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    Labored breathing in duckling?

    Yeah it seems that it’s just too warm for her. I turned it down and try to give her opportunities for a cool swim in the afternoon and she seems a little better. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
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    Labored breathing in duckling?

    Should I be concerned about the labored breathing that my duckling is doing? She's a 2 weeks old Welsh Harlequin from a hatchery. She was one of 10 that they sent us and the other 9 passed away in the first 3 days (talk about devastating! ) I talked with the hatchery and they think something...
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    Fluid sac/bald spot on 3 day old chick?

    Thank you 👍🏽
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    Fluid sac/bald spot on 3 day old chick?

    Great. Thank you!
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    Fluid sac/bald spot on 3 day old chick?

    Thanks for your comment. I never thought of that. It was gone by morning so I guess that’s what it was. I’m guessing that maybe it shouldn’t be so distended though. Does this mean she needs more grit? Yesterday the brooder was probably on the warm side as the wood stove was doing a good job and...
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    Fluid sac/bald spot on 3 day old chick?

    Does anyone know what is wrong with this 3-day old chick? All of a sudden she has this bald spot on her right shoulder above the wing. But it looks stretched thin, almost like it’s a swollen sac of fluid. It doesn’t seem painful and she’s acting normal but we’re concerned. Any thoughts/advice...
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    Flock integration x3

    Next month we’re moving into our farmette in central VA. Right now, we’re in Northern VA with 5 hens in a semi-mobile coop/run. The farmette has 14 mixed breed/age chickens (1 being a rooster) and 2 ducks. The Muscovy became broody and hatched out 4 chicks a couple of weeks ago. So now we’re...
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    Should I be concerned w/ blood on neck?

    Thanks for your thoughts and sharing your experience. I would rather not separate her as we don't really have the capacity for that and I would be concerned about reintroducing her to the flock. My understanding is that they are more recently turned 1 yrs old and will molt in couple of months...
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    Should I be concerned w/ blood on neck?

    Hello! I'm pretty new here and new to chickens and I have a hen that I'm a little concerned for. We picked up 6 hens from a local farmer (in Virginia) about 5 weeks ago. They are a year old and they are red sex links. Since we picked them up in the dark we didn't notice (or know to look) that...
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