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PLEASE HELP! 3yr old pet hen with messy vent, straining to poop
Hi all, Haven't been online here for a while but am very worried about my brown shaver hen at the moment. With hindsight I have made a few mistakes/wrong judgements which I hope can be remedied. Sorry in advance for the long story but I thought it best to contain as much info as possible...- Eika
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- Forum: Emergencies / Diseases / Injuries and Cures
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Warming up ducks' food in winter?
Hi all, Just a quick question for you lovely people; the past few nights have been absolutely freezing (1-2C which is the coldest it's been since I've lived in NZ, I realise this is pretty warm for some of you ) and I have been feeling sorry for my poor ducks in this cold. When I give them... -
Do I have a Muscovy x Mallard duck?
Hi all, I'm wondering if anybody has experience with muscovy/mallard crosses and could give their advice on this wee cutie. My boss found her(?) wandering around a field alone when she was a few hours old. She assumed it was a muscovy as she keeps a huge flock of muscovies and knew there were... -
How to look after a mother Muscovy and her ducklings? (Not sure what to feed them)
Hi, sorry for the silly question which is probably obvious, but I'm not sure what to feed my muscovy hen and her new babies. There are 3 so far, I'm on holiday so am being told about it via facebook and need to tell my Mum what to feed them. I've got adult pellets (I've been told you can't feed... -
Friend's Californian Quails keep dying, trouble shooters please?
Hi all, My Dad's friend called me for advice on his quails today, he's trying to breed Californian quails and managed to hatch out 30 with an incubator. However they all died between 10-14 days. He said the first symptom was that their droppings turned white and watery, then he noticed a... -
Previously solid muscovy now barred?
Hi all, A quick question about one of my muscovy hens; we got her as a solid black duck and she has recently moulted to have white barring all over her. What gene causes this? Not sure how old she was when we got her, I'd say at the very least 1 year because she was quite large and had... -
Are my ducklings developing ok? Is this angel wing?
Hi all, I posted here a few (9 to be precise) weeks ago, begging for help concerning 3 muscovy ducklings that had a rubbish start to life. Thank you all for your advice, it was invaluable and really helped me out! A bit of an update, all 3 of my squishy babies are still with us and at 9 weeks... -
Gender confused orpington? (17 weeks)
Hi all, Well in all honesty the chicken itself is probably not confused - but I am! We have 4 orpingtons born new years day this year (17 week old). One black one is a definite rooster, he's about twice the size of the others and has a gorgeous big wattle (is that the right word? I mean...- Eika
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- Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
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Ducklings won't settle at night, please help I'm about ready to kill them!
So, some of you will have seen my earlier post about having to hand-hatch these 3 muscovy ducklings. And they're adorable and brilliant and growing ever so fast and I love them very much. Cue their first annoying habit! :D They've been living in a large plastic box in my bedroom (only... -
Help! Duckling off to a bad start and now stuck in egg
Hello! I'm a new member here and would like to thank you all, despite not having an account I've still learnt a lot from this site, particularly when raising some orpington chicks earlier in the year. Now I have a bit of a dilemma with some Muscovy ducklings (it would appear they're not the...