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    mallard in respiratory distress any ideas what to do??

    We have a female mallard about 3yo. Eating normally (flock raiser and fortified grit) I put her in the coop tonight 6pm and she ate her dinner and was fine. About 1/2hr ago I heard funny noises and went out to find her in respiratory distress. She is gasping for air, opening her mouth with...
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    Muscovy on eggs aprox. 29 days.

    We raised her from a chick. This is her first clutch. She's been on for about 29days. We have a bator but plan to let her hatch. Is it around 35 days that they should hatch? She will not permit an egg to be taken to candle. Any comments are welcome, I was very young last time I had muscovy...
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    Jamey Duck, Give us Yee Jamey!

    I'd like you tell you of Jamie. We adoped him years back his mate had been killed, wifey drove up to the north side of the lake to pick him up. He was a great looking mallard. We bought a young female mallard and she was all over him. Patd is duck in Armenian, Potdair is ducks, so we named...
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    Mean Muscovy

    Greetings, A while back the girls got 4 Muscovy chicks, 3 females and a drake. Time passed and it became clear we had 3 drakes. Two of the drakes were the mean to the other ducks, chickens and all else. Thoes two a good ducks now, they have been cleaned and one is in the oven as we speak. It has...
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    new muscovy duckling

    My husband was raised with muscovy ducks on their farm and always loved them. I have been looking locally for a year for some for him and FINALLY success!! Yesterday we picked up 3 ducklings for him for father's day!! They are a month old and ADORABLE. I'll get pictures today.
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    wet duck

    Hi all hoping to get some help for our little mallard. He recently got kicked or butted by our goat or horse and was limping. WE brought him in the house and are keeping him in here where it is warm and soft so he can heal which he seems to be doing. The limp is less and he is moving around...
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    Hen gathered eggs, they're hatching?

    Greetings, The girls told me, a couple three weeks ago, Pimples was collecting eggs. Our nesting boxes have only low wood seperations between them. We let her keep six eggs. They put her in a smaller cage inside the hen house with food and water. They set up a heat lamp. Today they began...
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    chick with cross beak

    Greetings, Just had a batch hatch. One hatched out with a cross beak, have you ever seen one live? Thankyou Richard
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    Always one you would want to help!

    Well! They have all hatched except 3. One you would love to help, always. If the other two hatch soon enough, I can go in and help him. You know the type, too big for the egg can't cut the line all the way around. The other two are working on it, I'll tell them to hurry it up a bit.
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    pair of WHITE muscovy ducks wanted.

    hi I am looking for a pair of white muscovy ducks. Any age (so long as sex is know). We live near Tahoe. I don't know how ducks ship but I am willing to pay shipping. But somewhere close to home or northern Nevada would probably be easier. If you ahve some for sale please let me know
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    Mallard is failing

    Greetings, A couple month ago, wifey was given a male mallard, his mate had died. we later got a female. Problem: a week or two ago he started limping on one leg I can't see or feel anything wrong with the leg. He is having more and more trouble putting weight on the foot or leg. The girls say...
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    Ageing poultry

    We had a poultry ranch when I was a boy. We sold to the public and to resturants. Seldom did anyone get a chicken over a day after processing. We raise our own chicken now when we cook them they seem tough. I'm wondering if having eaten store bought chickens for years now if, since they are a...
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    mallard limping

    So James our newly acquired mallard has a limp. He started limping about a week ago. He lives outside in the yard and sleeps in the coop. He also stands and walks with a real forward slope to his body but he has been doing this since we got him. Should we be worried? The limp seems better than...
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    When Calibrating, at incubation temp?

    Temp makes a difference. When calibrating shouldn't it be at the temp the hygrometer will be used at? Thankyou. Richard
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    Hen with cracked beak

    We have a hen with her top beak cracked down one side up close to where its attached. We may have to cull her. I can't think of any repair. If you have an idea please let me know. Thanks
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    our new mallards

    so here are our new duckies!! We adopted James almost a week ago and we just picked him up a girlfriend (Lily) 2 days ago. He was terrified of her at first but now they are getting on well. We know nothing about ducks so our fingers are crossed that she is actually a mallard as she is only 7...
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    mallard sexing question

    We just adopted a mallard drake. He lost his mate and was lonely so we took him and are planning on getting him a girl. We think we have found him one but she is only 7 weeks old and we would like to get some idea on how to make sure she is female. So are there any ways to identify sex at this...
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    Hen died, fine this afternoon?

    Greetings, The animals were fed, all was well. We went skiing, gone for about 2 hours, when we checked the barn the roo was calling, standing, pointing to a down hen, she had been dead for a while. Heart attack? We raised this girl from a chick and have hatched chicks from her eggs, sorry to...
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    Roo too big for hens?

    Greetings, We have two hens that are limping. One hen about a month back had a broken leg. We checked and fixed places where they could get a leg caught. Could it be that our Cochin Roo is too large for our Leghorn hens. He is pretty good sized but didn't seem that heavy. What's your thought...
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    First hatch in Coolerbator:

    Greetings, Hope to post picture
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