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Thank you FromFreedomNow. I have copied the information and ointment name. Here's hoping our vet has it to prescribe.

Our little BeepBeep has been blind now for almost 3 years. (She is 5 years old.) In the past couple weeks her eye has been oozing a little liquid and she is keeping it shut. I have been treating with antibiotics. In the past this worked, but not this time. No reaction to the antibiotic and she...

And here is a site that you can look up the speciality of bird medicine and surgery (last on the list) which then gives you a list of regions in France that offer this specialty. It's a quick way to see what areas do not have a vet option. And for those that do, I would recommend researching to...

I did find this website - which helps find vets for 'farm poultry'. Ducks, and chickens, are just not considered pets here. Really purely farm animals, so its more about treating a flock than an individual bird. Saying that, there are of course some vets who would be willing...

Hi. We are in Saone et Loire. Before that we were in Yonne (both in Bourgogne). Neither area had/have an Avian vet. One of our local vets in the Yonne area (near Auxerre) was willing to x-ray, but wasn't comfortable about anything beyond prescribing medication. He was the one who told me about...

Thank you for reading my writing :-) And thank you for the photos. Very helpful. I will check his gland for comparison. Yes, food is always a possibility. We are limited in our choices of feed, but luckily there is one that is fairly decent. No feeds come with additional niacin, so I add that...

We do know of a vet about an hour and a half away that knows a bit about birds, as he has pet ducks of his own. So in an emergency... Ducks and Chickens are are very much farm animals (not pets) here so there are specialist farm vets, but more on the basis of herds of cows, horses, or a whole...

Thanks. We do not have an avian vet anywhere near us. Birds are considered exotic and vets must be certified as an exotic animal vet here. We have 3 in the country (France), none remotely near us. Our local vet will help with prescribing, but will not x-ray or otherwise treat, such as surgery...

Thanks KalelAm, I hadn't thought of arthritis because of his age, but you never know. Out of curiosity, what is the pain medication and how do you give it? Liquid form in water bowl? Niacin deficiency effects can vary. I have Gabby and another duck, now almost 5, that lack more than the others...

Hi Miss Lydia. Very potentially an idea. I haven't seen any signs of moulting as yet, but you never know.

Hello all This is a new one for me. So curious if anyone out there has some ideas or knowledge. I have a male piebald duck, part mallard part call duck, that is imprinted on me. He is a couple months shy of being 1 year old. He preens, particularly his chest feathers. I have literally just now...

Thanks for checking in Isaac. It's very kind of you. She still has not passed the egg, but she is more with it and active. Still not eating, though showing interest. She actually slept sitting/laying down during the night, which gave me some hope too. She took herself into a prepared bath, also...

Thank you. Would you know if straight forward Calcium would work? Or calcium with magnesium? I think our food store might have this in their 'health food' aisle. Or does it have to be gluconate/citrate/carbonate? (and what exactly is the reason if it must be these?)

I did not see any. I explained to the pharmacist what it was for, but she didn't suggest anything else they might have. Normally they are very good about suggesting alternatives, if they have them. I could order online (all but the calcium gluconate), but the earliest I would get is tomorrow...

Hello again Isaac. Our pharmacy does not have calcium gluconate, citrate or carbonate available. Any other suggestions of what I can try?

Thank you Isaac. Very helpful. The room is warm to hot and I am hopeful because she keeps drinking all the time. I do think it is her being young and her first egg, but there is always the worry... She suddenly rushes off her nest and goes to take sips of water, so she is obviously trying to...

Hello. I have a young call duck, small but not super small. She will be a year old in April. I think she is eggbound with her first egg, but I am not completely certain. Please note - We do not have a Vet willing to deal with ducks near us, so going to a vet is not a possibility. Therefore, any...

Thank you ChickenMan Man. Good to know. As the enclosure is large and open air (and secure) the chickens will not have to go inside anything if they do not wish to. So maybe it would be a nice new home for ex-batts? If I go with them, I am starting to think having a tree shelter, even if not too...

Thank you Ridgerunner for your response. Very in-depth. I did not know that about Silkies, and as they were a breed I was considering that must be added into the mix. And a very good point about having 3. Although they will have the duck flock about them, I know this is not the same thing. And...

Thanks Shadrach. Yes, we already have a secure enclosure as you outline. Essentially the chickens could roost where they like. I would like to provide some form of shelter should they wish, and particularly one that is not accessible by the ducks, who can fly and hop up on to things, but don't...