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    Crippled duckling - is there anything I can do?

    Thank you so much! That really helps, it is just such a nice little duck! Is the larger duckling a danger to her? Jack seems to think evie is his baby, he snuggles her and grooms her and makes her try to walk but we were lucky to find this duckling at this time of year, no one else has any...
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    Crippled duckling - is there anything I can do?

    How do you tape a foot flat- by that I mean what type of tape and what do I tape it to? Thank you very much.
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    Crippled duckling - is there anything I can do?

    *note- he did start eating last afternoon to evening*thursday*, there is a bit of sugar water, some fresh water and ground starter 20 percent protein no medications.
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    Crippled duckling - is there anything I can do?

    We got a duckling from orchlens (something like that anyways) - the ducklings had just arrived in the mail a few hours earlier and had not started eating yet. Transit time was from saturday (idiots) to wednesday when we picked him up. He came from Estes hatchery. Basically no matter what I...
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    Animal control issue, what to do? Iowa

    my husband is national guard with a civilian military job so permanently until they move us again or he gets deployed again lol. I think I am just going to wait till they say jump you know? In newton here you cant have anything but a cat or dog now but I know a person with a horse lives in the...
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    Animal control issue, what to do? Iowa

    Awesome sorry, the whole pets and family and living in a home is still kind of new and I am still learning how it all works lol grew up in apartments and rentals getting evicted every 6 months and never had a pet more than 3 -4 months growing up but now have a whole house full(well the cat and...
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    Animal control issue, what to do? Iowa

    Now, animal control specifically said they cant remove an animal, that the police have to and they are far too busy even to remove a starving animal half the time it seems do you think she was trying to say it was okay and dont worry about it?
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    Animal control issue, what to do? Iowa

    What I was considering was building an 8foot privacy fence on the side of my garage, and keep them hidden(think wisconsin lol) the neighbor on that side actually asked me to raise 3 for her as a gift to her niece lol. They think chickens are wonderful. When her three escaped my yard and went...
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    Animal control issue, what to do? Iowa

    I was originally told it was okay, now they have an ordinance that says I have to have an acre. I have no idea if or when it was changed though.
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    Animal control issue, what to do? Iowa

    Sadly, my chickens are going to live with a friend soon. I dont know what else to do. I have tried desperately to find a house but 120k just does not buy much in des moines for someone with 3 small kids, a military husband with more crud than I care to think about and chickens/ducks. I give...
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    Animal control issue, what to do? Iowa

    I called back and talked to them and they gave me the address of the "man" so I know for sure it is the guy behind me. His dog does not like any other animals and apparently he has done this every time someone has gotten an animal and now no one has one because animal control shows up about...
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    Animal control issue, what to do? Iowa

    What I could not believe is that someone would make this kind of stuff up, what is funny is the the police officer next door would have definitely called us on it if we were neglecting our baby. dumb people grrr. I wish I could incite her to bark more, would serve em right and as long as it is...
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    Animal control issue, what to do? Iowa

    Its all good lol, I know who it was now and I already found a legal way as you put it lol, their fence has termites(wondered why the chickens loved it back there...) and I can ask the city politely for it to be treated since it is on the property line(giggle)
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    Animal control issue, what to do? Iowa

    Hi, I have an aussie, I own my own home with a 1/4 an acre and own 5 chickens and a duck as well(they actually own me lol) I also have 3 small children and a husband. We had a cat but his wee little liver failed a month or so ago and the parakeet passed last winter or so. I live in a smallish...
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    How best to catch a chicken.

    I am thinking the net on a round pole thing would work perfect, those chickens dont mind as well as I thought lol(it did just rain here though in their defense)
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