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  1. gardenfairy

    Ducks and Water

    I imagine your ducks would use a water nipple fine for drinking. I haven't used those for ducks, but I've yet to give them to a species of bird that couldn't figure them out. However, your duckies would still need access to a more open source of water to keep their faces clean and their feathers...
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    5-6 wk old chicks: Orpingtons? Ameraucanas? Marans? Mutt chickens?

    Speckles, who I would believe has Welsummers in there, may just look more masculine than your other chicks because of the single comb. And while they may not be any particular breed, that is one of the cutest batch of chicks I’ve ever seen. I’m totally in love with those adorable crests and...
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    Go team "Tube Feeding!" - Updated 12/29/2019

    You're a genius, Kathy, thank you! I went vet / pharmacy hopping this afternoon. The largest I could get from a vet here was 14, but one of the pharmacists found me a size 16 in an old drawer. I just tried it and it worked a million times better than the 12. I think it will do the job nicely...
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    Go team "Tube Feeding!" - Updated 12/29/2019

    Thanks so much for your reply! I'd imagine physically that Muscovy ducks are a lot like geese with shorter necks. That definitely makes sense for feeling the tube and that photo helps a lot to show where it should be going. That one vet video did make it sound like it was impossible to put a...
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    Go team "Tube Feeding!" - Updated 12/29/2019

    Thank you so much for putting together all this fabulous info! I've been having a heck of a time combing the internet for decent information. I read through everything / watched the videos and still have a couple questions if you don't mind me picking your brain. I saw that you mentioned that...
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    Gander not eating

    Thanks for your reply. He’s not in with the females because we don’t want the fertilized eggs/goslings/aggression associated with a mated pair. We got goslings that were all sexed as females and one ended up being a gander. He’s not physically in with the females, but his enclosure is directly...
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    Gander not eating

    I have a two and a half year old American Buff gander who mostly stopped eating five days ago. He’s been acting completely normal - still swimming, preening, cuddling and all that - so if we’d been going off behavior alone, I would’ve said he was fine. We only know he hasn’t been eating because...
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    What am I?

    The face fits, but Murray McMurray sells several different white goose breeds. Is that little cutie as white as she/he looks? My Embdens were also from Murray McMurray, and it took them quite a while to turn fully white. They were grey/yellow as goslings and kept some grey through their first...
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    what should i do?

    If they're getting along, I'd just leave them be. The only reason to get gals would be if you were interested in breeding, which I’m assuming isn’t the case given the unknown breed of one of the geese. One of my geese (an American Buff - I've never kept Chinese, which I think are maybe a bit...
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    Lethargic Australorp; symptoms coming and going

    Thank you so much for your suggestion, eggcessive. I was wondering if some of the parasites could run on a cycle, possibly making the timing of the fecal a more critical factor. I'll most certainly look into that. Thanks again!
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    Lethargic Australorp; symptoms coming and going

    Thanks so much for the suggestion, chooks4life. Leucosis isn’t one that I’ve read about so I’ll definitely do some reading up on that one, especially if you have specifically seen it in Black Australorps. That’s dreadful with the Silkies and Australorps both. I imagine once an issue like that...
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    When integrating chicks, does it make any difference if breeds same or different?

    No, you're fine with introducing new breeds. There are individual birds that integrate quicker than others, but I keep a lot of different breeds and have never had a problem on that basis. Like ECBW said, though, at that age there will be fighting. Back when I first started keeping chickens, I...
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    Adding ducks advice

    Oh, that's horrid about the raccoon. Pekins are such adorable ducks. I can definitely see why you want more - I so adore my duckies! That said, mine are all females and I've never personally kept male ducks. I've heard that it's possible to keep males together in the absence of females, but...
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    Anybody have any ideas for chicken entertainment?

    So many wonderful ideas! I've never seen a bored chicken - they always seem to be exceptionally busy with something, but mine most certainly love climbing / flying up onto their jungle gym, dusts baths, digging and anything involving food items. Sometimes we make them mini pancakes with...
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    Lethargic Australorp; symptoms coming and going

    I have a five and half year old Black Australorp, Constance with a reoccurring issue. I assume it's reproductive system related, but the symptoms went away entirely for several months before showing again, which I haven't seen before during this time of year. It just started again the other...
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    Hen eating, drinking, and somewhat active but with a bloated stomach not able to walk without using

    Like the other folks have said, it does sound like ascites whether the cause was peritonitis or internal laying. You can also see it with ovarian cancer, though your girl sounds young for that. Other infections can also cause it, but with the production Rhode Island Red strains I've kept it's...
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    Khaki campbell ducklings: Friendly on the outside

    My Khaki Campbells were rather nervous while initially making the transition outside, but once they settled in and realized nothing bad could get at them they became fearless and completely relaxed. I imagine your little guys just need some more time to get comfortable with the new environment...
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    Is this a roo?? and what breed is this chicken

    Not sure on the breed, but definitely a roo if the bird he's standing beside is the same breed and age. And he's a gorgeous one!
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    someone dropped a tub of baby ducks on my porch - please help me

    Absolutely - chick grit works just fine for ducklings. I've never personally had an issue with it, but have heard some cases of ducklings eating grit in excess when it's offered in a separate dish so you may want to want to watch them when you first introduce it to make sure none of them are...
  20. gardenfairy

    someone dropped a tub of baby ducks on my porch - please help me

    It sounds like you have plenty of experience with chicks, in which case you'll do just fine with ducklings. Ducklings are sturdier than chicks and the biggest differences health-wise are their dietary quirks and their love of water. You'll just want to try to find out whether or not these are...
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