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    Should I be worried?

    A couple of chickens have lost feathers on their heads and are spending a lot of time in the nesting in box. One (pictured) also has a lot of watery droppings. I thought at first broody but could this be a molt and broody behaviour or more likely to be illness? Picture of one of my girls.
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    Shaky leg, calcium deficiency?

    Hi All, I have 3 runner ducks now (5 weeks old). One has a very shaky leg for last two weeks, will stop if it repositions it’s self but generally starts shaking again. It. doesn’t have an issue walking, running etc other than the shake when standing. I’ve been giving it brewers yeast since I...
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    Raising a Single duckling advice

    Hi, I have another newbie question for you all. So I have one single 2day old runner duckling (sadly the other 3 eggs weren’t viable). It seems strong and generally content, I’ve put in some soft toys in which I’ve seen it snuggling (were hatching more currently so hopefully it will have...
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    Lethargic duckling, what to expect after hatching

    Our running duck egg hatched this morning, in a couple of hours from pipping it was out. It’s seemed pretty healthy having a lie down at then would stretch around and chipping, and have another quick rest before moving around. It seems lethargic now 7 hours after hatching. Is that normal?
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    Panicking. Incubator smells at day 26 runner eggs

    Hi, We have 2 runner ducks eggs that seemed to be developing nicely. I noticed a slight broccoli/canbbage smell from the incubator and put it down to the water/bacteria in the incubator but one of the eggs has a slight cabbage smell too. Is this a sign of early ender? We’re hoping for hatches...
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