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    How to tell if it's a prolapse? (duck related)

    Hi, I posted this in the duck forum a little while ago, but thought to post it here as well, given the lower traffic of the duck forum. I'm not sure if there's any difference in treatment/outlook between chooks and ducks...? Hoping someone here can help... ------------- One of our Cayuga...
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    How can I tell if it's prolapse?

    One of our Cayuga girls has *something* protruding from her vent. The first thought that went through my mind was "prolapse!". It doesn't look 100% like any of the pictures that came up on Google when I searched for duck prolapses, so I'm not sure how to be positive that's what it is... Our...
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    Neo-chlor in Eastern Ontario?

    I was able to talk to a poultry vet over the phone about our sick 'roo, and to him it sounded like air sacculitis. He recommended that we get our hands on some Neo-chlor which, he said, should be available at one of the feed stores. Well. I called all the local feed stores this morning and...
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    What to feed if my 'roo is infected with mycotoxin?

    He's not eating or drinking on his own, and it is far and away easier to get liquid food into him. Would raw egg yolk be alright for him to have? I'm still finger-feeding him rolled oats mixed with yogurt & water, but I'm not sure what else would be good to give him that wouldn't contribute to...
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    Botulism

    Has anyone ever had a bird with botulism? Did your bird recover? What steps did you take to treat them?
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    First thought was CRD, then Wry Neck...is it Sour Crop?

    I originally posted in the thread https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=541184 At first we thought our 2 year old Partridge Chantecler rooster had CRD, and dosed him with Tylan 50, injected. He started off seeming off-balance and then stopped walking completely, though the...
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    Ducks and Ivermectin?

    We're looking to worm & delouse our roosters and Cayugas. We initially got Ivermectin as we suspect the birds may have gapeworm, but looking at one of our 'roos tonight I am thinking there may also be lice. Has anyone here given their ducks injectible Ivermectin? If so, what sort of dosage...
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    Selenium dosage for possible botulism?

    I initially posted about my 'roo's condition here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=541184 After going through some of the links that folks who replied had posted, I think his symptoms are most consistent with botulism. In some of the poultry botulism pages I have read...
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    Dizziness or is this worse than we thought? Update- possible Mycotoxin

    Our 2 year old Partridge Chantecler rooster, initially began behaving as though he were off balance and did not want to walk. His appetite remained good, as well as his sense of thirst. Because I'd heard him sneezing a few times before he started exhibiting these symptoms, I thought maybe he...
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    Using Ivermectin and Tylosin at the same time?

    So while one of our 'roos is showing signs of respiratory infection (I'd heard him sneezing a few days previous and is having balance/walking issues, though no signs of pain or injury), several of our ducks and one of our 'roos are showing signs of gape worm ('yawning', stretching their necks...
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    Chantecler, Brahma or Orpington hens near Ottawa, ON

    Hi, Like it says in the subject line, we're looking for Chantecler, Brahma or Orpington (any variety of these types) hens - we've already got 4 roosters and so don't need any more males. Of course local would be more convenient, but we would travel a few hours to pick birds up if it were...
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    Mama duck behaviour?

    So our Cayuga hatched out her ducklings about a week ago. We decided to use a kiddie pool, lined with puppy pads and shavings and placed inside the main coop (with the other birds), as the brooder. Now we're wondering if we should have put Mom & young'uns somewhere separate from the rest of...
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    Babies!!! :D

    One of our Cayugas started hatching out her clutch of 13 eggs sometime between last night and this morning, and there are at least 5 or 6 of the little guys hatched so far! I'm about to head out to the feed store to grab some duckling feed, and have left two small dishes of water in the...
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    um...duck poop..lol

    Soo..... What is the consistency of duck poop actually supposed to be like? I find our Cayugas' to be fairly runny....is this an indicator of health issues? Their behaviour is normal, and they are quite perky and, up until we had to pen all the birds recently, had been actively free-ranging...
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    burying "apron" around coop, and hardware cloth question

    A couple of questions for you folks as we finish the new run... What is the standard depth and width to which most people bury their chicken wire apron? We were figuring on one foot deep and two feet out...would this be enough? And regarding hardware cloth... It seems standard practice to...
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    Log end coop construction as it relates to bears

    This is a bit of an offspin of the recent posts in the Predators forum on bears... We are looking into moving to an area that surely has bears living there. On top of good fencing, to include electric, and guard animals, we want to have our coop strong enough to withstand a bear attack, "just...
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    Log end coop construction as it relates to bears

    This is a bit of an offspin of the recent posts on bears... We are looking into moving to an area that surely has bears living there. On top of good fencing, to include electric, and guard animals, we want to have our coop strong enough to withstand a bear attack, "just in case". Better safe...
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    Raccoon-proof gate latch?

    Hi guys, We've built a large outdoor run for our birds after a fox scare the day before yesterday, and are mulling over ideas for the gate we want to install in it. Does anyone have any suggestions for a gate latch (or latches) that is impervious to the devious and clever little hands of the...
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    WTB Partridge Chantecler or Jersey Giant pullets, E. Ontario/environs

    Looking for Partridge Chantecler or Jersey Giant (preferably Black) pullets. We're near Morrisburg, ON, but would drive a few hours to pick up if necessary.
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    Beans?

    I have a question about beans (the dried/legume kind)... I did a search on here yesterday and saw that there shouldn't be a problem feeding chooks beans, ie: white kidney beans, etc, provided they were cooked. I fed our two girls some canned (and, therefore, cooked) white kidney beans...
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