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    Failing hen

    Hi everyone, I have a 3 y.o. Leghorn that has become lethargic in the last 10 days; standing hunched up, tail droopy, poop stuck on her bottom feathers, not eating, thin. I brought her in, saw a worm in her dropping, wormed her w/ Wazine last Mon.. In reading about this wormer, I understand it...
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    Do you ever "help"?

    Hi folks! I have a chicken sitting on a few Guinea eggs. So far only 1 has made it out, 3 were not viable. The last egg started pipping yesterday afternoon; there was the start of a small hole in the shell. As of now, more than 24 hours later, the hole has maybe doubled in size, which is about...
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    New to ducks & this site!

    I have chickens, ducks and geese together. I keep a waterer for the chickens on the top of a milk crate. The other birds can reach it but they prefer to muck up their bucket. I have their water bucket sitting inside a livestock salt block holder (it was here so free). To minimize splashing...
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    New to ducks & this site!

    Thank you all who responded! I'd like to be able to quote/respond to what some of you had said, but so far figuring out how to do that here has me more baffled than caring for ducks! LOL! I'll try the copy/paste/star method. On behalf of the ducks, thank you! ***Well, I'm a sucker for...
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    New to ducks & this site!

    Greetings! I just found & joined this site, as it looks to be pretty active! I'm hoping I can get good, sound advice from you experienced folks. I recently acquired 4 ducklings (long story, basically rescued them). I have had chickens & Guineas for many years, but I know nothing about ducks...
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