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    Please Help! 😭 2 ducks have died & now 3rd one is also sick with a bleeding prolapse

    Thanks Jen, Yes I give crushed shell grit in a bowl next to the food so they can help themselves, although every now and again (maybe once or twice over the past 5 years) one of the girls will still have trouble passing an egg, but usually they will go into hiding, pump their tail and look...
  2. OliveGreen

    Please Help! 😭 2 ducks have died & now 3rd one is also sick with a bleeding prolapse

    Good idea. I’ll try that in the morning (just doing the 2am feed with bub now). I do get a bit nervous about syringing watery liquids in their beaks because of the risk of aspiration (more confident with syrupy meds), but I’ll give it a go.
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    Please Help! 😭 2 ducks have died & now 3rd one is also sick with a bleeding prolapse

    Thanks Canadian 🙏, yes I’ve put a big dash of liquid Calcium in her water. I think it’s unlikely she even has an egg in there, but it can’t hurt.
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    Please Help! 😭 2 ducks have died & now 3rd one is also sick with a bleeding prolapse

    Thank you so much for your reply Jen ❤️🙏 I’ve been completely shattered by losing some of my ducks over the years. Only duck people can understand. I’m so sorry for your losses too 😔 They’re all beautiful little characters of course, but some are just extra special and really steal your heart...
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    Please Help! 😭 2 ducks have died & now 3rd one is also sick with a bleeding prolapse

    Hi poultry lovers, It’s a long time since I’ve posted here, but I’m in desperate need of help and would really appreciate any thoughts or advice you can offer. Almost 3 weeks ago I found one of our young female ducks (Daisy) with an oviduct prolapse. I took her straight to the avian vet that...
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    Please Help!! 😥 BEI Duckling not eating and losing weight

    Nope most definitely not!!! My duckies are my family ❤️ ...and besides Hazel lays the most beautiful green eggs, and plenty of them when she’s not in a broody trance. I’m really not sure why you’d breed a beautiful little nugget like her for meat!
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    Please Help!! 😥 BEI Duckling not eating and losing weight

    Thank you DuckyDonna ❤ That tiny baby was such a precious little thing. I just expected it would all go fairly smoothly like they did with my last ducklings many years ago, but this has definitely given me a lesson on being prepared with a plan B. Elizabeths certainly are gorgeous! I’d been...
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    Please Help!! 😥 BEI Duckling not eating and losing weight

    Thanks Chickens! :hugs I’ll see how thing are looking next spring and if she’s keen I’ll give her another go (but have a much better back up plan this time just in case!)
  9. OliveGreen

    Please Help!! 😥 BEI Duckling not eating and losing weight

    It’s so lovely you still have your old Muscovy girl. The bond with the oldies is so precious (although my girls seem to get grouchier with age! :p) Half my flock are old duckies now. My Campbell girl Olive will be turning 13 as well in just over a fortnight. I might have to bake her a mealworm...
  10. OliveGreen

    Please Help!! 😥 BEI Duckling not eating and losing weight

    Love to!
  11. OliveGreen

    Please Help!! 😥 BEI Duckling not eating and losing weight

    Thank you Jpat ❤ It’s so easy to fall in love with those sweet little ducklings. It doesn’t take long and they’ve got you! I will still think about her in years to come I’m sure.
  12. OliveGreen

    Please Help!! 😥 BEI Duckling not eating and losing weight

    Thank you Quackiemama ❤ She was such a sweet little thing
  13. OliveGreen

    Please Help!! 😥 BEI Duckling not eating and losing weight

    The Belgian chicks are going gangbusters. This was my second hatch of 3 chicks using an incubator. My first incubation and my first chickens! I’ve always been a duck person (still am), but their floofy feet and bushy beards got me sucked in. Funny little things! The first batch are now three...
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    Please Help!! 😥 BEI Duckling not eating and losing weight

    That was a lucky save! It’s really wonderful watching them hatch! Nerve wracking, but wonderful. Hazel’s not quite a bantam, but the lightest of the light breeds. She’s an Elizabeth duck which is very rare breed from Australia, (and she’s actually a bit smaller than the standard). They look...
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    Please Help!! 😥 BEI Duckling not eating and losing weight

    This is exactly why I should have asked for help earlier! I ended up using a mortar and pestle to crush up the crumble into smaller pieces, but even then she was still struggling to actually swallow much. I would like to try and raise some BEI again one day so I’ll have to be better prepared...
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