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    Limon has a broken femur.

    We just finished at the vet. X-rays today. Limon has an oblique fracture of the right femur, near her hip. Casting is not possible. Vet said surgery would probably kill her. I'm looking for advice from anyone else who's had this happen. She WILL NOT be euthanized. Don't even suggest it...
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    Limon hurt her leg

    Hello all, I'm not sure how it happened honestly. Limon is an indoor duck (not by choice). I think she caught a foot on a table and tripped. She runs into things sometimes, which is normal for her. Today, she fell on her stomach amd started flapping hard. She tried to get up and fell...
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    Roosters fighting, 1 with severe injury

    Hello everyone, We've got a flock of 4 roosters (not by choice). Had 5 but lost 1 mysteriously about a month ago. No blood, no visible injuries. Our guys are about 8 months old. I'm not positive but I think they are white lohmans. On to the current issue. About a week ago, our second...
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    Paşa laid her first egg. Is this normal?

    Hello Our Alexandrine Paşa laid her first egg. It was difficult. She made quiet sounds and fell over twice. Afterwards, she was lethargic for a few minutes. Now, shes eating amd playing. The egg had some blood and her vent looks Large. I'm not seeing a prolapse, but I'm not positive I'm...
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    Limon laid an egg!

    She's just over 5 months old, only 2.1 kilos. I was hoping someday ... but we found this this morning. I'm stunned! Its small, medium chicken egg size. Guess maybe we'll be able to add to thr flock next year with her own babies ❤️
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    Limon, our 5 month old pekin duck, ate an earphone

    Yes. An earphone. A corded one thankfully. Maybe 6 inches of cord. I was holding the cord so she wouldn't swallow more. She jerked and pulled it out of her throat. She's eaten a bit since then, and drank. Called the vet, who said to watch her. Advice? (This is what came out with the earphone...
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    How to tell if your female pekin is fully mature?

    Good morning from Turkey! Limon, our female pekin, is now 20 weeks old. In case you didn't know, she had a difficult battle with respiratory illness (which took her sister 😔), but she seems fully recovered. Limon seems quite small for her age, about 3/4 of the size of other ducks. She's...
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    Hello from Limon

    Hello everyone, We haven't posted in a while so I wanted to give you all an update. Limon is doing well, still living inside (as to vet's orders). We haven't purchased her friends yet. There are wild weasels and foxes in our neighborhood that are really hurting the small livestock. The lady...
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    Our parrot bit Limon

    Paşa, our Alexandrine parrot, was in her cage on the floor. Limon stuck her bill inside and Paşa bit her. A single puncture wound on the upper bill. It bled for a minute, maybe. A couple drops. Looks to be no damage to her lower bill. Limon is acting completely normal. Eating, drinking...
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    7 week old chickens in Turkey

    Our flock, 7 weeks old. Leghorn or other variety? We are new to chickens so I have no idea. All but one has a floppy crest. (Gotta keep them inside at night, there's a fox in the neighnorhood.) I'm hoping we have at least 1 hen out of the five. Thoughts?
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    Advice for disabled/compromised duck

    Limon is still improving. Vet told us today her breathing is about 85% of what he would expect. Otherwise, she's healthy. Here's the concern. Vet suggests that Limon live indoors and go outside only to play (he's concerned the pneumonia will return). I'm thinking we need to diaper her, for...
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    Limon update

    Hello everyone Here's a quick update on Limon. We saw the vet tech on Thursday. Vet was out of town. She looks good but has a sound in her heart/lungs. Will see the vet again Friday. She's growing so fast. 10 weeks old and starting to feather in. Her bath is getting too small.
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    Sand in poultry food?

    Is sand in poultry food a normal thing? When we had Limon at the vet 2 weeks ago, the veterinarian asked if she had eaten sand. He checked her droppings for parasites and found sand. She had not been outside of the house in over a week. We live in Turkey and only 1 type of food is available...
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    She's so fluffy!

    Limon is so fluffy right now. She looks like a walking feather boa lol. 9 weeks old and healthy. Adult feathers coming in slowly. Just wanted to share her today. We've come a long way since she got sick a month ago. ❤️🦆😁
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    Treats for the whole flock?

    Hello We have a mixed flock. A duck, 5 chickens, and a very spoiled Alexandrine parrot. What are some safe and healthy treats they can all enjoy? It's far easier to make 1 bowl of chopped veggies than 3. Also, how long do you keep your chopped veggies for your flock?
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    Duckling slow to feather.

    Our duckling is 8 weeks old and still has very few feathers. They're starting to come in, but slowly. Her feet are HUGE though. At least 3cm across. Her nody is groeing fast too. She was sick with pneumonia for almost 3 weeks, and appears 2 to 3 weeks behind in feathering. Is this normal...
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    Sultan chicken

    Thinking of adding a couple sultans to our flock. Anyone have them? What sort of temperament and egg laying should we expect? (We're in Turkey, easy to find them here)
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    Duckling thinks I'm her momma

    Our duckling Limon is about 9 weeks old now. We lost her sister almost 5 weeks ago. Limon had pneumonia and is recovering. Limon follows me around like a puppy. I don't mind, but I want her to be a well adjusted duck. We will be buying a duck close to her age, but thought it best to wait...
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    How much food per chicken?

    If someone posted this, I'm sorry that I missed it. How much food do you calculate per day per chicken? We're new to chickens (5 @ about 4 weeks old currently). And of course we have our duckling Limon. We live in Turkey, so sourcing feed isn't as easy. We have to go across town and carry...
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    vitamin question: SV-Biotin for ducklings?

    Our vet recommended SV-Biotin for our 7 week old duckling. Half a tablet, crushed in water. I know she will only drink maybe half the water. So, actually 1/4 tablet. Anyone used this? Do the ingredients/dose seem correct for a 7 week old? (The vet says this will help her feathered out. She...
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