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    Baby duck panting /rapid body motions

    One of the baby ducks I hatched this week is seemingly panting. It's weird because his body is moving like he is breathing heavy. It's not from heat because he does it both in and out of the brooder. I don't know if it's a breathing issue, a heart issue, or what but you can see his body going up...
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    Possible shrink wrapped duck help

    Hello, I posted yesterday about my hatched duckling. Now I am worried about the other couple pips. One of the eggs pip'd yesterday afternoon and another one had a pip on the bottom of the egg. The hatched duckling may have pushed around the eggs while drying off in the incubator. I wish I knew...
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    Duck hatched in incubator should I move?

    I know nothing about ducks. A friend had an emergency during hatch week and asked me to watch them while they hatch. Everything I read has different advice. Currently 1 hatched and others haven't pip'd yet. The one is dragging the shell all over the incubator and connected by umbilical. I'm late...
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    Duck hatched in incubator should I move?

    I know nothing about ducks. A friend had an emergency during hatch week and asked me to watch them while they hatch. Everything I read has different advice. Currently 1 hatched and others haven't pip'd yet. The one is dragging the shell all over the incubator and connected by umbilical. I'm late...
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    Diarrhea caused by egg shells?

    I have fed my chickens shells before (and they love them). Usually when molting or as a treat a few times a year I usually bake them and then crush them. Recently I let my chickens out of their run and free range in the yard and garden to look for bugs. I let them out for 20-30 mins every day...
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    Chicken has 1 eye half closed

    I read a few things on here that chickens get sleepy eyes when they are dehydrated. Is that what is going on possibly? I gave her some room temp water. Not sure if they like the ice cold water that is out there by the end of the day. Her right eye lid is just a little sleepy and slightly closed.
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    Question about gapeworm vs respiratory ailments

    My 3 girls occasionally have a wheezing sound at night. Not all the time, but I have noticed it more recently. It's almost a whistling kind of sound when they breathe. It doesn't look like they are having much trouble breathing but I just want to help them when they need the help. A few...
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    Help with molting chicken

    I posted about this the other day but I am worried about my smallest chicken. She is 15 months old and started molting 2 weeks ago. She lost half of her feathers. She is small and the runt of the litter. She always has to eat in secret because the middle chicken picks on her and chases her away...
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    Something to keep chicken warm during winter molt

    I have 3 chickens that are about 14 months old. This is their first winter in their outdoor coop. 2 of them are large, but I have one that is petite and the runt. She is the lowest in the pecking order and I pay special attention to her. She is bullied a little bit and to make matters worse she...
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    Advice on making my coop more suitable?

    Basically my coop consists of a 8'x10' she'd connected to a screened in section of run that is approx. 6'x8'. Inside the shed I have a simple and small chicken coop that I bought on Amazon. There is a window in the coop that stays open, and there are 2 sets of double doors. I leave the double...
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    Rotten egg / sulfur smell in fermenting chicken feed?

    Just tried my first batch of fermented feed. I had it sitting on my kitchen counter in a jar with a piece of cheese cloth covering the top. It's been 3 day and I stirred in once each day. Today is day 3 so I figured I would give it to the girls to test it out, but now I am not so sure I should...
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    Chickens picking through feed for sunflower seeds?

    I have tried a few different feeds with my girls. Layer pellets and a few different natural blends. They seemed to never eat the pellets and they were overall just too big for them. Almost all the blends included black oil sunflower seeds which has led to a competition among them. Their coop now...
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    Pullet having hard time finding the perfect spot to lay

    My 6 month old layed her first egg a day or 2 ago. I found it in the corner of the shed. They are living in an open 8'x10' shed that opens on one side into an 8' x 8' yard. There is a small coop on the inside of the shed which has a roosting area and 2 nest boxes. The nesting boxes have straw in...
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    Help my chicken is making scary sounds...respiratory illness?

    Hello, Today my pullet woke up and came out, but one was acting strangely and she decided to go back inside. She came out when I checked back on her and she started making a sound. I assume it may be her breathing, but it sounds like a horn about every second. I saw a video on youtube here...
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    Help with my pullet who is acting strange and not laying yet

    I posted here a few months ago when I got my chickens. They have been healthy and I have been making additions to their living arrangement. Basically I bought a small wood coop on Amazon for them. After putting it together I felt it was too small of a space to keep them cooped up. So I bought a...
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    Help with chicken with runny nose

    I have 3 chickens that are about 4 months old. I bought a little coop to fit 3-4 birds on amazon, but I didn't want to put them in it too early so I had them in a room in my house since they were one week old. I ended up thinking this coop might have them too cold so I ended up buying a lifetime...
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