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  1. JamieMcClain

    Tiny turkey Poult

    I have a turkey poult that’s growing sooo slow. He’s about a month old and our 2 week old chicks have already outgrown him. His hatch mates quickly outgrew him and started trampling him, same with the chicks. So now he’s in a brooder all by himself. I did have to help him hatch, he pipped...
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    Hatching eggs

    I’ve hatched 9 goose eggs and upon removing shells I’ve noticed a few have this green goo inside them. Any thoughts on what this is? Babes are all doing ok so far. Less than 24hrs old.
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    • Forum: Geese
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    Sick duck!

    My 3 year old female pekin has been sick for over a week now. I was thinking poisoning of some sort because of her symptoms and strange blue/green poops. Started a week ago. She seemed very dizzy, unstable. Brought her inside. She’s not eating but drinking a ton. I’ve treated her with cephalexin...
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    Blackhead

    One of my hens has came down with blackhead im afraid. Yellow dropping. Droopy wings. Listless. I’ve separated her. She’s still eating and drinking. I put cayenne and garlic in her water. Along with electrolytes. And have flagyl on the way for her. I know she may be lost to us already but my...
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    Turkeys won’t sleep in coop

    We recently got 6 turkeys earlier this spring. We have a nice 9x16ft coop for them but they free range all day with all our other poultry. My problem is they refuse to sleep in their coop. They’d rather sleep on top of the duck coop that’s about 16ft in the air. There is no way for me to get...
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    Sexing turkeys

    I’m having the hardest time sexing our two turkeys. I’m fairly certain the bourbon red is a male but go back and forth on the sweetgrass. Also can these two breeds breed eachother successfully?
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    • bourbon red turkey sweetgrass turkeys turkey
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    • Forum: Turkeys
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    New to guineas

    We got two guinea keets this year. They’re about 12 weeks old now and I’m pretty sure they’re both males. They’ve been raised and life with all our chickens and roosters. Everyone free ranges on 3 fenced in acres. Is it necessary to get them some females? Will they start harassing my chickens if...
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    Prolapse in duckling

    I have a 3 day blue Swedish female duckling that has a prolapse vent. I’ve tried sugar and preparation H but it keeps coming back out after awhile. Anything I can do to keep it in? All the vets around us are out for the holiday. I’ve taken her away from her siblings which she’s very upset about...
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    • duckling emergency prolapse swedish vent
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    • Forum: Ducks
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    Ducklings with momma

    I have a momma duck who has 2 babes. They’re in a pen, inside the coop, that she can go in and out of but they cannot. They’re around 2-3 weeks old. She’s been spending more and more time away from them. It’s not particularly warm here yet. 40-60F. I noticed last night she didn’t sleep with them...
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    Seizures in ducks?

    Have an 8 week old welsh harlequin. They spend their days outside but nights inside at this time. Perfectly fine minutes ago. I happen to look over at their pen and they both are sunbathing like normal, then all of a sudden one stretches out both of her legs and stretched out her neck (all while...
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    Out of the brooder.

    I have 2 ducklings that are ready to be outside full time. They are 8 weeks and fully feathered welsh harlequin females. Is it ok if they go out with old males? I just know my males are going to mate them. Are they still too young for that? Should I keep them penned up for awhile still? We free...
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    Injured mallard.

    I have a male mallard that somehow ended up in the goose pen and it did not end well. He’s missing all his feathers on his back and his face is pretty banged up. Everything looks superficial. I’ve got him inside in a spare bathroom to recover. My question is should I let him take epsom salt...
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    • emergency care for injuries
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    • Forum: Ducks
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    Ascites in an older hen

    We have an older hen (5+ years) who has developed ascites (water belly) randomly. I’m a nurse and know how to drain such things but we will be taking her a to a vet for further evaluation tomorrow. My question is, once this starts does it continue? Like are we going to have to drain her every so...
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    Icey ducks

    we’ve got negative temperatures today. My ducks free range during the day, I waited until after noon to let them out but it’s still negative. Some of them went ahead and decided to take a bath in their water dishes and now have little ice sickles all over them. They’re locked up for the night...
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    Pale combs

    Is it normal for chicken combs to be a little paler and kind of shrunken in the winter? They act fine. Eating and drinking fine. I just realized how much more vibrant and fatty the combs were during the summer compared to now.
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    Scaly leg mites

    I got some new older girls given to me recently. One of them appears to have scaly leg mites. The others seem ok. I plan on soaking her, and applying Vaseline. I’ve also heard to give ivermectin. My question is how—topical or oral. And should I treat everyone even though the others seem fine...
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    Broody Muscovy

    I believe I have a broody muscovy. She started laying within the last month. Got mad about me taking her eggs so started laying waaaay up in the top of a 40ft tree, down a hole inside it so out of the wind mostly. So far she goes out every morning, flies up, lays her egg, then comes home. She’s...
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    • muscovey duck muscovey ducklings
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    • Forum: Ducks
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    Muscovy hiding eggs!

    One of my female Muscovy has been laying eggs for a few weeks now. She was hatched in May of 2020. I guess she got tired of me taking all the eggs (it’s winter time and I really don’t want babies), now she’s found a hole in the top of a very tall dead tree. She goes up there every morning, and I...
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    Heat lamp?

    So I don’t use heat lamps or heat sources during the winter for my chickens ducks or geese. But this is my first winter with quail. They’re so little coturnix quail. I currently have them set up in our garage. Draft free. Not heated. And last night it got cold enough to freeze their water in...
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    Late molt!

    Ok my speckled Sussex has decided to molt. Problem is it’s less than 30 decrees F outside and there’s snow on the ground! I’m afraid she will get too cold! Is there anything I can do to help her? She’s a very skittish chicken so the least stress the better.
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