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    Questions, questions, questions.

    Thank you everyone for all the different tips!! I appreciate it. To answer a couple questions: The rooster in the picture is 4 months old. No I’ve never dewormed him so that hypothesis on the weird wing feathers is out lol. I used to put a large tray under their food dishes to catch what...
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    Questions, questions, questions.

    I use stainless steel dog dishes for their feed. They tip them over way less than the other feeder I was using. They get organic all poultry feed. Scraps, and free range throughout the day.
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    Questions, questions, questions.

    First off: Is this chickens wing a cause for concern? It’s just on one side and none of my others have it. Also, is he actually a rooster like I suspect? He’s/She’s a Pearl Star Leghorn if that helps. Next: Any suggestions for alternatives to a traditional chicken waterer found at a feed store...
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    Respiratory illness?

    For ducklings?
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    Scab? Wound?

    I was worried that might be it :/
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    Scab? Wound?

    Thank you!!!
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    Scab? Wound?

    I think I may have messed up… New to having chickens, I check my chicks vents every day to make sure everyone’s looking clean and healthy. Today I noticed a black thing stuck to the underside of one of my chicks and I assumed it was some stuck on poop. I went about removing it with a Q-tip...
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    Respiratory illness?

    Yes. They get outside time every day to forage (I live in a warm area) and I also give them peas and veggie scraps. Leafy greens, sliced up Brussels sprouts ends, etc. as well as the nutritional yeast.
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    Respiratory illness?

    Thanks! I’ve raised 4 other breeds of ducks before but never Pekins. They’ve been a lot different so far. Do you happen to have any recommendations for how to further strengthen their legs? To me they seem to sit or lean on their “elbows” a lot more often than my previous ducks.
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    Respiratory illness?

    Organic duck starter feed supplemented with nutritional yeast for extra niacin. Someone was telling me to only do the starter feed for 2-3 weeks and then switch to lower protein food to help keep extra weight off their legs? (If not raising them as meat birds, which I’m not.) The inside temp...
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    Respiratory illness?

    Hello, I purchased 3 Pekin ducklings from tractor supply a week ago and they seem to be showing signs of respiratory illness. 2 of the 3 have slime coming out of their mouth on and off and also sound nasally on and off. All 3 have exhibited labored breathing/panting. I feel like I’m having a...
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