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I've been noticing that one of my Indian Runners has been rocking back and forth sometimes, seeming like something is wrong. When I've picked her up, everything has looked normal. However, on closer inspection last night, I noticed that she has some poop build-up on her vent. Her stomach felt...

One of my female ducks has a problem and I'm hoping someone can give me some advice. This female has had issues with egg binding and severe prolapse in the past (she's had her entire uterus come out of her body twice last summer, but I was able to treat it with help from a vet and some Baytril...

Hi. I noticed that there is an abscess growing on my chicken's face right near her mouth above her wattle. It started on Friday and seems to be getting bigger. My parents have been taking care of my flock while I was out of the country the past two weeks, and they started putting electrolytes in...

Hi. I'm looking for homes for one or some of my drakes. (We have seven total but need to rehome up to five of them if we can find good homes for them. I would like for them to have a safe place to live where they can be happy.) They don't all have to go to the same place. Due to previous...

My duck flock has been having issues lately and I think some of the problems may be due to this flip flop weather we have had lately. I got Baytril from my vet when it seemed that my flock wasn't eating as well as they usually do, and I had a couple of girls who had been egg bound. The Baytril...

My duck flock has been having issues lately and I think some of the problems may be due to this flip flop weather we have had lately. I got Baytril from my vet when it seemed that my flock wasn't eating as well as they usually do, and I had a couple of girls who had been egg bound. The Baytril...

I have a prolapsed Indian Runner Duck and need some help. When I found it, I soaked her vent in warm Epsom salt soak for 10 min. Then I wrapped her in a towel and gently pushed the prolapse back in with KY jelly. It stayed in a first but then she pooped and it popped back out. So I tried again...

I have a prolapsed Indian Runner Duck and need some help. When I found it, I soaked her vent in warm Epsom salt soak for 10 min. Then I wrapped her in a towel and gently pushed the prolapse back in with KY jelly. It stayed in a first but then she pooped and it popped back out. So I tried again...

We had two of our chickens attack each other today and it led to this: If we hadn't seen him when we did, we know he would have been killed. We cleaned his head up, sprayed Veterycin on him and now have brought him inside the house. At the moment, he is walking around a little bit and drinking...

We have ducks and goats who have access to some of the same area in the daytime. I know this is gross, but recently, I've caught a couple of my ducks eating goat poop. Will this hurt them or make them sick? Also, we are trying to rid ourselves of rats right now. Will it be harmful if one of...

We've got two Khaki Campbell drakes who love to mate with the ladies. They had gotten so bad that we decided a few months ago that we would create a drake pen just for them. The flock's run area is some chain link dog kennels with roofs so the drakes are separated from the girls by a chain link...

I have used the small packs of probiotics for my ducks (one pack only fills 1 gallon and I'm using two five gallon heated waterers right now), but I need to find something with a larger amount. I was wondering if anyone has used Probios for their ducks. I know it says it is okay for birds, but I...

I don't know what is going on but I hope someone can help me. For the past few days, I've noticed some strange things going on with the eggs. First, one of my ducks laid a bantam sized egg that had a soft shell and calcium deposits on it. I accidentally broke the shell and what came out was this...

I have four Indian Runner females that are 4 weeks old. I've noticed over the past couple of weeks, they are having problems with shaky legs. They will be standing fine and then their legs will shake and they will lose their balance and sit down. I've thought it might be due to a Niacin...

I've seen Diatomaceous Earth at my local feed store but have never been quite sure what it is for. I've done a little research and it looks like it's supposed to keep down bugs. Does this include flies? We have a terrible fly infestation in our coop now. Talk to me about your experiences with...

I know when getting straight run ducks, part of the process is waiting a really long time to know what gender you have. I just have a couple of questions. I have 8 Welsh Harlequins of various ages--the oldest are 6 weeks old and the others are 5 weeks old. They are getting their feathers but...

We have an Indian Runner duck that became broody a couple of weeks ago. I tried to get her off the nest for a couple of days but she refused to move and kept biting at me. I know that all of our duck eggs are infertile right now but there are a couple of chicken eggs (which probably are fertile)...

Please help. We have it in this state and it is so tired. Still breathing but I'm worried.

This is our first time hatching and it's day 21. We have a still air incubator and up until yesterday, the temp has been at 101 and humidity since Thursday has been a constant 60. Yesterday, our temp dropped though to 97 and I'm worried it is too low. I'm afraid to increase it as I don't have...

If all goes well, we will have six chicks hatching out from an incubator on Sunday. I know it will be a while before we have to cross this bridge but I will go ahead and ask the questions. We have a small flock that consists of two hens (one is a Buff Orpington who is partially blind--blinded...