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    Duck with hurt foot! :(

    My eight week old ducks have been free ranging with their mom and dad for a couple weeks now and just yesterday the mom took them down to our creek for the first time, which involves traveling down a somewhat steep embankment. When I went down in the evening to make sure they made it back up...
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    Problems introducing silkie chicks to flock

    Hey all, I've been keeping chickens for years but never had this much trouble introducing chicks to adult hens. I think it's because the chicks are silkies... I have only two adult hens (EE and Americauna, one laying one not yet) and one rooster, and now five silkie chicks (10-11 weeks old). I...
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    Putting baby chicks outside in winter?

    I'm sorry I know there are threads about this already, but my situation is slightly unique. My chickens have always preferred to sleep open air, never actually wanting to sleep in the nice coops I have made/bought for them (eye roll) and I just built them a new run which is fully...
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    Lost my flock to a raccoon :(

    I'm just posting this because I've been so sad and most people I know don't seem to understand what a major loss this is. We lost ALL of our girls to a raccoon. Ten hens and one female duck... the male duck and the rooster survived. It got four the first night and I saw where it got in and...
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    Gleet? Cocci? Something else?? Help! :(

    I posted several days ago about a hen with a bloody vent/prolapse and possible vent gleet. Well, the prolapse seemed to have been the least of our issues because that cleared up when I popped it back in, but now I have FIVE hens who seem to have vent gleet or something similar. These birds are...
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    HELP! Hen with very bloody vent! (Graphic images)

    UGH my poor hen! I just went out to check on my birds and one of my hens was standing very still, so unlike any of them, and when I approached I realized her backside was COVERED in blood. At first, her vent looked totally normal but open more than it should be and gaping a bit. It's clear that...
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    Male Pekin, Atlanta GA needs new home!

    Hi all, I sadly just had to say goodbye to my female duck who has been bonded to this male since they were babies, and I am worried he will be super lonely without her. I'd like to find him a new home where he can be part of a larger flock. Let me know if you're interested and I can send pics :)...
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    Ongoing feather loss! Can't figure it out!

    I hope I put this in the right section; I'm hoping it's not a disease :( I am sooo worried about my girls! I made a post a couple months ago because a couple of my hens have feather loss on their backs, and one is even completely bare on her back between her wings. People were really helpful and...
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    Feather loss - hoping it's not something serious?

    I want to first say that I'm so sorry if this is a dumb question! I am new to chicken keeping, my babies are less than a year old, so I'm seeing everything for the first time! When I first started noticing that my girls' feathers were getting thin in places, I assumed they were molting. Some of...
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    Ducks backwashing so much food into water!

    I'm sure other people have had this issue but I haven't found a thread on the topic yet! I use a gallon jug with a hole cut near the top for my duckies to drink out of, and it's been working fine except for one thing... As we all know, ducks love to backwash their food into their water when they...
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    • backwash duck waterer feed in water
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    • Forum: Ducks
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    Ducks Spilling Feed in the Run... Mold!

    I've seen a couple threads about this but none that were regarding ducks so I thought I'd post this here in hopes someone has advice! As we all know, ducks the messiest creatures around, and while I made a "no spill" feeder by cutting holes in a 5-gallon bucket for them to eat out of, they still...
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    • barn lime lime mold spilled feed
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    • Forum: Ducks
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    Run floor... Don't think I'm doing this right!

    I'm hoping y'all can help me with the floor of my run... I'm feeling so discouraged right now! :( The bottom of the floor is hardware cloth since we had a raccoon dig under and sadly claim our first ducks. On top of that I have laid dirt and mulch. It gets muddy when it rains, and it's been...
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    Worried About My Ducks!

    Hi all! So this is my first time raising ducks and chickens, and so far, things have gone quite well. They're all about 2 months old now and I've had them since they were just a couple days old. No issues at all with the chickens yet, but over the last few days, I've noticed that my 4 ducks...
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    • ducks eating feed
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    • Forum: Ducks
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    Help! Going on vacation, worried about the girls

    Hi all! It's my first post here on BYC though I've been reading forums on here for ages. I finally have a little flock of my own, and for the first time I am going away for just two days and I'm super worried about them... I've read a couple of threads on this topic that helped me decide that it...
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