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    Giving an injection to 2 yo male pekin: swollen leg

    Hi, Thanks for the information. The ducks are bedded down and I don't have a picture, but the leg has a bulbous swelling near the top but the entire leg is thicker than his other, normal leg. There is no sign of bumblefoot or scabs on the foot. I am mostly worried about the leg but he does...
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    Giving an injection to 2 yo male pekin: swollen leg

    Hello, I have a 2 year old male pekin who has had a swollen, hot leg for several months, on and off. For the last few weeks it has been persistent and getting worse. We have taken him to the vet 3x now over the past year, and though the vet tries to help he is not really a specialist in poultry...
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    swollen vent, weak and dying. HELP!

    Hello, you can pinch her beak open at the back end gently, and give her a few drops at a time. If you put the dropper back towards the beak (closer to face, not the point end) and drop in there it may be easier to control--I don't advise putting the dropper down into her beak. Please make sure...
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    Day old chick pecking injury, help

    Hi, I have a chick hatched by a broody hen, can't exactly be sure but at very most he is two days old, more likely one day. He is the only one to have hatched out of a clutch of eggs she is still sitting on. We discovered him this morning and everything was fine, the mother seemed ok and...
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