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    PLEASE HELP! 3yr old pet hen with messy vent, straining to poop

    Update: When I let her out this morning she passed a lot of yellow liquid. Still straining and closing her eyes looking unhappy. Going to bathe her today unless anyone suggests otherwise?
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    PLEASE HELP! 3yr old pet hen with messy vent, straining to poop

    Hi all, Haven't been online here for a while but am very worried about my brown shaver hen at the moment. With hindsight I have made a few mistakes/wrong judgements which I hope can be remedied. Sorry in advance for the long story but I thought it best to contain as much info as possible...
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    Do I have a Muscovy x Mallard duck?

    Thanks all! Reassuring to have consistent answers, now I don't have to worry about her having different needs or flying away :) Your pics are beautiful! I'll put up some new ones when I get the chance; we moved house last week and it feels like everything is still in a box!
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    Warming up ducks' food in winter?

    Thank Tracey 3 of them are ducklings (2 x pekins and a muscovy adoptee) but I feed them all together now. Guess I will leave out the molasses from now on! Planning to start mixing in more kibbled maize into their crumble, although it seems to give my hens diarrhea (anybody else noticed this...
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    Warming up ducks' food in winter?

    Hi all, Just a quick question for you lovely people; the past few nights have been absolutely freezing (1-2C which is the coldest it's been since I've lived in NZ, I realise this is pretty warm for some of you ) and I have been feeling sorry for my poor ducks in this cold. When I give them...
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    Do I have a Muscovy x Mallard duck?

    Thank you! Either way she's awesome, I was just curious of her heritage. What are mallards like to keep? I didn't realise people kept them as flocks. Anybody else keep mallards?
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    Do I have a Muscovy x Mallard duck?

    Hi all, I'm wondering if anybody has experience with muscovy/mallard crosses and could give their advice on this wee cutie. My boss found her(?) wandering around a field alone when she was a few hours old. She assumed it was a muscovy as she keeps a huge flock of muscovies and knew there were...
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    Drakes helpful with new hatch???

    Exciting! Are these your first clutch? If so enjoy it, they grow up far too quickly :P Has anybody else experienced Drakes being good Dads?
  9. Robb, Phil and Arya at 2-8 hours old

    Robb, Phil and Arya at 2-8 hours old

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  10. Lovely Fea

    Lovely Fea

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  11. Robb as a teenager

    Robb as a teenager

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  12. My old boy, Fella and his lovely lady friend Fea. Fella was one of the first ducks I ever had :) He's a bit quiet and loves Fea to bits. Fea was given to me by a lady who has no idea where she came from but decided she was too friendly to not keep. She is very independent but follows me like a puppy if she thinks it will lead to her getting some snails:)

    My old boy, Fella and his lovely lady friend Fea. Fella was one of the first ducks I ever had :) He's a bit quiet and loves Fea to bits. Fea was given to me by a lady who has no idea where she came from but decided she was too friendly to not keep. She is very independent but follows me like a puppy if she thinks it will lead to her getting some snails:)

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  13. Robb and his brother Phil on their first trip outside

    Robb and his brother Phil on their first trip outside

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  14. Frankie is my very well-behaved, cute as a button baby. My boss found her alone in a field with her umbilical still attached. She was tiny! Growing into a beautiful little duck :)

    Frankie is my very well-behaved, cute as a button baby. My boss found her alone in a field with her umbilical still attached. She was tiny! Growing into a beautiful little duck :)

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    Drakes helpful with new hatch???

    I can't speak for all but my drake (Robb) really surprised me by taking up a few fatherly duties while my muscovies were babies. I initially kept him separated from them but one day one of the ducklings wriggled though the fence into his pen. When I came out to do a head count I was horrified...
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    How to look after a mother Muscovy and her ducklings? (Not sure what to feed them)

    More pics! I've never seen the barring patter before (though this is only my 3rd batch a ducklings :D ) There are definitely at least 4 different colours; 1 pure white, 2 that started yellow and have now turned what looks to be black, 1 has a very pale chocolatey-silver, and another is a pale...
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    How to look after a mother Muscovy and her ducklings? (Not sure what to feed them)

    Thank you, it is indeed a beyblade arena (stroke of genius on my Dad's part, the ridges at the sides are perfect steps to ensure they could get out when they were tiny) and it's small enough to refill daily even when water is limited. I'm keeping a close eye on them still as fortunately I don't...
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    How to look after a mother Muscovy and her ducklings? (Not sure what to feed them)

    At long last I got some pics! Mum and babies doing well, we did lose one in the very early days (suspected rat or neighbour's cat, went missing within 10 minutes of being check on and was never found :( ) but the remaining 6 are happy, healthy and huge. Just getting to that phase where all they...
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    How to look after a mother Muscovy and her ducklings? (Not sure what to feed them)

    Sorry for the delay, and thank you very much! They are now happy and healthy with their mum, feed is a nice mix of chick starter with a tiny bit of cat food and vitamins mixed in. They're doing great! Will pop up some photos of them once I get home. Thanks again for the great advice :)
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