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I went to TSC last Friday to pick up some supplies and ended up bringing home 2 ducklings. When I got home, I noticed one had some clear fluid dripping from it's nostrils. I thought it was just water. One week later they both have drippy noses and are wheezing. They also have lesions on the...

I just realized that my Sebastopol gander has severe bumblefoot. He has two large bumble sores (about the size of a quarter) on the outsides of both of his foot pads. He also has a couple of smaller bumble sores along his toes. I'm going to try to clean them out tonight, but I have a feeling I...

I have a snowy call drake with severely frostbitten feet and legs. They don't seem to bother him. He still eats and drinks normally and he gets around fine. He truly amazes me. I assumed that after a couple of weeks his legs would simply fall off, but it has been brought to my attention...

I have a duck whose feet are badly frostbitten. His feet and lower legs are swollen and purple. The tissue is obviously dying and I'm fairly certain that he's going to lose his legs. I'm willing to work with him, but I want something to help relieve his pain. According to the following link...

I have a buff laced polish pullet who keeps getting her head feathers wet. When they get wet, they freeze. I'm thinking about giving her crest a hair cut, or rather, feather cut. My question is, will her crest feathers continue growing? Or will they stop and re-grow with her next molt? I...

I've heard that ducks and geese have relatively few diseases when compared to chickens so I have never quarantined new waterfowl before. This past weekend I was at a poultry show and I was talked into buying a trio butterscotch call ducks. Because they were at the show and potentially exposed to...

My current chicken coop is simply a large dog kennel set up in the barn. Is there any way that I can "Mink Proof" it without spending a fortune? Today I was at a poultry show and I began talking to a guy who told me that 90% of his flock was wiped out by a mink. $6,000 worth of birds dead in...

I have always kept my flock inside our barn, but our barn isn't in good shape. It was made in the 1800s and it will probably come down within the next 5 years. Needless to say, I need a new set up. I'm not sure whether or not the barn will make it through another winter. One option is the...

My chickens have mites so this morning I applied ivermectin pour on. While doing this, I was able to inspect my birds. I noticed that a few of them have raw vents, especially my cochin rooster. His vent was very bloody and had hard yellow areas around it. He must be in a ton of pain and I...

Gooser is a 5 month old sebastopol gander and he has had angel wings for the past 3 months. When he first developed it, I kept his wings wrapped for a full week, but the day after I unwrapped them, they bowed out again. I than kept them wrapped for 2 full weeks, but the day after I unwrapped...

I have a flock of mixed ages ranging from 1 week old to 6 years old. I'll be getting a few vaccinated birds, however, I have never vaccinated my flock. I realize that the vaccine won't make the new birds carriers, but it will hide whether or not they actually have the disease. As far as I...

I'm getting a show quality pair of bantam chickens from a very well known breeder, however, he told me that he had a problem with mareks disease in his LF flocks in the past, so now he vaccinates all of his birds. If I understand correctly, the vaccine won't make them carriers, but it could...

I have 2 drakes. A white inidian runner named Aflac and a crested khaki Campbell named Moe. I had to separate them for a couple of days, and now when they see each other, they grab each other's necks and begin fighting. I can't keep them separate for much longer. Should I let them fight and...

I was outside with my birds when I realized that my rooster Tom Jr. wasn't out. I walked into the coop and there he was. He was lying down panting very heavily even though it's only 80 degrees. I brought him into the garage and got a bit of ice water down him, but it wasn't much. He was able...

To get to the point, a friend of mine has chicks who are running around and appear healthy one day, and then dead the next. They are appear healthy one moment, but then they will lie down and start gasping for air or having dry heaves. A few moments later, they begin having seizures and die...

I got my first goose egg 1 month ago. I found it wet and near the water dish, but I rinsed it off, dried it, and put it in the incubator. It was the only egg in the incubator at that time. A week later I added a bunch of chicken eggs as well as 5 more Sebastopol goose eggs. At day 9, I realized...

I brought home a white broad breasted turkey from a commercial farm to keep as a pet. I had planned to keep her with my chickens, but I noticed her sneezing after I brought her home. I've never had turkeys before, so is this normal? or could she be sick? I don't want to put my chickens at risk...

I ended up getting a young white broad breasted turkey yesterday. She's a commercial turkey who has been de-beaked and her toe nails have been removed. She was sitting in the corner of a big turkey farm. I asked if I could have her and they said yes. I gave her a nice long bath and blow dry...

I ended up bringing home a young white broad breasted turkey. I babysit some kids that live on a big turkey farm and their father said I could take one home if I wanted. I walked into one of the large buildings packed with young turkeys and the stench of ammonia was horrible. I picked a...

I've read that ducks don't need to be tested like chickens do. In that case, does a person need to be NPIP in order to legally ship duck eggs to other states? I'd like to begin shipping eggs, though I'm not sure that I want to deal with the hassle and cost of becoming NPIP certified.