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    Chicken limping - cannot figure out the cause

    Here is a video of my Dominique hen limping. She has been in a crate to restrain movement for the week and nothing has helped. I don't see anything on her pads and I can manually move her foot and nothing feels odd. What can it be and what do I do about it? The video can be seen here (it...
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    Cull this male call duck?

    Newer to ducks, have never had a male. So we found a pair of call ducks close to home. They seemed perfectly nice in quarantine but ever since we let them loose with the flock, the drake will not leave our other three domestic ducks alone (a Pekin, Swedish, and a runner). He's pulling...
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    Emergency care for a Mandarin duck

    Today I found my male Mandarin laying in the back corner of the enclosed part of the aviary. He moved some as I tried to catch him but I caught him more easily than usual. Upon inspection, his back in between his tail and his wings was missing feathers and had blood in it. It looks like...
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    Eggbound Pekin duck

    After treating her through the night with multiple baths, massages, TUMS in her food, calcium drops in her food, and lots of lubricant, she managed to pass the egg at 7:10 this morning and now seems to be doing well. Thank you for all of the help!
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    Eggbound Pekin duck

    Thank you! Have a call into the avian vet.
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    Eggbound Pekin duck

    I am feeling the full egg on the bottom left hand corner of her clocoa, not above. That does not seem to be good.
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    Eggbound Pekin duck

    I can feed the egg when I put my fingers in her vent but it is behind a membrane. It doesn't seem to be in the place I would assume it should be.
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    Eggbound Pekin duck

    Should have mentioned - they do have oyster shell available. What do I do now since she is egg bound?
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    Eggbound Pekin duck

    So our 10 month old Pekin hen appears to be eggbound. She has been laying for a few months and suddenly today I see her laying down in the middle of the lawn, away from the others, with her tail going up and down as though she is constipated or trying to pass something. I've seen her poop so I...
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    Bantam chicks - Cochins and D'Uccles in Pennsylvania

    I have Cochins left, no D'Uccles. The Cochins appear to be female as they are now 9 weeks old with no red comb but can't guarantee it.
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    Chick crushed - still breathing - anything I can do?

    Everyday she is getting a little bit better. She is now walking and drinking by herself. I am giving her crushed chick feed in water plus Nutri-Drench. She is defecating and it looks to be normal. She now also wakes up when I walk into the room and peeps whereas yesterday she was...
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    Chick crushed - still breathing - anything I can do?

    Unfortunately it is Saturday night and nothing is open for hours from here so I am trying to do as best as I can right now. If the chick is still alive when a vet is available I will gladly do it. Thank you!
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    Chick crushed - still breathing - anything I can do?

    It has been about 45 minutes. His breathing has become slower and more regular. He has stopped waking up randomly but still opens his eyes when getting picked up and is still drinking when beak is dipped into water. No swelling that I can feel.
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    Chick crushed - still breathing - anything I can do?

    I know this is a long shot but in case anyone has come across this before. I somehow managed to crush a 5 week old chick in the coop door. I picked it up quickly and it seemed shocked and then collapsed in my hands, went limp, eyes closed, neck went limp. But he is still breathing, although...
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    What to add to the aviary?

    Glad I haven't added anything then! Do you really think it is too small? I have been reading 10x10 is what is needed and this one just ended up slightly short so it is 96 square feet. Would the 4 sq ft make a huge difference?
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