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    Emergency duck injury

    Think you may want to consider stopping putting anything on the wound unless it looks to be infected. His natural defenses are phenomenal. Putting anything on his skin will disrupt his own body's ability to fend off infections and you may be changing the ph of his skin which might be leading...
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    Emergency duck injury

    So very pleased to hear the good news!!!
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    Emergency duck injury

    Hope Howard is doing well. One of my Indian Runner Ducks, Sara, was attacked by a red tailed hawk two years ago. found her lying in a pool of blood. Took her in thinking she was gone but after washing off her bloodied head and neck, she moved a leg. Much of the left side of her head was gone...
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    Wheezing/Breathing Weird! Help ASAP please! Something stuck in throat/nose possibly?

    I named my chicken Wheezy and now she isn't wheezing. I used a syringe to give her water, just a few cc's squirted down her throat. She had been breathing through her mouth so knew she had to be dehydrated. I would be very worried about olive oil as if she aspirates any oil it will really...
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    Introduction

    Hi! Farmgail here. I have a very small flock of 11 Light Brahmas on a tiny non profit farm in southern Vt.. I use the hens as teachers for clients who have emotional and behavioral issues. The chickens are friendly, easy to clicker train and have the softest feathers. We are now beginning to...
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    Wheezing/Breathing Weird! Help ASAP please! Something stuck in throat/nose possibly?

    I have a chicken who is doing the exact same thing. I too am panicked. She is one of 11 chickens and does this every now and then. I have picked her up and rubbed both nostrils thinking she had perhaps clogged one or both. I washed the outside of her beak, again hoping to dislodge any debris...
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