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    Hopping Chicken

    I have a mixed flock of Cochins & Americanas. One of the hens hatched out 5 babies and one has been hopping since it got big enough to notice. It walks until everyone else starts to run and then it hops, like a bunny! I am not concerned just wondering if anyone else has hopping hens! Was told...
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    Strange Hatching

    Update: Monday morning I put the duckling out in a sheltered area that was set up for the Momma chicken & her chicks. It had food & water so I figured it would be ok. It seemed happy, liked the sun. While it was out I cleaned the bathroom up & decided I would not keep it in there anymore. I have...
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    Strange Hatching

    I did not find anything either (on the Vitamin A) but I take it and they are so small that I just used the syringe to poke a hole in it and put a couple of drops on the food. No noticeable differences yet & also giving electrolytes, probiotics and vitamins in the water, those packets they sell...
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    Strange Hatching

    Looks like I won'tbe able to put the film up anytime soon or at all. Sorry, I wish you could see what I am seeing.
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    Strange Hatching

    An update: the duckling is still going strong. It's legs are getting stronger and causing it to push itself over onto it's back. It kicks & gets turned over only to do it again. It seems to have figured out that being up next to a wall or other surface can give some stability & let it move...
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    Strange Hatching

    That is my hope. Do you know how to give vitamin A to a duck? Another site suggested it. Thanks!
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    Strange Hatching

    That is what I got yesterday. Giving 2-3 doses per day. Still does better in the water than on solid surfaces and seems frantic in it's movements but the vitamins seem to calm it a little.
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    Strange Hatching

    thanks, will do
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    Strange Hatching

    OK, I will be going out later & will get some at the feed store where they are nice to me. TSC has turned me off. The WM stuff has less strength than the other and no B-1 so I think it will do in the meantime. At least I know I have done no harm!
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    Strange Hatching

    About 4 days old. I have used a very diluted mixture of the liquid B-complex that I have and pretty much done it like you said. It grabs at the end of the dropper & is quick! Have to be careful but no forcing of the liquid, just dripping & letting it grab it. Should I be using the B complex...
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    Strange Hatching

    Yes to all. Drinking is harder because the manic nature of it's movements mean the water is turned over a lot. Eating is easier as I can stack the food and let it grab what it wants. Acts like it's starving, grabbing at food. Went to TSC and a very rude person tried to sell me a huge bottle of...
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    Strange Hatching

    Thanks, I will keep trying. Finding the recommended vitamins difficult to locate but working on it. It's a little hectic because I have a hen that hatched out 5 of 10 chicks & my shelter for them has collapsed! The little duckling just seems manic in his behavior, wonder about brain damage but...
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    Strange Hatching

    My Momma duck had 18 eggs in the nest and only hatched 4. During the hatching process. the Momma duck carried one of the hatching eggs to a bucket of water, dumped it in - it smelled of rotten egg. Three of the hatchlings are fine but number 4 got left behind. It smelled of rotten egg when we...
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    arrested development

    I am thinking it is correct. They seem normal and their combs are starting to show. I thot my blonde might be an albino because her legs are really pale. Thot she might have sunburn but I am thinking this is normal. I must have been running around like the proverbial headless chicken when I had...
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    arrested development

    They are still in the asparagus, I am by myself and have not been able to get them confined. Heat wave is making it difficult to finish the project and I am back to work at 4am so my work for the weekend is done. Afraid the results will be coming later. The girls seem healthy and do not seem to...
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