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    Very large puncture - treatment advice needed

    I'm out of town for the summer and my mom is taking care of my animals. 2 ducks have been killed in the last 2 weeks. She has been patching up every possible hole and they got in again and attacked my muscovy duck :( Her head is bloody but looks mostly like torn off feathers. She has a very...
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    Sick runner

    I have a runner duck who has been hanging back from the rest of the flock for probably about 2 weeks now. The rest of them go in the coop and she stays out, they go in the yard, she stays in the pen. I'm pretty convinced that she is sick now and I'm sorry that it took me so long to realize it...
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    Feeding a sick duck

    I have a sick duck... maybe the story is for another thread. I'm giving her antibiotics and need to make sure she gets food with them. I have been syringing it down her throat and it seems to be working. To make it more comfortable for her, I got a flexible tube to put on the end of the...
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    eye problem... sick?

    One of my Buff's started closing her eye today... I thought maybe she got poked. I took a good look at it and flushed it out with sterile water, there was some inflammation on the top but otherwise, nothing really. Now she's been standing around looking like she really doesn't feel good. While...
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    Limping duck?

    I also posted this in the emergency section but it was suggested I post here... I have a duck who is limping badly as of this morning, I hadn't seen any signs of her limping before. She is walking but really does not want to put her right foot on the ground. I tried to squeeze the white bump...
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    Limping duck

    I hope it's ok to put duck problems in this section. I have a duck who is limping badly as of this morning, I hadn't seen any signs of her limping before. She is walking but really does not want to put her right foot on the ground. I tried to squeeze the white bump but it seems hard and not...
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    sick duck, antibiotic help

    One of my buffs (duck) ended up with a puncture wound over a week ago, I believe she was attacked. I didn't get it cleaned out well at first because I didn't find the puncture itself under all the feathers. I noticed her getting weak a few days ago and started her (a 4 pound duck) on 20mg of...
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    urgent-sick duck with puncture wound

    One of my buffs ended up with a puncture wound over a week ago, I believe she was attacked. I didn't get it cleaned out well at first because I didn't find the puncture itself under all the feathers. I noticed her getting weak a few days ago and started her (a 4 pound duck) on 20mg of Baytril...
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    dairy blend for ducks

    A local place here can get me a bulk organic feed for a really great price. I went in today to go over the details and I kind of left with more questions. They specialize in dairy feed and they do a custom dairy blend. They have a PVM (protein, vitamin, mineral) pellet that is min 18% protein...
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    Baby duck with leg infection -- please help!!

    I have some 10 day old ducklings. Their bands were left on for too long and several of them had some degree of injury from them and I feel terrible about it but I thought they were all ok. One of the runners is limping badly and has a distinctly swollen leg. I soaked it in a saltwater soak...
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    What chickens would you get?

    So if you could only have 8 chickens, and you wanted them for eggs and pets, what would you get? I want chickens that are a tiny bit smart (at least) and I would like to get a variety, some who are good at laying in winter (low light, not very cold here). So what breeds would you get? Also...
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    Medicated starter

    So what exactly is in it? Does everyone use it? It's only for chicks, right? If you are raising chicks and ducklings together, what do you use? Thank you!
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    roosts and windows

    My coop is coming along speedily (with some unexpected help) and I was standing inside it today daydreaming about my happy chickens and then I realized, I have no good place for a roost! I put in lots of windows, low to the ground, because I wanted the ladies to have lots of good natural...
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    Securing gates

    I'm not finished with my coop yet and I haven't started on my run but I have been thinking about it a lot. I want it to be secure and I am going to put an apron around the whole thing but it seems like gates will be the weak points. I guess I could still lay some wire on the ground or...
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    Roosts and Brood boxes

    I'm getting ready to put the finishing touches on my coop and I have a few questions... Is there a standard height for roosts to be set? Is there anything that is best for making them out of? AND... My brood boxes are going to be up off the ground for easier human access. How high can I...
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    Starter-kit... everything you need to get going!

    I've had ducks in the past, never chickens, and this was in the time before the internet and I got all my information from one little book. The amount of stuff that I didn't know is mind-boggling! I'm getting a few new chicks and ducklings and I want to get a grasp on everything I need to have...
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    Duck house designs

    Does anyone have a picture of their duck house? Mine is in progress and I'm curious what others look like
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    "critical care"

    Has anyone ever used "critical care"for baby birds? It is meant for herbivores of the rodent type but I was wondering if it might be helpful for a hypoglycemic chick or duckling...
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    How much room to still have grass?

    How much room (per chicken) would you need to be able to maintain grass in the pen? It seems to me that they can really devastate a pretty large area but I don't know how large? Does anyone have an enclosed chicken area that is able to maintain grass? Thanks!
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    Good winter layers

    Are there any breed that are great winter layers I should know about? I'm about to order my first chickens (only had ducks in the past) and I would like to get a variety of breeds to have eggs as much of the year as possible. I like smarter birds, if that factors in at all, not just "egg...
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