Recent content by tomboy1013

thanks for the support! it was very sad to see but I am much more cautious with my remaining ducks now that I know.

I think I gave my duck a heart attack...for the full story read below but basically want to know if this is common and/or if he was maybe born with a defect. Pekins are about 5 weeks old. I am keeping them in the garage since I don't have a coop built. Anyways, came home late the other night...

Thanks everyone! I cleaned his butt more throughly and made sure he was nice and warm. Looks like the problem is persisting since when I came back from work there was more poop on his vent. I will keep cleaning and try to the coconut oil trick. Should I be concerned that his butt feathers are...

So I soaked his butt in warm water and gently got the poop off. I dried him as best I could. Now he won't stop chirping and is still shaky. I noticed the one healthy chick was pecking his butt and wings in the brooder, so I moved him to his own box. Haven't checked the crop. He is on the...

I just bought some chicks at TSC yesterday. Most are fine, one has a weird thing on its butt. Can't tell if its a really bad case of pasty butt or exposed yolk sac. Anyways, please help as I'm nervous for the little fellow. Here is a photo https://ibb.co/iTiWN7 His butt is wet cause I tried...