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    Hardware Cloth

    I was wondering if someone could tell me if the hardware cloth below is good enough for building a coop. I recently moved my flock from a fairly predator safe area to one that is not so friendly. I know to bury about a foot of it underground to discourage anything. Is the 1/2 inch small enough...
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    9 days after injury duckling walks again!

    After 9 days, our Little Guy is finally walking again. He jumped out of the sink while I was putting another in the basket. It was touch and go and I thought I was going to lose him. Several vet visits, physical therapy, meds, steroids, vitamins, and electrolytes he is walking again! I am so...
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    Injured duckling update

    Wednesday my duckling jumped out of the sink and landed on the floor. Ever since she hasn’t been able to walk, she pushes straight back, can’t turn herself over, and has zero balance. We’ve been to the vet, she has a compressed spine and a possible soft break to her ribs. I’ve been doing...
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    When do Rouens start getting feathers

    So my duckling is sick and I want to start giving Nutri-drench. The directions have it broke down my age. We bought them from Rural King and I have no idea how many weeks old they are. They are just starting to come into their tail feathers. The rest is all still fluff. Any ideas?
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    Help. Injured duckling

    Help!!! One of my ducklings jumped out of the sink and landed on the floor. There are no vets in my area that treat ducks. She’s flipping over on her side a spinning in circles. I’m afraid there’s a back injury but she’s moving all parts of her body. Has anyone had something like this happen? I...
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    Duck with an injured foot - amputation advised by the vet

    We have seven peking ducks that we bought last year, so they are about 10-11 months old. One of them got bumblefoot, or at least what we thought was bumblefoot. We noticed that she was having trouble walking and her ankle was really swelled up. We noticed on a Friday night and had her in the...
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