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    More than foam eyes

    Thank you! We kept her inside last night and she was in better spirits this morning. I'll keep an eye on her.
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    More than foam eyes

    30 minutes ago, I noticed my female khaki campbell has white foam in both eyes, standing alone and her wings were down. I brought her inside, looked up the symptoms and I only found how to take care of the eyes. I rinsed her eyes with saline and put her in a bath. What about her other symptoms...
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    Hurricane Sally.

    Thank you! Since I wrote this, Helena will be a cat 4 when she hits. We'll do what we have to, so they'll be safe. The duck shed is surrounded by trees and so is our house. Those natural barriers slows the wind down 😊
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    Hurricane Sally.

    I appreciate you posting these pictures and your experience. We live in Worth Co, GA and Helena is coming our way. She will be a cat 2 when she comes on land and supposedly in our area. We have 5 ducks and 1 goose that have a metal building, but since we rarely have anything like this, we're...
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    3 year old pekin duck only lays soft shell eggs?

    Thank you, Cori ❤️ I heard that too, about the winter. I hope she does well with the next implant. She's our special duck. She thinks she's human. I hope your girls do well too. It's heart breaking to watch them struggle.
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    3 year old pekin duck only lays soft shell eggs?

    I'm where you are with your Pekin. My Lil'bit laid big beautiful eggs for a while and she got sick from eating too many oyster shells. After that incident she rarely laid another shelled egg. Last month she became very lethargic and hadn't been laying anything. My husband and i kept her in the...
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    Checking-In On Peeps - Post Here To Say Hello!

    Thank you for asking 😊 just busy with work and stuff.
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    Khaki Campbell feathers turning white?

    Hi! I'm reaching out again regarding my female khaki campbells....the flight feathers are completely bald on the ends and I've never seen any of these feathers molted or lying around. We've had them for 2 years in August and just worry about their health.
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    Ended Waterfowl & Water Photo Contest

    Yay!! Thank you!!!
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    Duck crop impacted with oyster shells

    Spreading over treats. I hope it helps.
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    Duck crop impacted with oyster shells

    Her feathers have improved. I have the liquid calcium magnesium citrate with D. How much do I give her? She's still laying eggs without shells.
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    Duck crop impacted with oyster shells

    I'm buying the calcium today. I was hoping to find it at the local stores, but they didn't carry it. I have to go through Amazon or maybe Chewy will have it. I read that when the preening gland isn't working that it's a sign of vitamin A deficiency. Please tell me how dawn helps with the feathers.
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    Duck crop impacted with oyster shells

    Yes, her gizzard is OK and she's eating, drinking and pooping. I'm ordering the gluconate. Is powder better or liquid? In giving her 1 tbsp of egg shell powder now.
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    Duck crop impacted with oyster shells

    First, I need to say her GIZZARD was impacted and not her crop. I was confused 😕 The vet isn't an avian vet, but he has seen many ducks and he's never had a duck that laid several eggs without shells and didn't know what to tell us. He didn't give any suggestions about the wet feathers. He...
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    Duck crop impacted with oyster shells

    Thank you, Lydia. She was in a bad way last night and she was sleepy and quiet. I held her for a while before I put her to bed. This morning she was vocal, but still sluggish. My husband and I are taking her to see the vet today. We stopped giving her oyster shells because of the impacted crop...
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