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    Very sick hen

    awww...so sorry to learn of this! I know you did everything you could. :)
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    Very sick hen

    I would definitely clean up her bottom. I have read that if the bottom gets crusted up, it can kill a bird. My friend once had a bird she didn't know had a messy bottom and her poor chicken got hit with fly strike. Not a good situation when its summer and the flies are out. If wiping it...
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    Will my CRAZY ducks settle down?

    I have owned ducks for a year and a half. I have found (and also read to confirm) ducks love routine. So, they know in the morning, I open and let them out of their duck house, and I open their pen doors so they can free range during the day (bad weather, I let them just pursue around their duck...
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    Sex my silkie

    I would say odds are a girl. After nine months, if your silkie was a Roo, I think you would at some point hear a crow by now :) I've had silkies for only a year and a half but, if you have other silkies, compare the size, as I have noticed my girls definitely smaller than my boys. Also...
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    any ideas you can give me?

    I'm soooooo sorry to hear she has died. I once a chicken friend who had a chicken go broody and she was a little too dedicated and sat all the time, not eating or drinking. She died. I have read on this loop that people sometimes separate the gal and her eggs and put food and water right next to...
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    Depressed Rooster? Or -- as I fear --dying?

    Goodness! I feel so bad this is happening to you. First off, since his eating is not up to par, it can't hurt to try and give him a poultry vitamin drench. You can buy it in a bottle with black dropper at any Tractor Supply Store. You can put it in their water container or even if you can...
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    Duck pooping yolk

    Sounds like she may have a vitamin deficiency. First, make sure you make available to her free choice, oyster shell. It ups the calcium that a is used when she makes the egg shell. It also couldn't hurt to give her a vitamin drench. You can buy a bottle of Poultry Drench at you local Tractor...
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    any ideas you can give me?

    I have had Silkies a lil over a year. It sounds like your Silkie is perhaps trying to go broody. Silkies are known for going broody frequently. Normally, I have found that all of a sudden one of my girl silkies will find a spot and lay there all day. That spot can be anywhere--even by a water...
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    2 month old baby ducks leg problems

    I had one duck with leg problems and I was so sad when they didn't get better fast. I really thought what am I going to do but Nician and Vitamin drench after a little over a week really did work . Don't give up yet!!!! You got this!!!
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    2 month old baby ducks leg problems

    I wouldn't think you would have to worry about splayed leg at their age unless their current living quarters had slippery surfaces like tile etc. I did find this site fascinating" https://sites.google.com/a/poultrypedia.com/poultrypedia/poultry-podiatry Hope it helps and do let me know how...
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    2 month old baby ducks leg problems

    I am new to ducks myself, but my last hatch, my new mother duck did a terrible job so I had to get involved. Here is what I noticed. What you need to watch for is that the duck doesn't get a splayed leg. You said it walks with one leg stiff, but make sure it doesn't eventually go to where the...
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    What is this on her comb??

    found this: Welcome to BYC. Fowl pox is transmitted by mosquitos. There arnt any treatments because it is a virus. It has to run its course which takes about 2-4 weeks. They will be immune to it afterwards. Iodine can help dry the nodules and scabs, they are infectious to other chickens. The...
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    What is this on her comb??

    I saw pictures similar to what your birdie looks like recently when pursuing Backyard Chicken site . Search the site for Pox. If I remember, all in the end should be oka,y but there is a thread, I will see if I can find it that gives tips on some things you can do to help.Sending your bird good...
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    Comment by 'IrelandEyes' in article 'Why Raise Chickens In Your Backyard The Ignorant Gals Guide To Bantams In Your Yard'

    Terrific article!!! I love your humor as it was so much fun to read :)
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