injury to the bottom of the foot like typical bumblefoot, but...
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    Duck Bumblefoot Up Into Leg

    I came on here because my pekin has that same condition. Long story and running out of options, today we decided to open the white bump with a scalpel. A very large bumble chunk was pushed out. We taped it up, applied vetericyn and neosporin and confined her. So I agree, that bump is the...
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    Ideas for Converting Playhouse to Duck House (photo)

    You noticed the hole! It was made for the chipmunks who live underneath. It’s super cute to watch them go in and out. :)
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    Ideas for Converting Playhouse to Duck House (photo)

    This little house needs to be renovated for our 7 ducks. I’m looking for suggestions on how to make them a great space. It is 8x5x5.5. The floor is plywood raised off the ground. The house will be moved and a run will be added. Any suggestions will be helpful since we are newbies! Also, would...
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    Duckings arrived in terrible shape!

    More ducklings arrived yesterday and this time they were all up and peeping when we opened the box! I’m so relieved. They came a day quicker than the others, had extra food, and were in a priority box. And we got 4! A surprise rouen was in the box. Probably because we reported that our first was...
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    Duckings arrived in terrible shape!

    Yes. My challenge is finding sexed ducks locally. Everyone sells straight run and I totally understand it's not easy to sex the ducks. (I certainly don't know how!) We don't have extra room for drakes right now and I can't just give them away after my kids raise them. Our "replacements"...
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    Duckings arrived in terrible shape!

    I'm so glad they are all alive! I think the beak bubbles aren't too concerning. It may be that they are sort of dehydrated so their mucus is extra sticky. My ducklings had those too for the first day or so. Keep hydration going! I woke mine up every 30 minutes to drink because they were so...
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    Desensitization

    I want mine to be lap ducks too! :love But I'm settling for the fact that they all race to my side of the brooder when I walk by and one likes to be held. They are 3 weeks. What kind of ducks do you have? I'm wondering if that makes a difference. My friendliest is a rouen, then the pekin, then...
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    Local pond ducks observation

    I'm so happy for that little runner! I never thought people would dump domestic ducks. Now I'm wondering if some ducks that I've seen in a local pond are domestic. Most are wild-looking mallard color, but occasionally there is a white duck like a pekin. Are any wild ducks white? Generally, how...
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    Duckings arrived in terrible shape!

    Can you call your post office as soon as they open? If the package isn't there yet, they could probably call you as soon as it arrives. My post office didn't call until hours later and one of my ducklings seemed more recently passed so I may have been able to save her if I got them ASAP. Let me...
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    Ducklings 3 weeks apart?

    Is it safe and okay to add new ducklings to a brooder with 3-week-old ducklings? Sadly, half our ducklings died during shipment. So we have 3 now and the company is sending 3 “replacements” next month. Would it be ok to add them with the others? After so much planning, this adventure hasn’t gone...
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    New 2 week old ducklings questions.

    They might be scared of the new place and sounds, but my main concern would be hydration. How do they react to you? Even if there’s water near, could you offer it to their beaks every 30 minutes or so until they get comfy? You could also scramble an egg for treats so maybe they’ll get energy...
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