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  1. Duck mommy 2019

    Need emergency advice

    i would take her to the vet as soon as possible. i can try to help you though - what breed is she? could she be egg bound? what’s your duck to drake ratio? does she have access to extra calcium? how many week/months old is she?
  2. KaleIAm

    Daphne’s “push through ‘til winter” thread

    Hehehe, I really appreciate the word, "peri-broody," being in the peri stage of life myself. Thank you for that. :-D This is my first time with older ducks, so I'm learning as I go with help from my avian veterinarian. I only have 2 ducks now. Nettle, 7.5 years. She looks like a dark...
  3. H

    Urgent...

    watch the opening of the mouth.. my babies did that when they were in respiratory distress or pain. Call your vet, or take her to ER perhaps
  4. Egg-bound chicken causing obturator paralysis - A case study

    Egg-bound chicken causing obturator paralysis - A case study

    Update 02/12/20 - I have updated the story with new content! I'm sure you all want to know how she is getting on, so I have posted further information, photos, x-rays and videos :) Introduction (original article 07/11/20) I have written this article to share with others after my 2.5 year old...
  5. A

    Make it stop! My duck won't take a break from laying eggs

    Thanks! My gosh, you seemed to have encountered all sorts of complex issues. I'm glad you are here, as your posts are really educational. My neighbor is actually a good egg, so I might talk to him and ask him to take that light down, or at least put up a motion sensor, so it's not on all...
  6. TaylorV

    Is she egg bound?

    i have a 6 month out Pekin duck and I just noticed this today. I read online about ducks being egg bound and how to treat it but I would just like to make sure. Also if you have any tips on how to help her it would be greatly appreciated.
  7. jsullivan704

    Muscovy Duck Random Death Worried about Others

    Im not sure if this is the correct forum but I wasn’t sure where else to post it other than ’ducks.’ I’m going to try and go into detail about what happened. I have 13 ducks of various breeds, 6 of which are muscovies. 2 males and 4 females, they are our only male ducks. All my ducks are about...
  8. BigBlueHen53

    Is This Interior Laying?

    1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) EE, 3 yo, markedly thinner than flock mates and thinner than normal. Keel bone very sharp, no meat on her. 🙁 2) What is the behavior, exactly. This afternoon when I scattered scratch as I...
  9. Tips & Tricks for Raising Ducks ~ the Complete Essential Guide:

    Tips & Tricks for Raising Ducks ~ the Complete Essential Guide:

    First of all, if you’re thinking about raising poultry, let me tell you that it is a very exciting decision to make. I mean who doesn’t like animals, especially those feathered friends with their beautiful, sweet loving eyes that look back at you, right? Pic by @MGG - BYC Pic by @HappyDuckie -...
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  10. DuckyDonna

    Eggbound and busted

    I'm really not sure about chickens. Ironically I grew up on a massive chicken farm and yet learned nothing! I was a kid but we had no less than 3000 chickens at any time. I helped my grama with cleaning and candleing the eggs but, like I said, I was a kid and didn't really pay that much...
  11. LhickenChicken

    Fooling around for fun

    Couldn't that have been put in a spoiler 🤣 it took me 15 minutes to read!
  12. casportpony

    Fooling around for fun

    @Lardson, this is the avian anatomy article I was looking for: https://www.exoticpetvet.net/avian/anatomy.html
  13. Miss Lydia

    Ducks are good at hiding symptoms..

    https://www.dummies.com/home-garden/hobby-farming/raising-chickens/how-to-treat-egg-binding-in-chickens/. This says chickens but it is poultry. Can you ask the vet if An injection of Calcium gluconate would help saying we have a few members here who had egg bound ducks an used calcium gluconate...
  14. DuckyDonna

    Do you think my duck is egg bound?

    Yup, thats the right stuff. I always store mine in the fridge after opening it. I've heard it can get moldy if you don't. I've given this a lot with one of my older runner girls. I notice something is not right when they don't move much. Then they have a weird stance with their neck in almost...
  15. lbgreenfield

    Triple Emergencies!!! Help help help

    Hi. Sorry this is happening to your flock. For your Barred Rock, she is still laying eggs at 10 years old? It sounds like she is egg bound (if she's still laying) or has an impacted crop (you mentioned a hard crop) or a combination of things, including water belly that you mentioned she has...
  16. D

    Hen no longer walking, what am I overlooking?

    It depends on how bad her toe is curled. My duck has one and he seems to walk just fine. And I agree, she might have an egg stuck in her. I looked up some symptoms of it and they do seem to lift their butt in the air, but you have to act fast on it. Here's a website that shows how you could...
  17. Maryam.

    Duck gasping

    I hope she lays soon. It can take a few hours, once my duck kept it for 10hrs🤦🏻‍♀️ Lukewarm bath and calcium will help her. Even giving a teaspoon of organic olive oil once helped my duck!
  18. Orca5094

    How much calcium to give egg bound duck?

    Hi guys! I have a duck who has been having alot of laying issues this year. She appears to be egg bound once again (happened last month and did take her to the vet after she finally passed the egg because it had broken inside her). I have been able to feel the egg right there near her cloaca for...
  19. F

    ANOTHER one of my hens is sick - lethargic, full crop, diarrhea

    Since July, we have had three hens die with very similar but not 100% the same symptoms. Now I have another hen showing the exact same signs as the second one who died. I’m so upset and at a loss and hoping someone can help figure this out! I've included all the details I can think of below...
  20. Wyorp Rock

    Egg bound

    Good questions. A hen that is Egg Bound - meaning there is an egg in the shell gland/vagina that is blocking vent, yes, they can die within 24 hours. The egg is blocking the intestines and the bird is unable to eliminate waste - Egg Binding is a true emergency and needs to be addressed...
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