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    carprofen dose for my 3.4 lb pekin- 25 mg twice a day?

    Hi everyone, i was wondering if you could confirm for me the dosing on this medication. My sweet Eve who is a pekin, has re-injured I her legs laying eggs( the posturing is really hard on her congenital issues) I was told to give her 25 mg twice a day.. but somehow the vet thought i wanted a...
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    Egg Laying straining... is this normal??

    Hello everyone...I hope you are all doing great. i am here after a long time gone!! My new ducks got along great with my one girl that was left alone after flock sibs passed away(ugh) They have been great.. thank God. But... my three new girls just started laying eggs.. i did not do layer feed...
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    OK... going rom 4- 7 ducks?? yes? no? please offer some insight

    Hi everyone, So im really loving the 4 ducks right now.. the three ducklings and the adult.. now..should I take the plunge and get the 3 ducklings? I really don't want to cancel on the welsh and silver ordered, bc who knows what happens to them..so then I figured, i will just add a cayuga! So...
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    WELL.. I think maybe two more?? Are Welsh Harlequins loud??

    Hey everyone the babies are doing great!!! Thank God. Now.. i had originally had an order for a silver and a welsh from metzer to come end of august.. this was before my sweet Shiloh died and let Eve alone.. which then as many of you know led me to get three little ones sooner.. they are all...
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    Ok what is the REAL situation about enrofloxacin/Baytril...

    Hi Everyone!! Ok.. so three months ago my one Pekin was given enroflxacin and flagy.. , I questioned it when i got home bc I learned that both medications are essentially illegal to still give in the US and that once given i cannot ever eat the eggs. I was told this was an FDA issue really...
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    4 weeks old tomorrow..outside in the pool but it is only 72 degrees today!! Are they ok??

    Hi Everyone!! Well the babies are doing great!!(n Thank God).. After 3 weeks they went to straw.. and have been getting along with my sweet Eve who was let alone after her siblings passed away.. So.. they were introduced to the big run with pool three days ago and have been loving it!. Before...
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    ok need help before I mess this up! new babies..Straw?? ok? or Pine shavings.. I have soft flakes

    Hi Everyone!! the babies are doing great.. but the poop got bad.. so it is time to change to a new bedding.. so.. i put straw down.. is it safe?? Please let me know! thank you!! They are now 10 days old!!
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    Been there, done it.. but really scared!! New ducklings coming tomorrow for my little Eve.

    Hi everyone- well as many of you know- three of the four ducks i got in September passed away in the last three months.. i was left with my sweet Eve, who although she seems to be loving the attention, she would probably do better with friends... she is getting new sibs tomorrow.. from Metzer...
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    please advise, heartbroken and afraid

    Hello everyone, Long time since I have been on.. ive had a bunch of heartaches with my ducks..I thought i posted this earlier today, but it didn't go on.. so i will try again. As many of you know, i got 4 sweet girls last September , 2 pekin, 1 cayuga, 1 buff. Everything was wonderful, except a...
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    should i do the endoscopy?

    Hello everyone.. ugh yet another tragedy with my sweet duck.. She was breathing odd, took her to the doc, turns out she had a ton of dirt in her ( i thought ducks eat dirt all the time?)- but they also found a staple.. kept her overnight, gave her fluids , did a CT scan, the staple is in the...
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    Duck not acting right ... concerned

    Hello everyone- as you all know I lost my 5 month old this week ( died after surgery for broken femur) - today my Cayuga is acting very odd.. standing .. drinking - did eat meals worms... bit mostly just standing and drinking .. not her usual self .. I think she laid an egg this am.. but...
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    Heartbroken-my 5 month old pekin died after her we surgery for her broken femur...

    I am so devastated-I got a call from the surgeon who told me my sweet 5 1/2 month old pekin Samarra did great in surgery to repair a proximal fracture of the femur ... an hour later she was dead. No one has any answers for me. I am so so so heartbroken. I don’t understand.
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    Broken femur- in my pekin

    Hi everyone... ugh I’m exhausted... my buff had an aspiration pneumonia two weeks ago- and now as I took one of my pekin ducks to the vet yesterday bc she was limping - the other 6 month old pekin had somehow broken her femur! When I got back home she was not moving - took her to the vet - they...
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    Is this this early bumble foot?

    Hello everyone - does this look like early bumble foot? She is limping and I thoughts maybe when strained her ankle but I see this.. is this early bumble foot?
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    PLEASE possible extra dose of antibiotic

    Hello everyone - my sweet 6 month old buff wasn’t in the icu they thinknshe had an aspiration pneumonia- -anyway when is on augmentin twice a day. Tonight when giving her her medication she shook her heading and i saw it on the chair- so I just gave it to her ... after she swallowed into - i...
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    So upset... anyone know the facts?

    Hey guys... so on 12/30 my one duck had a what looked like a cut or something on her shoulder blade.. when I took her to the vet the next day- she was already healing - but he said as a “ precaution “ he was giving her bactrim ( I’m a physician... so I know the drug is used for wounds ... but we...
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    Changing pool water in winter...

    Hi everyone - hope you’re all well. So, my one little sweetie really really enjoys her pool ( it is actually really helping her weak leg) so I don’t want to take it away that is for sure - however bc of her weak leg I have landscaping stones in place so that she can get out easily ... they are...
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    Romaine hearts of lettuce the same as romaine??

    Can my ducks have hearts of romaine lettuce ? Is it the same as just romaine lettuce ?? I know this sounds utterly ridiculous... but with these little ones I’m so nervous to feed them Something wrong! Thank you. 🤓😕
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    Weasels

    I am wondering ... can my ducks be in their run until 10 pm ( dark at 5 here now), which has a roof and is very secured with 1/2 x 1/2 hardware wire and layers of wire skirts 12-14 deeps plus out three feet with 8 tons of pea gravel .. ? Could a weasel get into that ? Do I need to put them in...
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    Broccoli, Cauliflower, carrots??

    Can I give my ducks cauliflower, broccoli, carrots?? Cooked and chopped? I read that it’s is safe ... but thought I’d check with you guys!!
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