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    Sick Duck - anyone know what it is?

    I’ve had a sick duck for about a few days now. She’s 2yo and had been egg bound once in the past, so I first assumed that’s what it was. Now I’m not sure and trying to gather as much info as possible here. One day she started keeping to herself and not going off to play with the other ducks...
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    Sick Duck - possibly egg bound or ate something toxic?

    Hi everyone, I’m hoping for some advice as we are researching as well, but we have an adorable buff duck that is 1.5 years old. She started acting strange about a week ago and would isolate herself from the rest of the flock. Even when free ranging, she would come out but just kept to herself...
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    What is my rooster doing?

    I got him a week ago and her yesterday. Don’t usually adopt chickens at that rate, but that’s just how it worked out. Well he walks right up to her today for the first time and just lays next to her and starts making this weird noise I’ve never heard a rooster make? (I’ve owned 4 roosters...
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    Genders of Red Sex Links (RIR-Brahma)

    We just hatched 4 eggs. All the same dad (Rhode Island Red) and 1 egg was from a dark Brahma and 3 eggs were from a buff Brahma. Reading up on Sex Links, I learned that RIR Rooster cross with a LIGHT Brahma hen would make for easy sexing in that boys will be yellow and girls will be red. But is...
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    Questions about imprinting...

    I have 2 Embdens (both are a week old now). And they’re super cute and healthy. I got them day one though from a local farmer and I think they “imprinted” on me, because they follow me everywhere and whenever I leave the room they won’t stop crying. Adorable, yes- but I'm starting to get...
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    Questions on Amoxicillin math...

    I have a rooster (cockerel) with a case of bumble ankle? There isn't a black dot and it keeps getting more swollen. We've tried the epson salt soaks, keeping it clean and wrapped. He has a semi broken "toe nail" so we're thinking that's where the infection entered. We think he kicked a hawk...
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    Does anyone know if chicken saddles prevent hawk attacks?

    Headline pretty much sums it up. We had our first hawk yesterday- thankfully the roos and I scared it away, but I want more hawk protection! I have reflective stuff all over the yard, windmills, mirrors, and we're making a lifesize plywood bigfoot now. Do these work? Not much about the hawks...
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    Why is my chicken sexy?

    I ask this because apparently all the guys think so. I bought 7 babies 5 months ago and they’re all pullets. “Olive” is my adorable olive egger and a part of this batch being 5 months old. My 3 roosters are all very attracted to her. 2 of them are at her side all day, everyday. It started...
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    Ameraucana- boy or girl?

    “Blue” here is nearing 5 months old and was sexed as a girl when she was a baby. She’s getting a lot of green on her for a youngin and that has only happened to my males so far. Anyone know? Thanks
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    Questions about bumblefoot-

    My pekin duck has bumblefoot, and for 2 weeks now we’ve been doing the epson salt baths twice a day and vetericyn and a rotation of hen healer and neosporin, limiting her play time and keeping the wrapping fresh and clean. From what I’ve read it takes 6 weeks to heal, but after 2 weeks we...
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    What is the gender of my Ayam Cemani?

    We bought an ayam Cemani from a local farmer a few months ago. they said she was 2 months old when we got her. So now she would be 5-6 months old. It’s hard to find detailed research on this breed. One thing said they start laying eggs at 10-12 months. And I can’t find anything about when...
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    What is my rooster saying?

    My Rhode Island Red has been making the weirdest noise and sometimes it encourages my other rooster (rosecomb bantam) to do it too. They are easygoing roosters who love treats and being pet. They just randomly do this from time to time and I cannot figure out a pattern of when they do it in...
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    Edible Paper??? Need safe paper for ducks to eat.

    While searching for winter toys for my babies, I found these parrot toys filled with shredded paper. The ducks LOVE them. They play with them all day. One problem is that the refill options on the paper are expensive. I have a paper shredder right next to my desk at work and am ready to save...
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    Brahma Eggs

    I believe my beautiful Brahma laid a brown egg today. I didn’t catch her red handed but through the process of elimination she’s the only logical owner of this egg. The only other 2 options of girls coming to age, are an ayam cemani (White eggs) and a pekin duck (huge white eggs)... this is...
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    Who’s Egg is this?

    We have several ladies at 5 months, both ducks and chickens. One Japanese bantam has begun to lay tiny cream colored eggs regularly in a nesting box. Today I found an egg on the middle of the floor in the coop, as if someone pooped it out while playing and continued on with their day. That...
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    Injured pullet needs help

    For the first time one of my babies has been injured by another chicken. Which one hurt her is still in question, but they left a nice hole in her head. Just took a layer of skin and feathers off. Blood was dry by the time I saw it. She seems okay. I cleaned the area and put blue hen...
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    Anyone ever have a hermaphrodite duck?

    I’m seriously questioning what’s wrong with my one blue Swedish duck “Joanne”. The same day I bought 2 BSwedish ducks from 2 different stores. I was hoping they were both girls and named them Astrid and Joanne. I was told that the older one (Joanne) was a khaki Campbell, but it’s clear now...
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    Horny Rhode Island Red Won’t Stop

    We have 2 roosters, both of which are 4.5 months old- they were raised together since day one, and the one is a rosecomb bantam and the other is a RIR. They’re nice to each other with a few chest bumps and the hens and ducks all get along. The RB is actually head “cockerel” too. They are all...
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    Ayam Cemani Sleeping Weird

    We just picked up an Ayam Cemani from local small town farmers today. She’s really nice and friendly, such a sweetheart. She’s 2 months old. Well she spent the day meeting and friending some chickens, while running away from and being pecked by others (of course). But she’s really not...
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    Need help figuring out what's wrong with my Pekin...

    She'll several times in a row reach toward her left leg. She doesnt nibble on it or anything, just does this funny back and forth reach. Checked the bottom of her feet, nothing, soaked her in epson salt anywary. She's still doing it. I've never seen this, have any of you?
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