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    My Embeden 3 year old is sick

    Feel around his chest until you find his keel, if it’s jutting out from his body it means he’s very underweight and has been off his food for awhile. Is there a chance he could have gotten into anything metallic? Like swallowing or chewing on bits of metal, sockets, rounds, wires, peeling...
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    Rant about Blood Thirsty Quail

    I’ve noticed that too, panic seems to trigger aggression, in mine I’ve noticed that the one who panics most usually ends up being the one to get attacked.
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    Let’s Talk About Bird Flu

    For me personally where I live it’s when I see the flocks moving overhead, now through November, and again in February/March. Overall I’m careful from now until spring if I know I, going to be down in the valley near any of the rice fields and wetlands or near anyone else’s flock though. I used...
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    Let’s Talk About Bird Flu

    Unfortunately bird flu spikes here in fall, is more or less ever present through winter, then spikes again in spring. It’s the pacific flyway and California is a major hub for a lot of species on their way to central and South America or choosing to wait the season out here. For other...
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    Possibly Sick Quail?

    Puffy eyelids might indicate symptoms of a respiratory illness, though it might just appear that way because sick birds tend to squint. White diarrhea can be UE, salmonella, mycoplasma, or coccidia. A tetracycline or Tylosin can treat all except coccidia, corid will work for that though.
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    Rant about Blood Thirsty Quail

    ...male for awhile until the other female attacked her, since then they still have some small occasional issues caused by the skittish girl panicking everyone but are mostly tolerant and peaceful. Sometimes they just need to sort their own s*&$ out, it’s fine as long as they don’t get too violent.
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    shrinking paunch and slight limp on 6 month old gosling

    Don’t forget the vitamins, B vitamins especially.
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    shrinking paunch and slight limp on 6 month old gosling

    What brand are the pellets? Are they 20% protein? Limping if not the result of an injury is usually from a vitamin deficiency, not enough niacin, thiamine, or one of the other Bs, but if one deficiency is present there’s often other deficiencies present. Loss of a lobe “the paunch” is an...
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    shrinking paunch and slight limp on 6 month old gosling

    What feed are they on besides grass? What do their droppings look like? Have you seen any odd colors like red, pink, orange, yellow, bright green, mostly white, or black? Are the droppings solid squishy logs, hard logs, or mostly water?
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    Duck Breeds

    I’m sorry for your loss! They look like black and blue Swedish. In my experience it’s better to introduce adult ducks to each other, I’ve never had a duck that liked ducklings that weren’t theirs, and most of the time they haven’t even liked their own ducklings. Broody breeds like Rouens are...
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    Chipped Bill? 😥

    I think the main concern is if he snags it on something and pulls more of it off. You could have a vet trim it so there’s less chance of that happening but otherwise it’s not too deep and should heal up fine.
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    Gander crabby AGAIN???

    I’m so sorry about Clark, he was a beautiful boy.
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    ❄️ Artist’s Secret Santa 2025 ❄️

    I’m sorry I’ll be skipping this one. Winter is hell for me.
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    OUTFITS FOR DUCKS & GEESE

    I’m going to add every listing on Etsy I can find, I’ll keep updating. If none work you can always reach out to the sellers, if they’re already making some sort of costumes for chickens they’re more likely to be able to make something else. Also I have no idea who’s goose this is or who made...
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    Gander crabby AGAIN???

    Most species besides corvids and parrots “to my knowledge” don’t really preen each other as adults, most of mine don’t really like being snuggled once they reach full maturity, though that raises an interesting conundrum because some do. It’s not natural for their species yet I’ve had a few...
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    Rats🫩

    Terriers are the #1 best ratters, but my old Aussie was excellent as is her half golden cross daughter Bailey. Pretty much any dog that has average agility and willingness can make a good ratter. I have a mastiff that is enthusiastic but he’s too big and slow to really do anything and he ends...
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    Gander crabby AGAIN???

    lol I do that too when they’re extra naughty, I call them “tail squidges” and warn them that if they keep it up “I’ll squidge your tail again!”
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    Rats🫩

    As you found out even removing the food doesn’t work. Rats are smart and when they learn there’s a cozy place they can get into but predators can’t, like a coop, they set up shop food or not. I use no kill traps, in my experience kill traps only work two or three times before the rats learn to...
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    Need help, should i intervene

    How is the chick?
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    Need help, should i intervene

    It should be fine under the lamp, if you’re worried about shrink wrapping from the membrane you can mist with water or apply water carefully to the outside shell. Two years ago I had this happen with one of my ducks, Bee killed her first ducklings as soon as they started to pip so I had to take...
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