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    Rooster has red patches on chest and butt

    Hello, I have a question that I am hoping to get some feedback on. I have a 3 year black Jersey giant rooster. A few weeks ago I noticed he had a patch of bright red on his chest and his bum area. I checked my hens and they did not have this. One of my other roosters did though. Reading some...
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    Eye lid only opening half way after attack

    This isn't an emergency but all feedback is appreciated. I have a runt rue that was recently attacked by his colleagues. His eye was swollen because they had pecked his bottom eyelid. I treated his eye with salene solution and was putting a warm compress on it. Additionally I was giving him...
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    Lump, Bump, Tumor, Cyst, Abcess on Wing.

    Thank you for sharing
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    Numbing ideas before lancing a feather folical cyst

    Hello, My bronze breasted turkey appears to have a cyst near her wing joint (side of wing). I am thinking its a feather folical cyst. It is growing quite large in size and has cause her wing to not close properly. I am going to lance it open and try to drain it. I intend to do the following...
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    baytril/grenadine 60MG

    I have had some of my ducks on antibiotics where I was told to throw her eggs out. But the more I read it is because if you eat the eggs with the antibiotics, you may build up a tolerance to it. Also, some people can have reactions. I was told by my vet that she has to tell people to throw out...
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    Ducking neuro problems, seizures, not eating.

    I had a duckling who had similar issues and would seize badly. She had a niacin problem and over time it corrected itself with supplements. I would crush up niacin in the ducklings water. But in addition, I would have to spoon feed her. I crushed up keflex in her food as well because I wasnt...
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    Ducks got attacked last night

    When to euthanize its completely up to you. Some have the time to care for servery hurt animals, others do not. My rule of thumb - if they are willing to (even spoon feed), I am willing to give them a chance. I have used Vetericyn Poultry Care Spray for Chickens for open wounds as well as Green...
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    Egg bound? Broken egg inside?

    Sorry to hear about your baby. When i had chickens that were egg bound, they would become lethargic and their combs would droop. I could also feel, below her vent, a puffy area where the egg was impacted. When this happened to one of my eldest hens, I soaked her in warm Epson salt bath (about 20...
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    5 week old chick-seizuring

    Thanks for your reply. I am in northeast ohio and we incubated it from our flock. (Black Jersey giant dad and black australorp mom). The two other chicks will lay right beside it, almost like they are comforting it. Breaks my heart. I just mixed some keflex into the yogurt mixture in case its...
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    5 week old chick-seizuring

    hello, thanks in advance for anybody who can provide me with some help or information. I have a chick that is approx. 5-6 weeks old. Last week I started noticing it was acting different and dragging its leg. Over the weekend it started trembling and is now to the point where it hangs its head...
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    Older hen with swollen lower abdomen after introducing rooster to flock

    About a year ago, and byy donation, I received an older hen that was thought to be at least 3 years old. after having one of my girls picked off by a hawk I decided to raise a jersey giant to help keep watch over the girls. He is about 6 months old and the first hen he started mating was the...
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    Bumblefoot? 2 laying female pekins.

    Since I last posted this, and was hoping to get more input, I have since taken the duck to the vet. The swelling is predominantly at the joint on her middle toe. The vet, who didn't seem to be really interested in waterfowl, prescribed her antibiotics and an anti-inflammatory (she was a "farm"...
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    Bumblefoot? 2 laying female pekins.

    Yesterday I brought two of my year old female pekin ducks home. The first one was brought in home because I noticed she had a pretty bad limp and figured it may be a case of bumblefoot. The second one came home kind of for company for her but also because it's mating season in the males are...
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    Pekin bill color question...

    After re-reading your post, I would agree with chickens really. I haven't seen a pekin duck with a pink bill like Scooter.
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    Older Pekin Niacin deficiency

    I have a five gallon waterer that I use for my younger pekins before they go out to their "big duck" pond. I use 2x 250mg of non flushing niacin, crush it, and put it in the 5 gallon waterer. Niacin is water soluble.
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    Pekin bill color question...

    Hi MotherOfChickens... at 7 weeks old you should be able to gather a good idea on sex. While they are both together, pick one up and start to walk away from the other. If the duck is "loud" and puts off a quack noise, its most likely a female. If its a softer - raspy sound, or no sound at all...
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    9 Week Old Rooster(s) dying

    First of all, thank you to all who reply. I am fairly new at raising chickens from birth (I purchased my "older" chickens at 6 months old). Anyhow, at the end of January I received a shipment of chicks, which included 7 pullets (various breeds, one Jersey Giant Rooster as well as other white...
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    5 week old pekin quickly fading

    so I haven't posted in awhile because I didn't want to jump the gun again in case things Got better then got worse. I was sure it was a vitamin deficiency because at first it seemed to help given him the extra niacin.. but that only lasted a couple days and he relapsed. I felt crushed since I...
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    5 week old pekin quickly fading

    Thanks for your comment on this. By any chance did yours also have Tremors or would twitch? How long did it take for them to grow out of it??
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    5 week old pekin quickly fading

    I have switched their food. As hopeful as what I was and the decrease in his tremors and seizures unfortunately everything has returned. I gave all five of them a bath in a kiddie pool and started hearing a bunch of flopping and he began seizing while in the pool so I gently grab him behind...
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