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    all birds stopped laying in Summer

    we can't figure out why our whole flock has stopped laying in the middle of the summer. We have 3 year old production reds, 1 year old bantees and some other large red hens and 3 year old pekin ducks. about 2 weeks ago the egg production suddenly dwindled from great to nothing. our ducks are in...
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    Fresh eggs smell rotten

    I'm having the same problem. I read in a previous post that having broken eggs in the nesting box was causing the other eggs in the box to smell bad. I confess that my boxes aren't very clean, but I haven't had a bad smelling egg problem until late last year. Do any of the rest of you with...
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    injured duck leg

    I've been wanting to get the big scab off for a while, and today the duck did it for me. She ripped it out while she was struggling to get out of the salt water bucket. It was odd looking. It had two 1/2 inch roots on it. They were whitish green. I hope it is just the color of a moist scab...
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    injured duck leg

    the skin under the bandages is getting white, soft and swollen, so I left the bandages off today.
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    injured duck leg

    Another reason to avoid the antibiotics is that I read that you can't eat the eggs while they're on it
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    injured duck leg

    Not sure if the swelling is down yet, but she seems to have more energy than before.
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    injured duck leg

    I have been using strong Epsom salt solution. I'm usually short on time, I haven't noticed if the foot is warmer. What kind of antibiotics can I give her?
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    injured duck leg

    Well I think there's progress, but I'm not sure in which direction yet. The scabs on her leg are starting to fall off. Is it normal for the skin to be white and soft instead of the hard yellow? Also some of the yellow is falling off further up her leg. Thirdly, the nail on her thumb...
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    injured duck leg

    Thank you for your advise, Miss Lydia and jducour. I didn't even know the bumbles were something bad. I thought it was just crud stuck to her feet. I'll start the recommended treatment tomorrow. I plan on wrapping the ankle wound after each treatment to protect it from the flies. She had maggots...
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    injured duck leg

    1 1/2 weeks ago my duck injured her leg somehow. a large chunk of skin was missing from her ankle. I've cleaned and bandaged it almost every day. I'm not sure if the wound is getting better or worse. she avoids putting wait on the foot as much as possible and her foot looks different than...
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    my duck is burying her eggs

    this is the first time I've raised ducks. we have a pair of Pekins and our hen? has started laying eggs. we would like her to hatch the eggs, but I 'm not sure if she's burying them or the chickens are. she lays them on the dirt floor of the chicken coop, which is where the chickens also take...
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    my duck is burying her eggs

    I hadn't explored BYC enough to see that there was a duck forum. I'll repost there. Thank you!
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    my duck is burying her eggs

    this is the first time I've raised ducks. we have a pair of Pekins and our hen? has started laying eggs. we would like her to hatch the eggs, but I 'm not sure if she's burying them or the chickens are. she lays them on the dirt floor of the chicken coop, which is where the chickens also take...
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