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    Rooster can't breathe while being held

    Haha nah that wasn't the issue. I was holding him very lightly.
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    Rooster can't breathe while being held

    Ok guys so I have a weird situation and I'm totally stumped as to what is going on... Today I went to pick up my rooster (Mr. Roo) to hold him under my arm, normally this is not an issue at all.... Today as soon as I picked him up he started wheezing and gasping like he couldn't breathe...
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    Frontline conflicting information, feeling nervous

    Can anyone please help me out. I'm freaking out a little bit... I've seen Frontline spray recommended all over the place (BYC, local poultry groups, even my vet didn't question it when I mentioned it) for chickens to treat lice and mites. I've used it several times of the last few years with...
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    Do I have a secret drake?

    Wow, well it will be very interesting to see whether the egg I set under a hen tonight actually grows or not! We do check for mites/lice etc regularly, especially at this time of year. My chickens always seem to get mites in summer so all the birds are treated for mites regularly throughout the...
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    Do I have a secret drake?

    I don't think our neighbours have ducks. I know our closest neighbour doesn't have any poultry, the other neighbour might have ducks (not to my knowledge though) but their house is a good 1km from our house... We do have a small water spring at the very bottom of our 30 acre property where...
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    Do I have a secret drake?

    Yes I am well aware of this and as stated multiple times, this has possibly actually happened due to a mishap with my family collecting and using eggs after being away several weeks.
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    Do I have a secret drake?

    Yep I agree and I only use fresh eggs for myself and others... My family however did not realise that so when my dad returned from holidays he collected the pile of duck eggs and used them as normal. Not a good thing, but I didn't know he had done that at the time.
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    Do I have a secret drake?

    My family went away for a couple of weeks a while ago and the ducks had stashed some eggs.... That is the only possible situation I can think of. Normally we collect eggs daily.
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    Do I have a secret drake?

    I don't have pictures or any more info, sorry... Just going off what our friend has said. Said friend is quite experienced in poultry and I think would know the difference between a blood spot/meat chunk and an embryo... she said she could see the beak... I agree they all look like female...
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    Do I have a secret drake?

    Wasn't sure whether to put this in the duck forum or in the 'What breed/gender is this' forum... please move it if it's in the wrong spot! We have 3 ducks... an Indian Runner X... A Pekin X and a Khaki Campbell. A friend buys eggs from them for eating. Said friend recently said she's had a...
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    Feathered legs, where'd it come from?

    For anyone interested, chick's feathers are developing, interesting colours! Black/grey with patchy brown coming through on the tips :)
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    Feathered legs, where'd it come from?

    Thank you :)
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    Feathered legs, where'd it come from?

    Whoops I meant comb not crest! Early morning... I wasn't thinking straight haha!
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    Feathered legs, where'd it come from?

    Thank you :) Australorps also come in Blue (like my roo) and Splash. My Maran X is mixed with Australian Araucana.
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    Feathered legs, where'd it come from?

    Thank you all for your responses :) To clear things up... I have two Silkie hens, the rooster who fathered this chick is purebred bantam Australorp. So the chick is at least half Australorp... The chick does not have 5 toes or black skin (I assume?). I thought the egg was bigger than a silkie...
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