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    Fatal bee (or wasp) sting?

    Did my sweet drake die of a bee sting? In the late afternoon yesterday, the three duck-hens were hanging out by themselves in the open area, and the drake was hunkered down about 15 yards away in the tall grassy/clover area. This was really unusual ... normally he is standing guard over the...
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    Penicillin: How long will it last, stored in refrigerator?

    Last April 2010, We purchased and used a small bottle of injectable penicillin from the Cenex to treat a chicken (with a compound leg fracture, amazingly, she healed) The pull date on the bottle is September 2011. We kept it cold in the fridge, but it settled out into clear liquid on the top...
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    Duck foot surgery IN Process/ swelling, no bumblefoot scab? Now what?

    Shadow's foot has been sore for two weeks. It didn't start swelling until the second week. During the week, we brought her inside for an Epsom salt soak and a good look at it twice, and haven't been able to see anything that looked like a scab or black spot ... no indication of a bumblefoot...
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    Duck foot surgery IN Process/ swelling, no bumblefoot scab? Now what?

    Shadow's foot has been sore for two weeks. It didn't start swelling until the second week. During the week, we brought her inside for an Epsom salt soak and a good look at it twice, and haven't been able to see anything that looked like a scab or black spot ... no indication of a bumblefoot...
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    Shadow has a swollen toe ... dislocated?

    Hi! Our two-year old Blue Swedish duck has been limping and favoring her right foot for nearly a week now. At first, just slightly, then she seemed to be in more pain on the second and third days so I kept her in the pen when the others went to free-range. On the third day, I held her and...
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    Duck-egg cheesecake/ how to make individual servings?

    Hi, All! I'm not a very experienced baker, but we are throwing a party for our new business and employees. I'd like to make cheesecake or some other dessert for them in individual servings, like cupcake-size. I'll have at least 7 duck eggs and lots of chicken eggs tomorrow to bake with. There...
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    Ducklings hatching Now under Mama! Q: feeding 'cklings w/ adults

    We are so excited, our first hatchlings under our first duck!! I've read here about feed for the ducklings, and I'm ready... but how do you keep the adult food seperated from the chick feed, or does it matter? Maybe it's fine for the mama to eat the same stuff ... or will she just ignore it...
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    Should I separate the drake from the new ducklings and mama??

    My blue Swedish hen is nesting very intently, so I expect some ducklings to hatch in a couple weeks. The drake, a big Pekin, is totally sweet to the duck hen, but a serious menace to our chicken hens, so he's on a 24-hr leash. They have a 50 square foot pen (and the nest is in there) but I leave...
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    Broken leg healing!! she lives, thank you!!

    Thank you to all the BYC's who have posted advice, you helped me save my Amelia's life!! I'll share the story in hopes it helps someone else... Amelia broke her leg two weeks ago, Friday night. I heard her fall (get pushed??) off the roost, and saw her limp to the nest, but thought she was...
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    broken leg/ do we need antibiotics?

    Hi, our hen fell off (or was pushed off by the dominant hens?) her roost last night and we realized today that she had broken her leg between the toes and the "ankle" (in the middle of the lower big bone, the scaly bone with no feathers). We splinted it, as best as we could; it was swollen and...
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    can prolapse be caused by duck mating chicken?

    I have a male pekin duck who has recently been mating one or two of our chcken hens (both are favorites of the roo's, also, out of our 6 girls). (We've been trying to isolate him or break the behavior, but will put him down if we can't stop it). One of the hens has been laying bloody eggs...
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    Are Cauygas productive egg-layers?

    I'd like to add a couple ducks to our current pair, primarily for egg production. The black Cayugas are soooooo beautiful, but are they good layers? It sounds like Khaki Campbells are one of the best egg-producers. Thanks!
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    Pekin drake mounting small chicken, hurting her?

    Hi, I have a Pekin drake and Swedish duck-hen and 6 chickens (one good roo). Today my husband saw the drake squishing poor little Amelia the EE hen. She is also one of the roo's favorites and I had to put a saddle on her because her back was all bare. Also, the last couple of days one of the...
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    duckling toenail torn off - recommended care???

    Hi, this evening, as we herded the birds to their pens, we noticed one of our ducklings (3 or 4 months old) flopping as if her foot was very hurt. Since we are newbies, I came on BYC to search out info, then we set up the kitchen with a salt-soak bath and various implements and ointments...
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    We trained our ducks to...

    We trained our ducks to... waddle up the porch steps, come into the house, make their way to the bathroom and jump into the tub!!! Ohmigosh it's hilarious !! Really it's kind of an acident; we were given them as month-old 'klings; they were unwanted, and we scrambled to come up with a pen...
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    roosting space: how many inches per bird?? Thanks....

    Thanks, many thanks to all who have shared your great ideas and experience for building a coop... I'm almost done building a 4' x 8' coop for my 8 birds, and am designing the roost and droppings boards. Will a 7-and-a-half foot long roost be enough for 8 or 10 birds? I'm thinking about...
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    hardware cloth liner for run, inside or out ???

    Most folks on here put a hardware cloth (fencing) liner around the bottom two feet of their chain-link run, and some say to put more fencing on the ground to keep predators from digging in. Do you put the fencing on the ground INSIDE the run, or around the OUTSIDE of the run? Thanks for your...
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    duckling whistles like a cowboy !!!

    We adopted two unwanted ducklings, who are just starting to get their adult feathers now. They act like Siamese twins, totally bonded and mimicking each other in an adorable way. The smaller gray-and-white-spotted one started quacking three days ago, so I guess she's a she (she's busy, louder...
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    favorite treats for ducklings ???

    Hi, we just "inherited" some orphan ducklings about 4-5 weeks old. This forum has been great for helping us with feed, shelter, etc., but we can't find an answer to this Q?: What are some favorite treats for your ducks ?? So far ours will eat a baby slug (the full-size slugs die a long slow...
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