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    Duck with scaly/swollen/warty looking bill

    Hello, Has anyone seen a duck bill like this? Any ideas what’s happening? I’ve been searching the forums/google and can’t find similar images. I’ve seen some threads about duck bill peeling. My ducks have had peeling before but I don’t remember if it ever looked this bad. He’s an 8 year old...
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    Fox attack, flystrike - traumatic death

    Today my last chicken was euthanized by a vet and I am feeling disturbed by her condition. I feel nauseous when I think about it and can still smell it. Her entire abdomen was off colour, swollen and covered with maggots. The abdomen wall was intact but tissue exposed. It as all a blur but...
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    Chicken dying of old age - euthanasia?

    Hello, I have a 10.5 year old chicken who is dying. I can’t decide if I should take her to an emergency vet to euthanize (can’t get a regular appointment) or let her pass naturally. I have no experience with chickens slowly dying of old age… my other chickens were either euthanized after an...
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    Adopting a dog... but I'm a "bird person" now!

    I have the opportunity to adopt a beautiful, well behaved, low prey-drive dog who has been fostered by a family member and I've gotten to know quite well. However, I'm having such strange, conflicting feelings about it because of my chickens. I love my chickens so much and don't want to take...
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    Swollen foot/leg... Bumblefoot? Emergency?

    Hello, My 6 year old chicken has a swollen foot and leg. There does appear to be a large lump on the foot pad but not a well defined black plug/scab as I've seen with other bumblefoot cases in the past. She is not limping or otherwise seem sick but the leg does seem warmer to the touch than...
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    Do drakes calm down with age or will they always be hyper and aggresive!?

    I'm a first time duck owner and I think I've gotten in over my head! I was so concerned about noise and messiness that while researching ducks, I missed a major, obvious point... how sexually aggressive they can be! From my three ducklings I ended up with two drakes and one hen. Far from...
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    Disabled / Partially Blind Chicken - Possibly Lonely - How to Keep Her Happy?

    I've had this one particularly strange chicken for the last 3 years. She's always been a bit off with her head movements and blindness in one eye. But she's been fine in the flock and otherwise healthy & happy. This past summer, her condition suddenly became worse - she cannot see in low...
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    Ronidazole safe for ducks?

    Hello, One of my chickens has canker (trichomoniasis). I treated her individually with metronidazole and it cleared up. However, it has since come back (and will likely continue to since she's a carrier). I haven't seen any of the other chickens with it yet but I'd like to treat the whole...
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    Help with Diagnosis - Sleepy, loss of balance - One bird died last month - Contagious??

    Hello, I have an ill chicken and I’m having trouble diagnosing her. The symptoms have been rather mild and slow progressing so it has been non-conclusive searching online and in books. Thoughts and opinions please! I first noticed she was sleeping all day, slightly puffed up, under the...
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    Bumblefoot - unsuccessful surgery, no pus

    Hello, One of my birds has bumble foot. This is my first time treating it. I've been reading lots online and watched videos of the surgery. I was uncomfortable doing it by myself so I took her to the vet. I thought the vet would help me clean out the wound so it could heal but I was only given...
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    White Silkies 8-10 weeks old - Gender?

    Hello, I have two silkies here approx. 8-10 weeks. Compared to my silkie cockeral these seem like pullets (I know it's still early). But any thoughts? The pics aren't the greatest quality, I might have to take more in daylight. Neither has an obvious, growing bumpy comb but the 1st one...
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    Time Sensitive - What Gender is this BR? Approx. 15+ weeks

    The local animal rescue I used to work for found this bird wandering. No owner has come forward so they've asked if I'd take it. I have tentatively said yes but I can't have any cockerals. I initially thought it was a pullet but after seeing it in person I'm not so sure. It has a longer body...
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    Scaly leg mites, limping- what is normal?

    One of my young cockerels started limping the other day very suddenly.... I'm guessing he has sprained his leg as I don't see any obvious injuries or abscesses. He can put full weight standing but has a difficult time walking and is sitting a lot (still eating, not lethargic). Anyway, as I...
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    This does not look like a silkie... or does it?

    Hello, I bought three silkies as day old chicks (they are almost 4 weeks old now). The two definitely look like silkies (white and partridge - very furry puff balls). This one on the other hand, has well developed feathers that aren't furry at all and the mohawk stands straight up (unlike...
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    Anxious Newbie! Chicks Coming Home Tomorrow :)

    Hello everyone, I'm new to chicken keeping... actually I haven't yet even had the opportunity to hold a chicken! I've been reading as much as I can (although perhaps not retaining so much) and lurking on this site for a while. I have a large 100x45ft backyard right in the city (in Ontario...
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