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Two days ago, I found my pekin with a bad limp in the morning. I saw she is missing a toenail on her outer toe & the whole toe is swollen. No one area of her toe is more swollen than the rest except for maybe the very end where the nail was. I didn't see any blood anywhere and it doesn't appear...

All good to know. Thanx everyone! The first day of their arrival after being shipped, I gave them starter crumble with a little splash of Durvet Vitamins & Electrolytes for Poultry (TSC). Just enough to moisten. Also as water source for first day only. On day 2, I started dry food just tossed...

Just my own experience with babychiks re temps... I have 5 2-week old chicks (two days into third week). Hatchery instructions said 100 degrees for first week. TSC poultry thermometer said 95. Both said to lower by 5 degrees each week. Not a single chick really laid directly under the heat lamp...

Yeah, I'm sure there is some in bedding that I can't see. Food is started crumble. The only other thing I have given them is crushed up dried mealworms but never more than a tablespoon between them & I have only done that 4-5 times. Not daily. I have two brooder boxes for them so I'm only using...

I have 5 baby chicks...all exactly 2 weeks old. I started them on chick grit today, as per instructions on bag. I am unsure how much to really put/keep down. The bag said if it seems they are eating it excessively & cutting back on food, then to decrease the amount given. I am just looking for...

Well, it's an outer toe, so I could probably splint it with popsicle stick(s). & Keep him confined. Any idea how long this could take to heal?

I think my poor little guy, Puffy, may have broken his toe. I have two older males that like to chase my two younger ones around from time to time. I am pretty positive this is an injury from that & not anything else. He has no lesions, wounds, nothing on the underside ...just this swelling that...

Thanx everyone for all the great advice. I've been reinforcing pen everyplace I think even an ant can crawl through. Just finished new roof & have plans to wrap entire pen with metal metal chicken wire & run it into the ground.

Update: I have seen raccoon twice. First was close to 9 pm but still plenty daylight. It was coming down along side some trees that run close to "the birdcage". Not sure if it was heading for the pen or the mulberry tree but turned and ran back the other way when I walked out the door. Was not...

I've read that you can use balloons (like punching balloons or ones on the larger side cause you wouldn't want them to tight). I've used just vet wrap (sports wrap) with gauze successfully. Tractor Supply sells it. Just splay out the toes/webbing so she can walk and go up the leg a couple inches...

I've had female ducks get their eyes poked by males trying to mate & would would get foamy ( & sometimes red/irritated). I would flush them with Bausch & Lomb human eye wash 2-3x/day. After just 1 or 2 days, there would be noticeable improvement & would be back to normal no later than day 3...

Oh TO GEENA...is that a dutch Shepard?

Ok thanks everyone....I will be hunting raccoon or anything else! I'm in southwest pa in rural territory so it truly could be anything! I hate killing any animal but these were my pets & I am sick/heartbroken about this. This is 1st time any problems like this in 4+ years. I will be turning...

Thought of coon but not sure if one could squeeze in anywhere. Gap under gate is not very big either. Only about 5-6 inches height. My ducks don't typically lay around with head thru fence. Tho we do have coons that like to spend time in a mulberry tree eating berries when in season (which is...

2 dead ducks -2 nights in a row. Yesterday morning one of my Rouen females just disappeared. No feathers, no signs of any disturbance. We found her few remains in the woods (under a big tree). Their pen is located along a drive which has wooded area on opposite side. She was about 25 ft.in. I...

Agree. When I gave her the doxycycline, I really thought I was dealing with a possible early bumblefoot. She had some spots on her foot that were questionable. Fast forward to her vet appt., those spots were gone. I had a young male in 2019 & he had infection that seem to start respiratory but...

Great info! Always looking to learn more. As you said, diagnosing online is difficult. A vet is usually the best option if you have someone local & can afford it.

By the way, dose is 25mg/kg. Depending on your duck's weight, may not need the whole packet.

Maybe a respiratory infection. You can get doxycycline online without prescription. Sold under brand name Bird Biotic. You can get it in 100mg water-soluble packets which is very convenient. When I have to use it, I just dissolve it in a couple teaspoons of water, add some mealworms & let...

So my duck started off with a very obvious left leg limp in early December. After no improvement on it's own, I put her on doxycycline for 2 weeks. She began putting more weight on her leg during second week but then had a very exaggerated wobble. She also began laying around more often. Another...