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    Injured chicken: How long to keep in the "hospital ward"?

    My Cochin hen has several puncture wounds from a dog bite, some all around general bruising, and missing feathers from her wing and underside, in fact, her belly is pretty much bald. I treated her wounds and have brought her inside to a dog crate, where she seemed to be in shock for several...
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    Please help!

    sounds like a respiratory infection. antibiotics are the general treatment but you won't know what type works best unless you know what you are dealing with via lab samples. if a vet near you will treat her, that may be your best chance. I found this thread...
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    Dog bite: Single Puncture on duck's rear end

    Hello all, Several days ago a random dog no one has ever seen before broke into my duck/chicken pen. No casualties, and it seemed like no injuries at first (my Khakis are very difficult to inspect, and i saw no blood at the scene or on the ducks), but one duck seems to have suffered a minor...
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    Can I use a small natural spring fed pond for ducks?

    Thanks Ridgerunner, I appreciate you thoughts. I had hoped this to be the case. As I do not intend to use the spring for anything else and the creek is actually over the property line, I will just keep it as it is and attempt to shovel it out every one in a while. Maybe plant some water...
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    Can I use a small natural spring fed pond for ducks?

    I have 6 Khaki Campbell's living in my backyard. Their run includes access to a small spring that feeds a creek that originates on the property, as I thought they would enjoy poking around in the mud for insects and eating the watercress that grows around and in it. Turns out, they seem to...
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