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Bleeding duck
I followed your advice here, put him in the monastery (chicken run). He has food, water, and shelter there and can communicate with the ducks through the fence. They have free run of the fenced front yard so he has spent most of his time sitting on a cinder block, chirping away at them through... -
Bleeding duck
I found a couple of sweet little hens, about two years old, to add to my drake and hen. I put Cal (drake) in the monastery (chicken run) to allow Dandelion and her new roomies a few days to get use to each other. I know the lady the hens came from so felt safe releasing them with my hen... -
Bleeding duck
Will new hens need to be introduced carefully as chickens are? Separated in an area where the the current hen can become accustomed to them or can I release them together right away? -
Bleeding duck
I will bathe her today and separate them. In the meantime, I’ll look for another hen or two. -
Bleeding duck
I have two Pekin ducks, a male and a female. Last week, I noticed a large splotch of fresh blood in the snow. Thought it might be my female, so I caught her, flipped her over, but didn’t see any signs of blood. Couldn’t even find her vent. Today I found some new fresh blood, although not as much... -
Injured duck help
I'm going to let the drake out of the monastery in the next day or so. I've read that he needs a companion. He's been separated from Sue since he mounted her. He was in the chicken run and she was just over the fence in the garden during the day. They could hear each other but had no contact... -
Injured duck help
Thank you, Miss Lydia. It's been hard but, over time, the hurt takes its place and we move forward. Won't forget her though. Will bury her in the garden tomorrow. Thanks for the hug :) -
Injured duck help
To begin, little Sue didn't make it. She had no broken bones and her hips were aligned properly. However, the bones in her left hock were either falling apart or completely disintegrated. The vet said that, while the drake did her no favors by mounting her at such a young age, the issue with... -
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Injured duck help
Will do. In the meantime, might I ask for your prayers for my little girl? Is that okay to ask here? -
Injured duck help
I haven't specifically checked for dislocated hip, not sure how to do it effectively by myself without causing her undue pain. I'm taking her to Washington State University Veterinerary Hospital tomorrow morning. -
Injured duck help
It's been a month since this little girl's leg was hurt by a drake trying to mate her. I learned from the people who gave her to me that she was hatched April 25, her injury occurred a couple of days prior to my first position June 30 so she was about two months old when this occurred. Since... -
Rooster scooting along on his shanks
Thank you! Will get the super B complex tablets and follow this advice right away. Should I continue the electrolytes? I'm seeing online that pododermatitis is bumble foot, correct? Again, many thanks. Oh, and he is the only roo. Three hens and a roo but two of the hens can sport a real...- bjwil
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- Forum: Emergencies / Diseases / Injuries and Cures
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Rooster scooting along on his shanks
Thank you for such a quick response. I've gotten some pictures of his eyes as you asked and some closer pictures of his feet. I started electrolytes a couple of days ago and this morning started epsom salts soaks for 15 minutes and 1 ml of Duravet Vitamin B Complex. It includes 5 mg...- bjwil
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- Forum: Emergencies / Diseases / Injuries and Cures
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Rooster scooting along on his shanks
My roo has been scooting along on his shanks rather than walking; this has been going on for a little over a week since I noticed but I suspect longer. A couple of weeks ago I noticed he was sleeping in the nest box. It only recently occurred to me that he can't hop up on the roost anymore...- bjwil
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- Forum: Emergencies / Diseases / Injuries and Cures
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Injured duck help
Thank you, Miss Lydia. I hoped I'd hear from you. Will get the B complex and nutritional yeast tomorrow. And sending that boy to a monastery for the foreseeable future! -
Injured duck help
Thank you, thank you! I'm also hoping Miss Lydia will respond but your comments and advice make sense to me so I'm going with them. I do appreciate it. -
Injured duck help
I'm not certain if I'm following correct protocol in putting my concern here. If not, please advise. I'm new to ducks and have recently adopted two Pekin ducks from a young friend, a year old drake and a two-month old hen. I've had them for a few weeks. The hen was fine when she came here... -
In praise of elevated coops
Yes, pics, please.- bjwil
- Post #22
- Forum: Coop & Run - Design, Construction, & Maintenance
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Different aged chicks need advice.
Please excuse me for plugging my question in here. I don’t know how else to post it. I’ll ask it and then perhaps someone would give me guidance. I am putting it here because it goes along the lines of introducing different age chicks. I got two chicks three days ago. They started out well, but...- bjwil
- Post #11
- Forum: Raising Baby Chicks