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    Duck labored breathing

    Thank you! Everything is closed now (TSC will open in the AM but I'm nervous about her making it thrthe night), so I dissolved 1 regular tums on warm water (found something about it under another thread) but honestly got scared it could do more damage than good and only gave her a syringe's...
  2. P

    Duck Stumbling/Off Balance

    Thanks for the info and I’m sorry to hear about your girl’s struggles! All 5 of mine are producing eggs now. They started the last week of February. It seems staggered at this point so some days we have 5 eggs, some 3, some 4. We live in Maine so it’s still winter so they may not be fully up to...
  3. Hensofthehill

    Egg Bound pullet, delivered the egg but now

    Thank you so much @HeritageFan, i really appreciate your detailed write up and trying to help, this forum is such a great place and is really like a family to me for my lovely chickens. Here are answers that I have for now: 1) She is separated, in dog cage with water available that I mixed in...
  4. AmyA248

    ❤️ Some GOOD NEWS for a change! ❤️ Baby with “The Hobbles” completely recovered with NUTRA-DRENCH! Today she’s RUNNING! ❤️

    The clinic we took her to refused to see her and gave my husband a number to call. He described her symptoms and said it was not the bird flu. My husband is in the military and abides by the law to the utmost. The man was very kind and knowledgeable and said nothing about anyone coming out. I’m...
  5. NukiTruk

    Unknown duck behavior

    Hey! Thanks for replying. By moult you mean changing feathers? Sry I'm still fairly new to it. How can you tell? I noticed the drakes have new feathers recently, no differences on the hens though. She is normally a happy quaker but nothing too crazy. I've been reading about egg bound and...
  6. O

    URGENT female duck prolapse

    Hello, my one-year-old female duck was found prolapsed? this morning two hours ago, no idea when it occurred but most likely not more than a day ago. Since I found her she's been soaking in a bath we've been applying Prep H, removing stuck feathers from the area and just trying to get it as...
  7. duckduckgoose13

    Egg bound duck??!

    Hello everyone! So I have two female Pekin ducks and today they laid their first egg! Well one of them did and I’m not sure which one...but I’m concerned because I’ve been reading the internet and read about being egg bound. I’m wondering if one of my girls is egg bound due to her little “belly...
  8. T

    What to Expect with Hybrid Layers in 3rd Year

    Hello All, We have had poultry for many years, but never production-oriented hybrid layers (blue gem, novagen, copper dominant, golden sex link, etc) for more than 2 years. This is because we mostly kept ducks, meat chickens, turkeys, or the more "heritage" breeds of chickens. When we did...
  9. ohnoicantfly

    Hen Can't Lay Egg!! Help!

    Where would I get those two things? And I have one problem. I have a mixed-age flock. Some of them are only 13 weeks old. How do I prevent the younger ones from getting too much calcium? She still seems depressed a lot of the time. She laid an egg two days ago. I'm not sure which one was hers...
  10. Quatie

    duck sick

    Here is a picture of one of mine with a full crop. It is where they grind and digest their food Are you providing any calcium sources? Oyster shells or layer feed? It sounds like it may be a laying issue. Put her in a bath for an hour or so. This will help her lay an egg. You also need to...
  11. D

    Please help! My duck is really sick and has been for awhile now, but we aren’t able to find out the exact problem and we can’t seem to find a solution

    Unfortunately, I believe pine shavings aren’t exactly a good idea for the environment she lives in. However, we will try to find a way to prevent her from spilling water while having enough water to dunk her head in to clean her nares and face. Thank you. Right now, her diet consists of...
  12. B

    Duck labored breathing

    Does anyone know why my pekin would be labored breathing? She has free access to water 24/7, has been indoors now for a little a couple of hours, so Im pretty sure it's not heat. She makes a low raspy noise, at one point opening her bill sticking her tongue out. Nostrils are not clogged. Tail...
  13. HayleyCrum

    duck sick

    i opened her bill and gave her half a tums, she seemed to be much more quacking but sounded weird when the quack was finishing if that makes sense. i felt her crop and it was normal nothing hard or abnormal
  14. BelovedBirds

    Please help! My duck is really sick and has been for awhile now, but we aren’t able to find out the exact problem and we can’t seem to find a solution

    Can you switch her to pine shavings? Or at least create a system around the water bucket to prevent spillage? She really needs water deep enough to dunk her head fully, this is so that she can clean her eyes, her nares etc. I know the wet mess is challenging indoors but it's really important for...
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    The ULTIMATE list of DUCK Treats and Supplements...

  16. Quatie

    Vent issue with a duckling

    You don't need to add anything to the bath. The bath helps keep the tissue moist and helps clean the tissue as well. I am not exactly sure how the water does this, but it stimulates contraction on the vent. You put a duck in water and they nearly automatically poop. It also helps when them with...
  17. Qui1980

    Please help!!! Prolapsed oviduct in Muscovy Hen? pics included

    Noticed today that my 1 yr old Hen “Cocoa” seems to have a prolapsed oviduct. I gave her a warm bath, applied olive oil and preparation H. She has been put in the broody pen in a crate with blanket draped for total darkness. Is this okay? Should I keep her inside? Currently 3 broody hens are in...
  18. A

    Help!

    Do egg bound ducks still poop? How long can they live egg bound? I can’t help her until tomorrow and i’m really worried!!
  19. Moon888

    PEAFOWL AGES?

    Thank you for your response. The large pen that the peafowl were locked in for over a week is absolutely critter proof; the trap door (1.4m off the ground and 0.6x.05m wide opening) is again open so that they may come and go ... however, they are not moving out. I put the peacock out and he...
  20. Quatie

    Help My Pekin duck is bleeding from her vent. Corid doesn’t seem to work.

    That is great you are giving her a bath. That can help pass eggs. I keep her in the bath as long as she will stand, an hour plus is best. If she is drinking fluids, I would not worry about tube feeding. But if she is not drinking, she is going to need fluids. If she is blocked with an egg, and...
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