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Confusingly Ill Goose
I have a white chinese who's about 4 years old. Over the past 6 months, he's been slowly losing weight, despite grazing all day every day on poultry feed and greens. When I first noticed his weight loss, it was cold out and I assumed he would plump up as there were more plants available. At one...- Luminide
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A real shame. (Warning: Graphic photo.)
I have a really worrying update. First of all, her last clutch didn't hatch. She eventually stopped sitting for two days, just long enough for them to die. She's on a new clutch now. I just got home to find blood trails around the barn. The same duck, it seems, ripped open yet ANOTHER egg with... -
Is there a name for this color?
...Very strong. Fantastic foragers and ridiculous escape artists. Extremely smart, I was able to teach some commands and tricks with no effort. *Strong desire to be higher up in the hierarchy. *Aggression issues. *=Could have been caused by external factors before I got them. Though I... -
Mama Mallard Depressed
Oh dear...that's horrible. >< I've never heard of something like that happening. My first thought in regards to helping her would be buying her a pair of ducklings to take care of or placing some new eggs in her nest, but if this predator is still around, I'd be terribly worried about it... -
A real shame. (Warning: Graphic photo.)
That'd make since...it seems my girl's temperament is extremely passive aggressive, until she can't take it...She had showed no signs of disliking me touching the eggs, until that moment. Hn. Thank you, though. At least I learned something today. Hopefully next time I can read her better. -
A real shame. (Warning: Graphic photo.)
Hn, it really is. This is my first fetal loss. I'd be more ok with it if I understood why my muscovy (Abba) ripped the egg out of my hand and destroyed it. She's been really motherly to these eggs aside from that moment... -
A real shame. (Warning: Graphic photo.)
It seems so, yeah. He was still alive when the picture was taken, but seemed to pass a few moments after. -
A real shame. (Warning: Graphic photo.)
My muscovy hen is working on her first clutch, and it has not been going well. First the other ducks disturbed her nest, so she moved it, losing three eggs. Now I checked on her eggs myself, and noticed one had a crack. I was excited! Well, the hen ripped the egg out of my hand and bit into it-... -
Just days old, and already has bumbles.
Hi guys. Yesterday I went to the local farm supply store, and ended up walking out with their last gosling. A cute little white chinese. However, it seems he/she was the only gosling in there for some time, because it's been picked on. Eyes are watery from pecking, was a little dehydrated and...- Luminide
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INDIANA BYC'ers HERE!
Thanks so much! I'll definitely give them a call.- Luminide
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INDIANA BYC'ers HERE!
Hey guys, I'm looking for an avian vet in north east Indiana. One of my ducks had a toe amputated by a snapping turtle last summer, and though I thought it healed correctly, there's some odd stuff going on with it now. Could someone point me in the right direction? My own search has turned up...- Luminide
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Ducks Vibrating Their Necks
I've seen that multiple times- I've taken to thinking of it as a really aggressive action. My pekins in particular are prone to this. When they see a new duck invading their area, they do this before lashing out to bite hard or shove with their beaks. The vibrating stops when the new ducks are... -
Our first egg! But- (Is this normal?)
I'm really prone to worrying, so this may be an overreaction, but the duck who laid this egg is whimpering quite a bit. She's the smallest of my pekins and about 10 months old. She isn't exactly the tamest duck, but I brought her inside for a warm half hour bath and am waiting for help to check... -
Concerning an intestinal blockage
Thank you so much Amiga, you're always such a huge help. Since your post I've given him an epsom flush and some medication against parasites. He's passing small, firm amounts of 'normal' poo now between puddles of uric acid, so it seems to have helped a little. I'll admit I've never given my... -
Concerning an intestinal blockage
Boris is a [jumbo?] pekin of about two years. I adopted him in November I believe from a member here on BYC along with a friend. For a few days now, I've noticed Boris' feces have become little more than white liquid. After some searching, I've decided that his symptoms and appearance match up... -
Concern for outnumbered hens. Do I need to be?
Oh geeze, that's one of my worse fears...my ducks migrating. I really do hope yours return in spring. If I were you, I would certainly buy a diaper and bring Missy inside. Even if she hasn't been diapered before, she's still young enough to adjust to that after a week or two. It may be a little... -
Do your ducks know tricks?
It baffles me why I a google search for this comes up with nothing. I've found my ducks to be incredibly smart...smarter than my lap dogs, even. So far I have a female pekin who knows how to 'beg' (I think that counts), several more pekins who hop up and down for a treat, and a little muscovy... -
Is there a name for this color?
Thank you Learycow, that definitely does. I wasn't aware there were so many differences between hinnies and moulards. I'm afraid I have no idea what their lineage is- they were dumped on my pond by an unknown source in spring. -
Is there a name for this color?
Hm, I've been looking very closely at them for a few days, keeping these comments in mind. I've always seen a lot of runner in them, and swedish looks like a contributing factor too. I'd be sad if they truly were mules, since I'd like to breed them...but I admit I can see something very like... -
Is there a name for this color?
My three mystery ducks have piqued my curiosity again...A few months ago, they were a solid cool blue/silver color, but lately they're developing a sort of red mahogany breast color. I've never seen this coloration before on a duck. Does anyone know if there's a name for it? The...