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    Chicken with tumor

    Sorry to hear about your hen..I tend to go natural route and meds when necessary. I know of some who had success with Frankincense essential oil( a quality brand I use Revive EO no joining anything and free s&h I buy their organic Frankincence very, very reasonable) rubbing into area and...
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    My duck can’t walk

    Sorry to hear about Buppy. I have an all together different situation with mine not able to walk on her one leg. Is there swelling of any kind? Hot to touch? Have you checked her for bumblefoot? Need more info of anything you see or feel on that foot or leg?
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    Pekin Duck w/swollen hock and changing symptoms Please Help

    Yes I can move her leg with no probs no neg reaction at all. At times she has stood on her good leg and stretched the compromised leg straight back so good there. Other than the balls of different size around her swelled area I feel nothing out of place. Yes from time to time feels warm to hot...
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    Pekin Duck w/swollen hock and changing symptoms Please Help

    Sorry I forgot to write she was taking oral antibiotic and anti-inflammatory by syringe
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    Pekin Duck w/swollen hock and changing symptoms Please Help

    Thank you Issac for responding. It has been rough watching this and feeling helpless due to lack of knowledge. She was on amoxicillin 5ml 2x day and metacam 3cc every 12 hrs. No change during or after this treatment. Vet did not return call despite leaving 2 messages w/receptionist. I have like...
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    Pekin Duck w/swollen hock and changing symptoms Please Help

    Hi Everyone Sorry this will be long but the symptoms keep changing and some stay same. I really need some advice. I have a 3 yr old healthy Pekin duck. We had a baby raccoon invade the duck house. Luckily it was to little to do anything to them, it did eat their food. Anyway.. Noticed she was...
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    whipworms!

    Hi Can you please tell me how to use the Borax in the coop? Amount used? How often? It doesn't hurt the chickens? The mites are terrible this year! My roo poor boy has them bad. You are right DE not the right remedy. Making up a remedy to spray him and the hens(for prevention they don't have...
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    Mysterious and tragic duckling deaths. NOT a niacin deficiency. Help!

    I was told to never use pine shavings with the ducks, chickens and turkeys. I forget why not something with fumes and dust especially when they are babies?? I wish I could remember ..I just never used it because I was told not to. Something to look into?? I was also told not to let them get wet...
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    Indian runners or Pekins?

    Hello Binkacat I had both. Our hens were equally the same. Not very loud until the drake wanted something from them and they didn't want to. Then it got loud squawking and quacking lol Indian Runners are the better of the 2 breeds if you want to hatch eggs. The Peking had very slight interest...
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    Injured Canadian Gosling

    HI I have used Arnica 30c and Rescue Remedy on my birds successfully for many different things. Rescue Remedy is for shock,trauma etc.. Arnica is for pain I use 1 pellet 30c dissolved in distilled water. It's important to not touch the pellet with your hands but to pop it into a glass and let it...
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    chickens attacked need advice

    Sorry to hear about your hen. If you have rescue remedy I would give that (homeopathic treatment) and see if she responds it could be shock. It does sound like she sustained a traumatic injury and I am sorry to say when this has happened to our hens we have culled them to put them out of their...
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    Impacted Crop in RIR hen

    Thanks bateleur. I'm sorry to say Red didn't make it. She died sometime overnight Thurs. I did get her to the vet and she had a mineral blockage down low that was causing her to back up into her crop. I wish you well with your hen and you have a better outcome than I did. It was heart breaking...
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    Need help in finding out what is killing my geese and large chickens.

    Sorry for the loss of your chickens and geese. Looks to me like the job of a raccoon(s). I have friends that lost their chickens to raccoons and that is what they did, they just ate the heads. They know for fact it was a family of them because of the ruckus in the coop they went to investigate...
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    Obstructed Intestine with minerals, pebbles etc... in almost 2 RIR hen what can I do??

    I wondered if more would help her? I just hope it can get past the crop and do some good. My vet is done for day for me to ask ?s. great idea! Thanks Called and left emergency message about dosage for her.
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    Obstructed Intestine with minerals, pebbles etc... in almost 2 RIR hen what can I do??

    Thanks! Yes I have and use braggs.
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