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    caring for ducks after a weasel attack

    This will be the 3rd day of they are not eating. They are drinking water and I've been giving nutridrench and today they took in a bit of slurry i made with their grain and squash. I squirted some in their mouths. They seem better but I"m worried about how long can they go without eating.
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    caring for ducks after a weasel attack

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    caring for ducks after a weasel attack

    Last night a weasel dug under the duck pen and breached the hardware wire flooring through a spot where it had rusted. It killed one duck and wounded 5. I'm looking for advice to caring for them. Right now they are in 2 large plastic tubs 2 in one and 3 in the other lined with plenty of straw...
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    Duck limping and leg issue

    Hello Issac, I posted the videos in the posts following this one from you. Thank you!
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    Duck limping and leg issue

    she is the more brown Welsh Harlequin, the one who is lagging behind the group.
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    Duck limping and leg issue

    the swelling is the right foot
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    Duck limping and leg issue

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    Duck limping and leg issue

    Thank you Issac. It is not allowing me to attach a video file. I can try and take some stills tomorrow, but it won't show her limp in action. I will put her in a cage with straw in the duck yard so she can be with pals but restrict movement. Their baby pool is done for the winter as I've just...
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    Duck limping and leg issue

    Hello friends, I have a Welsh Harlequin that I noticed had a slight limp about 3 weeks ago. I checked her and no bumble foot, no heat in the legs and so I've been keeping an eye on her. There has been no change in her gait and she seems fine and is eating well. About 4 days ago, I noticed her...
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    watery eye

    Thank you so much. No bubbles. I saw that his affected eye looked fine this morning so maybe it was just that something got in it. It seems to have resolved itself but I will keep observing him closely. Thanks again.
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    watery eye

    Hello - I just noticed my rooster has one eye that is watering and teary. And he is blinking it often. HIs other eye is fine and he is alert and seems normal otherwise. I'm in upstate NY. Can you recommend anything to treat this? Or have any idea what it could be? Thank you.
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    Winter bedding for chickens and ducks

    Hello - I'm preparing the indoor spaces for my birds for winter. I have 9 hens 1 roo and 6 laying ducks. The ducks and chickens are in separate indoor pens inside the barn for winter. I'm in upstate NY with harsh winters but the barn is dry and draft free. I'm rethinking my bedding for winter...
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    has anyone used a baby monitor to alert for predators

    About 10 days ago I saw a mink run across my goat yard in the daytime. I ran out with my dog to chase it away and it ran in the other direction and into my barn where I house my ducks and chickens in winter. I opened the doors and banged things making a lot of noise and yelling and it left...
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    What took them?

    Thank you all for your advice and insight. I'm happy to report that it was only one hen that was taken. The other was hiding in the barn after the attack and I found her in the morning. So I have 2 hens left. I'm putting them in the duck pen during the day and I've encircled the pen with an...
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    What took them?

    Hi all, I'm new to the forum. I am in the northern Catskills of NY State in a very rural area. I had 4 Rhode Island Red hens. They are totally free range and go where they like on the farm and roost up at night. A few days ago, I noticed one gone. She was taken during the daylight hours and I...
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