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    Splay leg, or something else?

    Coming in a little late here I know, but I turned this up searching for info on a gosling that just hatched with spraddle leg. I wonder if there is any chance a niacin deficiency is your problem? I've read about it and seen pics, but never had problems so far with any of my ducklings or...
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    Runner duck - leg problem?

    I've never seen it in a duckling, but if he was raised on just the bathtub floor, very possibly that's the cause (too slippery). At three weeks it might be too late, but if it were me, I'd still try to splint it. And get him on a supplement for niacin, just in case that's the cause also (would...
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    Headless in the yard - still a coon?

    I actually plan on electric fencing, when I can afford it. Right now I have another pasture I need to get fenced first for daytime grazing, and some cross-fencing of my main pasture soon to allow a bit more rotation. I'm hoping to have grass alive in the drought we're having, since they are...
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    Headless in the yard - still a coon?

    I'll definitely use the board. Have skunks and owls here too. In fact, I think we have pretty much every north American predator, though the bears and cougars are pretty widely spaced. Well ... Probably no wolves either. And I have a variety of farm animals to protect. Of course the chickens...
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    Headless in the yard - still a coon?

    Thanks. I'll give that a try tomorrow. Had a bit of trout tonight, so I'll see if that works in place of sardines. If not, I have a can of sardines too. I just hope I don't attract anything more, but in general my animals are fairly secure against known predators, as long as they stick to their...
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    It VIOLATED my space...Now it must go!!!!UPDATE!!HELP!!OMG????

    Quote: I listened to this and my old lady cat freaked out My young man cat freaked a little too LOL.
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    Headless in the yard - still a coon?

    Maybe a cat. I did wonder about a coon out in the daytime. I'm sure they are here, but I have yet to see one. Cats are another matter. They are actually my chief chicken predator. I've not had trouble with fully grown chickens and cats before, but I kept losing chickens here to the point I don't...
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    Headless in the yard - still a coon?

    Only one of the half-grown chickens was small enough to squeeze out of the run, and she managed to get out while I was gone to town today. I found her beside the rabbit pen, headless but otherwise intact. The attack was daytime. She was about 4-5 month old silky x standard pullet. Was it still...
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    When moving a broody..

    I keep my broodies in a box about 30 inches square with a hardware cloth gate to keep the chicks in with her. They are usually satisfied to stay in there for the first couple days. After that the hens usually take the chicks around the coop for a few days while everyone else is outside (I open...
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    problems with homemade incubator

    Thanks for the info! I was wondering exactly those things -- especially about the idea of storing water in the cabinet so as to lessen temp fluctuations. My first attemp at an emergency homemade incubator (my goose decided she'd had enough mid-development) is probably a dismal failure --...
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    Spraddle legs on broody hen?

    Just another update ... She's standing and scratching when I take her from the box ... It's taking less time to get her legs under her each day, so there is progress. Today I put the chick on the grass with her, so instead of being in a hurry to get back to her nest she searched out feed for...
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    Spraddle legs on broody hen?

    Thanks fo the replies. I wonder about "wild" chickens too. There used to be a feral flock near my house, but I don't know how they managed nesting details. I've had lots of broodies, usually bantams but some standards as well. I've had bantams sit on rocks they would find and refuse to give up...
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    Spraddle legs on broody hen?

    I'm not too sure that I'm going to get an answer. When I checked her later, her breathing seemed not quite right, she's not her usual growly self, and her comb and wattles appeared paler than normal and felt a bit cool. Bearing in mind that nothing is really normal for her since she's a...
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    Spraddle legs on broody hen?

    Has anyone had this? I have a buff orp that is just finishing up and beginning hatch. I originally gave her six eggs, but she has sneaked in seven extras (or someone else squeezed in and laid and she took over. She's moved the hay aside and is flat like a pancake covering the eggs on a...
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    chinese goose broody?

    I had an African/Chinese pair do just that. It took me days to find the goose. Most of the time my ganders don't stick close by either, until the goslings hatch. I hope you find her safe!
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    What are the best broody geese breeds?

    My best broody is a Toulouse. I've been pleased with my Pilgrim girl, as well as Africans and Chinese in the past, and Emdens are good (except the head female of the flock whom I've nicknamed "The Playgirl" ... She breeds OFTEN and deposits eggs here and there, messing up everyone else's nest...
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    Getting broody off nest to eat

    I often put a little dish of feed and water near the hen. I also often check under them, and when I raise them up I can feel food in the crop. Seems mine tend to eat scratch grains while brooding, and it's easy to feel the grains moving around in there. I have some that go into a trance too...
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    Foot Deformity???

    Glad I saw this. My chick I had to help hatch today seems to have a similar problem. I was debating if he'd have to be put down, but I like to try to give them all a chance. I'll try this today. Thanks!!!
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    How Long Will My Broody Hen Wait?

    Banty Cochins are good too. Most banty breeds I've had will sit on ROCKS for months, and sit on imaginary rocks if you take their rocks away. They are crazy little birds. I'm surprised sometimes none of mine have died while setting. Now, I have a broody BO right now. Not sure how she will do...
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    Seriously? They hatched in THAT??? Update, another PIC

    My grandma hatched hundreds of chicks with a light bulb and a metal coffee can. Sure wish I'd asked her more when I had the chance. She once gave me one egg to hatch. I put it in a cardboard box under a lamp and, as instructed, sprinkled a bit of water on it and turned it daily. Mine never...
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