I just had a mild case of bumblefoot on my duck Gloria, (that I am still treating) and I got really good results without having to lance the foot.
As you already did too late for that, but keep in mind that nutritional support is also very important. I have been giving Gloria Calcium, a Multi...
I do not know if this thread is still alive, but I got a major inspiration form it. So I have started working on my own duckponics project! I will be posting in my blog as it developes. Here is a link if you want to read about it. Thank you Wifezilla for sharing your knowledge...
Pk here we go I think I got it!!!
Now look at the tip of his bill, there is a greenish spot and you can barely see where is is peeling off a thin layer of yellow skin on top.....
HI!! My favorite drake Frank has a weird green discoloration on the tip of his bill, and it has recently started to peel off....
Could it be caused by diggin into moldy straw? It's the only thing I can come up with.....he is mostly outside and gets to run around n the garden and in the mud.I...
Any new developments in the pond adventure??
I am currently using a kiddie pool, and of course all my plants LOVE the duck water!! I am starting some research to build my own duckponics system! Interested to hear what happened!! V
ps my 4 ducks now became 7 as I adopted my neighbor unwanted ones.
Thank you Lydia!! He is doing pretty good otherwise...lost a bit of weight form the stress...but I have been putting him outside in a crate so he can be with his duck "pack" and still remain clean (and unbeaked). He is my little problem child...
Hi everybody
thank you sooo much for all the replies! I actually went to look at old forums and found more info, I just needed the right terms for the search
@crazybarnlady Honey sounds like a GREAT idea! BTW he is on both antibiotics and antinflammatory orally. Topically I have been putting KY...
Hello Thank you so much for your concern. Onyx is doing the same. The prolapse is not better....
I have been giving him his medicine (not easy thing to do as his bill is super long) and keeping him inside, clean and mosturized. I tried to reinsert the prolapsed organ twice and to hold it in for...
been to vet....he gave us antibiotics and antiflammatories. I really hope we do not have to do surgery!! If the medicines work it will get better and I will be able to re-insert it into the cloaca....
I will keep u posted....lets keep fingers crossed!
yes we do have a female with him and he is been trying to mate (he is only 4 moths old) but this just happened this morning and they just woke up.....and no its not going back...I have him in the tub with water now to see if it will retract but no luck so far
...thank you
Hello everybody
this morning I got up and just saw that my make duck has a red curly appendix hanging out of his cloacal opening.....is this his sexual organ????? Why is it out there? Is it going to get back in by itslef or is it prolaxed? Do I need to take him to the vet?
THANK YOU FOR THE HELP!!
@TroutsChicks
Hi, if you want to find a staring to raise yo should look around horse barns in spring, around april/may. I found mine there, and I saw at least 3 more that I could have picked up! Maybe next year I will get Birdie a companion....
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Starlings are great companions, but quite...
Thank you everybody for the warm welcome.
We actually have about 20 chickens of all kinds of different heritage breeds and 4 broad breasted baby turkeys, 2 heritage turkeys and 4 more ducks, that we share with our landlady. we care for them too, but they are not as much "pets" as my ducks...