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Ok, I posted a few days ago about my girl's bumblefoot. Her foot was badly swollen. I was doing epsom salt soaks for a few days and got the kernel out on day 3. It was tiny. I tried last night removing the scab in hopes of getting at the infection but I just got blood so I stopped because I...

One of my ducks was limping recently. At first, I thought it was from overmating with my drake—some of the feathers on the back of her head are missing. But when I picked her up, I saw she had a bad case of bumblefoot. It’s swollen. I quickly started soaking her foot in epsom salt, then...

The Black sex link below is almost 8 months old. I made several updates on here trying to figure out if it’s a male or female. I assumed it was male once it started crowing. It hasn’t laid an egg and it has not attempted to mate with my hens. The only male like thing it does is rush to the...

I’m located in Bethlehem Township, Hunterdon County and I’m looking to replace 4 female ducks I recently lost to a predator attack. I just have one grown male and one grown female so I need grown ducks to integrate. I can take Welsh Harlequins, Buffs, Cayugas, Runners, Magpies, Swedish or...

This is a thread just advising everyone who has ducks or chickens to please double check your locks at night. I had 6 4-month-old Welsh Harlequin ducks and now I’m left with 2. Four of my girls were carried away, most probably by a fox, and I have one surviving female and one surviving male...

I’ve had ducks for only 4 months but it seems they are prone to foot injuries. My ducks have pine shavings in their house that I add to every day or two before I clean it all out every week and their run consists of aged wood chips from last year. They’re not sharp like fresh ones. I saw one...

Ok, I have had chickens for over 4 years so you’d think I would have this sexing thing figured out by now. I adopted 4 chicks from Tractor Supply 5 months ago. One is already laying, one is getting ready to, one was taken by a fox recently and then I have this black sex link. At least, that’s...

One of my boys has what looks like a white booger/slime from the corner of his eye. I tried gently tugging on it because I thought it was a feather stuck in his eye. But it seems to be attached to the inside of his eye. I change my ducks’ water in their bowl 2 times a day and they get a...

I posted this in my state thread and the free rehoming forum but thought I’d give it a try here. I have a couple of 9 1/2 week old drakes I can’t keep. Very sweet boys but my ratios are off. I’m located in Hunterdon County bordering Warren County near the border of PA. Let me know if you’re...

I have 3 drakes I hatched out that are 9 1/2 weeks old and 5 females in the same age group. As I was filling up their kiddie pool, I saw 2 of them biting on each others’ chests and necks. No blood but just some feather pulling. They seem to get quite territorial about the pool. I posted on...

I’ve posted on here before about my two groups of ducklings. Each group has 4 and they’re 8 weeks old and 6 weeks old. They’ve lived side by side in their brooder since the younger ones were 1 week old. The older ones have been outside full time for a couple of weeks now and the younger ones...

I’m near the border of PA and I hatched out the 3 drakes pictured below on 4/1/23 so they’re going on 8 weeks. Did bill sexing and they have no quack so I presume they’re all males. I have to even out my ratio of boys to girls. If you live far away, maybe we can meet halfway. If you have any...

I built a wider and less steep ramp for my ducklings who are almost 8 weeks old now. I was pleasantly surprised to see them going into the duck house even before my chickens go into their coop after only 2 days of me training them. I’ve heard ducks like to stay out in the evening but not mine...

I’m near the border of PA and I hatched out the 3 drakes pictured below on 4/1/23 so they’re going on 8 weeks. Did bill sexing and they have no quack so I presume they’re all males. I have to even out my ratio of boys to girls. If you live far away, maybe we can meet halfway. If you have any...

This is another duck sexing thread, lol! Below are 4 ducklings I hatched out on April 1st/2nd from eggs off of eBay so they’re just about 5 weeks old. The only one quacking pretty loudly right now is on the left in the group of 3. She’s a bit of a busy body too! The rest are pretty quiet and...

I posted on here on Thursday for help with my 4yo Buff Orpington hen who is from my first flock. I found her Thursday sitting down with the other hens with her eyes closing and looking lethargic. Her waddles move when she breathes and her breathing looks labored. I listened to her closely and...

Hello! My dear Clementine who is the most laid back chicken isn’t looking too well today. She is breathing deeply while somewhat closing her eyes at times. When I took her out of the run to inspect her, I heard a slight clicking noise. I checked again and now I hear a labored noise when she...

I currently have 4 ducklings I hatched out living in a brooder in my living room that are 2 weeks old and I’ll be getting 4 more middle/end of this week from a hatchery (I hatched too many boys and need more girls). I’ve already upsized their enclosure 2 times. They’re in a 4’x4’ box right...

My little duckling is 4 days old and all of a sudden, has trouble balancing and walking on one foot. I’ve been feeding my 4 ducklings DuMor 22% Duck feed with 35mg/lb of niacin. Is this sufficient? I plan to switch to a lower protein level at 2 weeks. I’ve tried getting him to eat and drink...

It’s day 29 and I just assisted a duckling who was in a shell that was progressively turning gray in the air sac area. The entire air sac area looked gray when I decided to intervene. It never pipped and when I made an opening, it was peeping it’s head off. I tried to let it hatch in the...