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goose w/ hot, swollen, bare neck
I have all the roof vents open. The top side vent is broken and won't open. The bottom side vent is at goose level, and they're too much chance of them getting their necks stuck if I open it. One of the doors can be converted to a half door, which is how I have it during the day. At night, I... -
goose w/ hot, swollen, bare neck
I actually measured the house, and it's actually 9'x 20.5' total. I had a mixed flock of 2 geese and about 10 ducks for a few years with no problem. I rehomed one of the original geese and most of the original ducks. Now I'm at 3 geese and 5 ducks, I'm having problems. The 3 ducks are now by... -
goose w/ hot, swollen, bare neck
I just separated them this morning. The 3 geese and 2 ducks had been together all day and all night. I have a total of 5 ducks. I have 3 in a separate section of my duck/goose house right now, since they were picking on the other 2 ducks. The 2 ducks in with the geese are the more docile of the... -
goose w/ hot, swollen, bare neck
It seems like applying Tomorrow, an antibiotic for cow mastitis, to her neck helped. More so than the triple antibiotic/antifungal mix I was using. I've been using Terramycin ointment on her injured eye, which was helping. It looks like either the 2 ducks or adult goose she's with got to her... -
goose w/ hot, swollen, bare neck
The problem I have is that my regular vets aren't familiar with geese, so they can't help me. The closest vets who'll see geese are almost 4 hours away. I've emailed them, and hopefully they'll get back to me. She's acting normal, eating, drinking and foraging. Just her neck looks awful. -
goose w/ hot, swollen, bare neck
I don't think I can get Baytril, since it needs a prescription. I could get penicillin G, LA 200 or duramycin. I have Excede (ceftiofur) and SMZ/TMP tablets on hand. -
goose w/ hot, swollen, bare neck
My ducks were harassing my geese, so I separated the offending ducks out. But the darn ducks hurt my 2 yearling geese. One has a small area of her neck that's bare. The neck on the other goose is hot, swollen and bare. I've been applying an antibiotic/antifungal to it for the past few days, but... -
call ducks & extreme cold
Thanks. Their feathers seem to be in pretty good shape structurally, though they don't seem to be as water repellant as normal. However, they haven't had their normal swimming pool to play in. I'm thinking about getting a dog crate to keep them in. I'm not happy with the brooder arrangement I... -
call ducks & extreme cold
I noticed today one of my male call ducks shivering and limping a little. I caught him and felt him over. Both legs and feet felt normal, no heat/swelling, no cuts/abrasions. It was pretty cold today (20s and windy). So I got him inside and into a warm bath. I checked the other 3 calls, and the... -
separating girl & boy call ducks
I had them all together when I first moved the kids back outside They grew up in a brooder in the house, since it was too cold outside for them to stay with mom. Then one of the adults started plucking feathers out of the little boy, so I have a makeshift divider between the parents and kids... -
separating girl & boy call ducks
My call duck pair had 2 ducklings this year....a boy and a girl. They're really nice ducks, but I just don't have any interest in continuing to breed them and sale potential is nonexistent. So, if I divide my call duck house in half, can I have the mother and daughter together and the father... -
Maine
Just wanted to say hi. We're in Waldoboro and have a small "pet" flock of ducks and African geese. I also have a pastel and blue fawn call duck pair who produced 1 male and 1 female duckling this year. Anyone else breeding these colors of call duck? I'm either looking to sell both ducklings...- sayyadina
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Quick, secure housing for ducks and geese
Any suggestions for quick, secure housing for ducks and geese? I have 6 ducks and 4 geese that live together presently. I also have a call duck pair, plus 1 male and 1 female call duck produced by my pair. I need 4 different housing areas, in case I can't sell either of the young call ducks... -
stopping call ducks from laying
We're all violently allergic to duck eggs. Found out the hard way.... I got rid of the first 2, but a few days later she laid 2 more. -
stopping call ducks from laying
My call duck has started laying again....how do I get her to stop? This will be the second clutch of eggs she's layed this year. 2 out of the 11 from the first clutch hatched. I put those 2 ducklings back with their parents, fully feathered, a couple of weeks ago. I can't have her laying now... -
gosling- itchy eye & feather loss
One of my 2 African goslings has lost feathers around one eye and it looks like that eye is some what itchy. She's just as active and alert as the other gosling, but she's growing slower. They're both 1 week old now, and she's about 1/4 smaller than the other one. Any ideas? -
Duckling making popping sound
The smaller of my 2 call ducklings has been making a strange popping sound for a couple of days. Duckling is bright and alert. Growing well and acting like a normal duckling. Just makes a strange popping sound when he/she breathes. Lungs sound normal, and the other duckling doesn't have this... -
crying ducklings
What does it mean when ducklings are calling out? My 2 little 7 day old call ducklings have been squeaking up a storm today. They always have food and water. Brooder is cleaned twice a day. Its very warm in the room they're in, around 80, so they're heat lamp is off. Its staying around 80 in the... -
New call ducklings
Some more cuteness! They're now 4 days old. Doing very well. Mom is still sitting on 9 eggs. No sign of any more hatching. Should I be feeding them their food wet or dry? I've been doing wet, changing it several times during the day. Even though its crumbles, it still seems so big in... -
New call ducklings
Yes, yes they are! Much more active today and very strong. They seem to be adjusting to being away from mom. No more calling out to her. What do you use as a feeder for them? I have a small lid with some gro gel and wet crumbles. They love it, but they will also walk through it, sit in it and...