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    help I think duck ate fertiliser and seems sick

    I spread some fertiliser on a hedge last night across the lane from my chickens and ducks but I forgot that i have one duck who seems to be able to escape from the enclosed area ( half of an acre ) .She was fine this morning but is now sitting with her eyes closed what can I do ? I cant think...
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    help I think duck ate fertiliser and seems sick

    I spread some fertiliser on a hedge last night across the lane from my chickens and ducks but I forgot that i have one duck who seems to be able to escape from the enclosed area ( half of an acre ) .She was fine this morning but is now sitting with her eyes closed what can I do ? I cant think...
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    Help duckling turned aggressive to other ducklings

    Hi just wondering have you any ideas what to do with my 4 week old duckling,I have 9 4 week olds and up until yesterday they were fine together.I moved them into a big run with a paddling pool ,the run is about 12 feet by 8 feet so its about 5 times bigger than where they were.One of the...
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    ducklings eating shavings

    I have nine 10 day old call ducklings,I had them on towels up until now and tonight I tried putting shavings in the cage with them but they started to eat it straight away ,what should I do ,I covered them up for now
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    Urgent Duckling Cant Walk

    One of my call ducklings that hatched yesterday cant walk.it was slower than the others to come around after hatching but it can eat and drink but just keeps falling over and rolls onto its back ,I tried letting it swim to see how it uses both legs but it kind of leans on one side so I had to...
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    Need help call duck eggs under chicken due today

    I have 15 call duck eggs under my B.O. today is day 26 ,I have 3 internal pips one nearly 20 hours now when should I make a hole in the shell ??????? I have read so much about how hard they are to hatch that I am terrified they will die in the shell all 15 are alive,I only read today that I...
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    So sad what will my poor duck do

    I have a call drake called Lance,some of you might remember he was bitten by my dog and survived against all odds so we called him after lance Armstrong , well he became besotted by my cream legbar he followed her every where all day. When she went on to lay he sat under the nest box and waited...
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    Duck eggs under chicken

    Has anyone put duck eggs under a broody chicken?. I have a silkie that has been broody for about 10 days now and she is sitting on nothing as I only have a bantom rooster and he is not doing his job yet, but my call ducks are laying for the last 3 weeks but are not broody.I would really like to...
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    Help call duck has like egg membrane hanging from her

    My butterscotch duck was missing this morning and I found her under the wheelbarrow,I have found a couple of eggs there lately,so I thought she was just laying so I left her there . I went out this afternoon and checked and there was no egg and she was sitting on her own , when she got up to...
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    how long will broody sit???

    I have a buff orpington who is already sitting for 3 weeks on nothing ,a friend gave me 10 eggs and I put them under her yesterday and I am wondering will she sit long enough to hatch them ,anyone do this before ,what success?
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    Help call duck not eating!!!!!!

    My call drake was bitten by my own dog on Saturday (still not talking to my dog),he had a hole just in front of his legs about an inch and a half round.I washed it out and put antibiotic cream into it.Took him to the vet on Sunday and he stitched him up and gave him antibiotics.The wound is...
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    first egg !!!!!!!!!!!!!

    :)only got chickens yesterday for the fist time ever and had an egg today from my 20 week old buff orpington cant believe it,only new so will have to learn how to post pictures
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    sick Barnevelder

    help only got chickens yesterday for first time they were all fine yesterday but the Barnevelder is sick today wont eat or drink and seems to just want to sleep all day but if a gone near her she runs off have her seperate from others but dosent seem to have other symptoms her poo a little runny...
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    from dublin ireland

    hi I am new to this spent 6 weeks building coop and finally got chickens yesterday ,only went to buy 6 but came back with 10 !!!! have plenty of room and this included a silkie and a 8 week old frizzel,one Barnevelder(which was fine yesterday but wont eat or drink today and just wants to sleep...
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