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    Weird quail sickness? Seizures, stargazing, head lump, difficulty breathing

    Pounce first had a lump on his head, watery eyes, and rattle breath. My grandma and I put triple antibiotic on his head lump which decreased in size. We also built him a mini coop with a hot water bottle as a steamer which seemed to improve his watery eyes and breathing. But then he started...
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    Quail Injured with Broken Wing or Rib Won’t Eat or Drink What to do???

    Hello everyone. My small dog stuck her head through the quail cage while I wasn’t around and bit one of my cortunix quail. She was bleeding a lot and had a bone near her wing which could be the humerus or maybe a rib sticking out. I put neonsporin on her and wrapped her wing going over the...
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    How to cure duck coughs?

    Maggie has been making hiccuping sounds for a few minutes. She can still make normal duck sounds, it’s just sometimes interrupted with a high pitched sound. Here’s the link. Is it actually hiccups or something else? Also what would cause duck hiccups. Anything is appreciated. Thanks!
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    How to treat Keel Sore? (and Bumblefoot too)

    While I was treating Bumblefoot with an Epsom salt soak, amoxicillin on the scab, and Neosporn, I noticed a keel sore on my duck’s abdomen. It’s a new scab I’m sure is attributed to her bumblefoot, and is not that deep. I was thinking of putting a sock over her abdomen, is that a good idea...
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    Blood in Egg Yolk?

    I have White Layers, so they lay every day, and one just laid a soft egg today. They were pecking at it and broke the shell, but when cracked open there was dark red blood in the yolk. Is this normal or indicative of a disease or injury? Help would be appreciated, thanks.
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    Is there something wrong with Stacy?

    Stacy is a one year old white layer. When I came home today, I noticed she was breathing quickly and bobbing her tail. I didn’t get video of that, but she is still breathing more noticeably than the others at times. She also has watery poop. Could she be egg bound because of her breed or have a...
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    URGENT DUCK DISEASE HEAD PARALYZED

    I came home from school and found one duck in the water dirty, wet, and tilting her neck sideways about to drown. I took her in and he legs are straight behind. My mom can move them but she can’t herself. She’s breathing hard shallow and fast with elevated heart rate. We have put her in hot...
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    MISSING DUCK NO SIGNS OF STRUGGLE

    Our 6 ducks live in a closed chicken wire 4 wall cage. It is facing a wall, and some sides are covered with plastic. They have a 2 story wood loft, and the bottom is enclosed with bricks. Another side is a short grapefruit tree. It covers the top and a significant portion of the aforementioned...
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    HOW TO CHANGE USERNAME?

    Is it even possible?
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    Wing Severely Drooping Possibly Broken?

    Squeak has been depressed for the last week or so, and has been kept from eating by her siblings. So, she gets to eat alone, but they dont bully her when its not feeding time. The whole week of being depressed she hasnt been flying and one wing drooped, just a little bit though oike how peoples...
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    How to Bind Leg?

    The leg itself is self explanatory. How would I make them not turn inwards and if possible, straight as well? She gets a niacin tablet and plenty of greens everday.
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    Not pooping. Bacterial infection? PLEASE HELP!

    One if my mallards probably had an impacted crop. She displayed all the symptoms, and I have her some mineral oil last night and massages her. She is isolated outside now, and she will get more oil soon. She might also have a cold because her nose has boogers, more so than the other ducks. This...
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    Nature Made Super-B Complex for ducks dosage

    Wondering how much to give them if it works at all. Will they overdose on other vitamins?
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    Bow-legged 3 week old ducklings

    These 9 white layer girls were hatched on 7/30/18. Recently, it appears that 2 have bowed leggs. I suspect a niacin defiency at first, but these are the biggest ones, and their sisters’ legs appear normal. I did not hatch these girls, they were from Wisconsin. They hang out in 3 pairs and one...
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