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    Disappearing ducks :(

    I have lost a small Plymouth barred Rock (3 mos old), a full grown male jumbo pekin and a full grown male Muscovy. Just GONE. No feathers, no signs of struggle. I'm home all day long and haven't heard any unusual noises or seen anything. Yesterday, my full grown Rhode Island Red Roo disappeared...
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    Broken tail after being hit by baseball-sized hail!! Help!!

    If the pygostyle is indeed broken- can it heal properly? I have a poult that broke hers- she's walking (slowly) and eating/drinking fine.. But it's clearly broken. Will she heal and be able to live normally?
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    VERY SICK SILKIE- PLEASE HELP??

    You can find marmite in the international foods aisle at most publix stores. As for the chicken- she is alive and semi-ok. (she was never REALLY normal to start with) I've been keeping her inside, she pretty much has free reign of the downstairs (no carpet, so I don't have to worry about...
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    Aggressive Toms

    I have one jake that I have raised from a 5 day old baby. Originally I had two, one female one male... And they were no problem. He's currently about ten months old and we lost our girl to a horrific raccoon attack approximately a month or two ago. My boy managed to escape but seemed very shaken...
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    VERY SICK SILKIE- PLEASE HELP??

    I picked up some poly vi sol and I'm out looking for antibiotics now. I do have marmite (I'm actually British, so we always have it in the house) so I'll try that too. How much of the poly should I give her? Since it's for infants, I wasn't sure of the dosage.
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    VERY SICK SILKIE- PLEASE HELP??

    I have a beautiful little Silkie named Emily Shakespeare... if you can't tell by the name, she is my little boy's prized companion... She is about 9 months old but has always seemed a bit odd compared to the other birds we have. She's very... well... slow. She has always spent time with my...
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    Pekin Duck Club!

    My female pekin continues to disappear during the daytime. She vanishes early morning, then just before dusk (feeding time) she reappears making a very loud fuss and runs full speed for the waterer. She's very noisy and has ruffled feathers when she returns. Her mate spends the entire day at the...
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    incubating - Hova-Bator 1588

    I have tried two batches in my hovabator and they are not hatching. I can't seem to get it to stay above 97 degrees now. Do I need to unplug it and wait a few days before trying again? Something is definitely happening in the eggs- but I'm getting a lot of blood rings or eggs that stopped...
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    Rhode Island acting sick

    I have a 3 1/2 month old heritage Rhode Island Red who has started acting strangely this week. She's been very lethargic, falls asleep where she's standing, eats & drinks- but not much. Doesn't move much, has bad balance and drags her wings most times. She doesn't talk much now, allows you to do...
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    PLEASE HELP! Strange Behavior from my Little Red!

    I've paid more attention this afternoon... she's inside right now, but not moving. She's under a fake tree in the house and hasn't moved in quite sometime. I brought her in to try to feed her myself, in case it was a bullying issue with the others. (she is the smallest of the flock.) She doesn't...
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    PLEASE HELP! Strange Behavior from my Little Red!

    I've been trying to keep an eye on her- check on her as much as I can. I don't see any other symptoms other than the behavior though.
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    PLEASE HELP! Strange Behavior from my Little Red!

    I have a flock of 3 and a half month old Buff Orpingtons & Heritage Rhode Island Reds (and one Old English Roo, who is two weeks older than the rest of the flock.). One buff & one Red have turned out to be Roo's (yes, that equals three roos!! But they're getting along so far) and the other two...
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    Pekin Duck Club!

    I have two Jumbo Pekins myself. :) Roughly about two months old.
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    Help? My ducks are always spilling out their water while I'm at work!

    I had it on concrete blocks and they're still making a mess. That's the type of waterer I've been using too. Went up to the 5 gal & they're still draining it! They've got ramps and stepping stones to get into the kiddie pool, but you're right- it's not very clean water!! (No matter how much I...
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    Help? My ducks are always spilling out their water while I'm at work!

    They are around 2-3 months old.. They have a kiddie pool. The waterers I've been using are the vacuum-seal type chicken waterers. The older muscovys do spill some of it while drinking- but these guys literally empty the waterer (even a 5 gal) in a very short time... The ground is constantly soaked!
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