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    Very strange case of water belly found (graphic)

    Wow thats very interesting. I only found one yolk in her but that deffinetly is what it was! She was 8 years old so she lived a long time before this happened.
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    Very strange case of water belly found (graphic)

    Warning*** graphic photos*** I was recently forced to put one of my elderly silkie hens down due to symptoms that lead us to suspect waterbelly. Her lower abdomen was so swollen it was rock hard and she couldn't walk properly. Seeing how painful it was we decided to put her down. I made the...
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    Very strange duck injury! Please advise!

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    Very strange duck injury! Please advise!

    I appreciate all the wisdom! I'll try the treats and liquid, hopefully she'll eat them! Keep you posted!
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    Very strange duck injury! Please advise!

    Do you just feed your ducks this vitamin supplement on treats their whole lives? I've struggled to understand what amount exactly I'm supose to aim for with the niacin since most threads just say brewers yeast or use water Fowl feed (which isn't sold near me). The bags of all flock feed don't...
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    7 day old chick wont eat and leg issues!

    The baby made a full recovery! I built a sling out of cloth and a cup. Put her in a sling and taped her legs together with bandaid. The set up was a nightmare and took awhile to get it right so he could eat and drink on his own. It took over a week, and the day I decided I had to put the baby...
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    Very strange duck injury! Please advise!

    Hello, I'm in my first year of raising ducks but have run into a strange problem. I have a 8 week old pekin female that in the span of a day lost all the feathers on her belly, can't stand, and is gasping. Her legs move but she has zero strength or balance. She also won't eat anything but does...
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    7 day old chick wont eat and leg issues!

    I have a 7 day old chick that has zero interest in food and cant walk properly. It stands strange, very upright and straight. Its legs are perfectly straight and the babies hobbled around on his toes insted of bending his hocks. It takes the baby hours to settle down and sleep, bending the legs...
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    Easter Egger club!

    born in the begining of april so about two months
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    Easter Egger club!

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    Easter Egger club!

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    Easter Egger club!

    can anyone tell if I have a roo?
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    Please Help! Agressive Roo Is trying to Kill My Hen!

    Yes ive tried isolation but then my other roosters get violent. I think im going to look for homes for them :( its tough but you are right, my hens are more important to me and they dont deserve the abuse.
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    Please Help! Agressive Roo Is trying to Kill My Hen!

    Hello, durring the summer I adopted a small flock of banti roos and hens. I spent the summer integrating them into my flock of normal sized birds and by fall everyone was ok. My big roo that ruled the flock died of a cyote attack, and ever since then, a new roo has taken control of the flock. He...
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    need help with introducing new hens!!!!

    Hi so here's my story: I have three hens and a big roo in my flock, and I decided to add more hens. A local farm down the street had some regular hens and some banti hens and one banti roo. So I took seven of them. The new flock is very mellow and calm. The roo has not showen any agression...
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