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  1. DewittPondFarm

    Duck injury help!

    The vet visit today went well and he says it should heal up fine. She's lucky it wasn't worse. He put her on Clavamox for a week and I picked up some of the Veterycin. She will have to stay out of the pond for awhile and I'll keep an eye on flies. Right now it's only in the 50's here so the...
  2. DewittPondFarm

    Duck injury help!

    I did speak to a vet and he said that Nolvasan would be okay but then must rinse afterwards. So that is what I did for now but I will look for the Veterycin you suggest. He mentioned I could bring her in for a Baytril shot if I want, so we'll see about that. It looks pretty clean now. It is...
  3. DewittPondFarm

    Duck injury help!

    Okay, thanks for the info. I've got her in the coop and won't let the others in with her for now. I washed the wound out with saline solution and will look for some veterycin spray tomorrow. I have Nolvasan solution which was given to me by a vet for my cats wound. Would that work?
  4. DewittPondFarm

    Duck injury help!

    One of my Khaki Campbell's appears to have been attacked (by a snapping turtle perhaps) since there is a good size open wound on her side in front of her leg (under a wing so I didn't notice it immediately). She is eating and walking although slower. It was bleeding some but not a lot. I've...
  5. DewittPondFarm

    Molting and blood feathers

    Hmmm... Would be tough. I'll give it some thought.
  6. DewittPondFarm

    Molting and blood feathers

    Yes, I did see both boys on her this morning but it was brief and didn't seem to be a problem, at least not yet. I could put her with her mother but she doesn't really like her either. We are considering making a meal of one of the drakes but it is hard when you hand raise them. I do see your...
  7. DewittPondFarm

    Molting and blood feathers

    It is too bad. She never really bonded with her 3 kids and her mate and her sister died accidentally last year so she's basically been a loner. She's my only egg layer at this point so I'm concerned. For some reason her daughter (now 9 months old) is not laying eggs yet. I'm hoping she will...
  8. DewittPondFarm

    Molting and blood feathers

    Lol! Dry cat kibble is something I have plenty of considering I run a cat rescue business. I also have some poultry vitamins I'll give her. I'll look into picking up some wheat seeds and kale. Yes, I figured warm and dry would be best at this point. She really wants to be with the other...
  9. DewittPondFarm

    Molting and blood feathers

    I've separated her out since I have noticed the others bugging her. She has lost so many of her feathers but I don't think she's bleeding. Today when it rained she looked like a sopping wet skinny unhealthy looking duck so I'm keeping her penned up to remain dry and recuperate while she grows...
  10. DewittPondFarm

    Molting and blood feathers

    Okay, thanks for the advice. It didn't look any better today so I'll see if there is actual blood or if it's just looks red because of the blood going into it. I don't see the drakes doing anything to her but of course I'm not watching all the time.
  11. DewittPondFarm

    Molting and blood feathers

    My one female Khaki who is going on two years old appears to be molting and is most noticeably losing the wing feathers. Today I noticed blood on one of the wings. Should I be concerned? Should I keep her separate from the others at night? Should I feed her anything special? She has also...
  12. DewittPondFarm

    The Duck Thread

    Boy do I know about dumping animals on farms. I do cat rescue and always find the poor farmers overrun with kittens and cats dumped on them. I never thought about roosters but considering their noisy behavior and the fact that most farmers would not want more then one or two that's certainly a...
  13. DewittPondFarm

    The Duck Thread

    Well I've been going puck, puck, puck.. a lot and he listens but stays his distance. He was originally hanging out under a bird feeder at our cousins home. They are only weekenders so are not really there a lot and didn't really want him. We tried to coax him down hill with food but it didn't...
  14. DewittPondFarm

    The Duck Thread

    He is a beauty. We'll attempt to see the tag but so far it's been slow going gaining his trust enough to get near him. I'm going to put out our small chicken coop (the ducks have used for winter) and see if he goes in it tonight. Maybe it will be familiar looking to him and he'll want to seek...
  15. DewittPondFarm

    The Duck Thread

    We have a stray Rhode Island Red rooster that has appeared on our property. It's been hanging around for about 3 weeks now up the hill and has finally come down next to our house. We're feeding it. Poor thing seemed pretty starved. We only have ducks. Not sure what to do about this guy. He...
  16. DewittPondFarm

    Temperature and Humidity for Hatching

    The three are doing fine together now in the brooder. The 4th egg is still in the incubator but I don't think there is anything alive in it. It shows no signs of moving. When candled it just looks dark (except for the air sack) and I see no movement inside. I suppose I could make the hole you...
  17. DewittPondFarm

    Temperature and Humidity for Hatching

    The big noisy guy was moved to the brooder and now two more are popping! I don't think the very last egg will hatch but you never know. It's day 31. I never realized how long it took to hatch! I'm just happy most appear to be making it. Two are in the brooder and the third will be hatching...
  18. DewittPondFarm

    Temperature and Humidity for Hatching

    The big noisy guy was moved to the brooder and now two more are popping! I don't think the very last egg will hatch but you never know. It's day 31. I never realized how long it took to hatch! I'm just happy most appear to be making it.
  19. DewittPondFarm

    Temperature and Humidity for Hatching

    And the first arrived!!!! Looking real good and drying out. Thanks for you help. I believe at least one other will hatch. Not sure about the other two. I only had 4 eggs from my duck.
  20. DewittPondFarm

    Temperature and Humidity for Hatching

    Okay, it's been since this morning since I've seen any activity other then wiggling. It's still wiggling a bit but there is no hole big enough for a beak or anything. There is just a couple cracks. How long should I wait before intervening... if I should intervene at all? I think I saw some...
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