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Hello! My Indian Runner duck hatched 8 ducklings. One was very weak and is still half the size of the others, but is finally acting like a normal duckling with a lot of TLC and I want to keep him alive! The ducklings are now 9 to 10 days old. Here's the problem: The hen HAD been wonderful. She...

The littlest duckling is still hanging in there. She is half the size of the other ducklings and still gets tired before the others. My husband pointed out her eyes are smaller than the others' too. Not squinty smaller, but literally smaller. So who knows what else might be wrong, but she has...

I noticed a sick house sparrow who died within a day of noticing...I am assuming salmonella because many years ago my mom had an experience with the disease at her bird feeders and this bird behaved they way those did, including diarrhea. We had the dead birds tested and that's what it was...so...

Hi HollyDuck...I guess I figured if the duckling has not been 100% and now has these weird red/bloody areas by it's bill perhaps there is some kind of infection going on...especially with the lethargy. I am not a big "give them drugs" kind of person, but I am just not sure what else to do. I...

So my little Indian Runner who was weak made a lot of progress over the first 4 days. (I added probiotic and electrolyte to the water and offered plain water.) It was eating voraciously and drinking and active, though it would tire much more quickly than the others. It's eyes cleared up and it...

So the latest is the runt has improved some. She (looks like a "she" so that's what I'm going with for now) eats and drinks and is more active, but still sits a lot. The hen has gently pushed her with her bill a few times, so we are watching to make sure she doesn't start picking on her, I think...

This is Zelda. Schmitty is in the background hiding in a dog kennel because he is shy about being half-nekked while molting. They were naughty and snuck over to the neighbor's so they had to go to "the clink."

First, CUTE! I had some ducklings just hatch on Tuesday (8 of them...) which was a surprise because she has failed to hatch eggs for the past two years. I was just thinking it was time to remove the eggs when voila...there they were! At first I thought they wouldn't need a heat lamp, but it...

The duckling has made it through the day, no better, no worse. It did attempt to eat when they went out when I was cleaning the coop and drank quite a bit of the electrolyte/probiotic mix through the day. I am hopeful, but with the others seeming to be getting stronger by the hour, I also...

Thanks everyone! I figured Zelda would be good for a chuckle. I will definitely check out the turkey forum!

Hi! I am Jen and I am new to BYC. Actually, I have stalked the site for quite some time. I have mostly fond memories of raising chickens growing up. We raised cornish cross chicks for meat, but that lost it's appeal. We also butchered turkeys one year, but that, too lost it's appeal. We also...

On another thread I mentioned my Runner hatched 8 eggs. They all appeared healthy, but today (about 24 hours in) I notice one has an eye that is sort of closed and who waddles a few steps and sits WAY more than the others. I gave it a little sugar water and then have had it drink a few times...

I have thought about keeping a little notebook to jot down names I like from other sources. I belong to a couple of groups regarding dogs on facebook and I have to say, I have come across some fun names! There are all sorts of pet name generators online, but I haven't had much luck with those...

Thanks! I hadn't thought of the wire for the rodents. If I leave any food outside it is gross with droppings in the morning so I try to keep the area clean. So far I don't keep food in their coop for the adults, so I am just assuming rodents would try to get to it if I left food out. The mice...

We used to have 3 ducks: Inky, Dinky, and Dew. It was just a joke that stuck because it was fun to say. Unfortunately, we ended up with two drakes (Inky and Dew) who, after 3 years of bliss, decided to try to kill each other. We kept Dew because Inky was so aggressive. This is a picture of Dinky...

I am sorry you can't find your chickens. We had a duck disappear without a trace but it was when we arrived home late one night and we suspected an owl. When I was a child, a fox grabbed a hen duck in broad daylight while we were outside AND relatively nearby the flock. This was at about 9:00...

Hello all! I am new here but have been stalking this site reading about care for my various pets. (Bourbon Red Turkeys and Indian Runner ducks.) I have heard runners are notoriously bad at being mothers...However, I had one as a child who was a great "mom" and my husband had an IR hen who...