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    Turkey poults only eating from my hand

    I have two baby turkeys, and they have almost zero interest in food unless it’s from my hand which I find very odd. I have also yet to see them drink eagerly/by themselves without me dipping their beaks. They look well and aren’t lethargic or anything, but I think they’re a little...
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    Could a poorly trained older bird be retrained with untrained younger ones?

    I had two pigeons, hatched April 2018, not sexually mature yet, and they used to live at a different house and were flown, but never taken out for a toss. I moved, and they seemed to have taken to the new loft well, although they were a little shaky on homing when I took them out, the furthest...
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    Diet of aquatic plants

    With conditioning, are greylag/domestic geese able to live entirely off of aquatic/bog plants and organisms found in them? Such plants include duckweed, misc sedges, potamogeton, ceratophyllum, etc? A fair amount of grass, and small amounts of commercial feed will also be provided.
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    Canker medication in Minneapolis?

    I have a young pigeon with canker, and she won’t eat, and can’t swallow very well if force fed. The only place I can find medication is online with 5+ day shipping, but I need it ASAP. I was wondering if anyone in the Minneapolis area knows of any stores that carry it. Thanks.
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    Ducks on a lake thread

    I just thought I'd share this for anyone who might be interested, as it’s very different from how the majority of, if not all people keep their ducks. I started a little experiment this year; keeping ducks on a lake. This is in contrast to last year where I kept 2 geese and a few calls on a...
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