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We let our chickens free range during the day and they go inside a coop in a barn at night. One of them went missing 3 weeks ago and we assumed that a predator got her. But tonight, our beagle found her behind a bale of hay, with a nest of frozen eggs, in a different barn. We live in...

My Pekin duck, Scruffy, was chased by a dog about 2 months ago and injured his left leg. It appeared to be slowly getting better at first but then became more swollen. He was examined by a vet and x-rays show no fractures or other abnormalities. There appears to be a soft tissue injury that is...

My 10-year-old daughter, Sarah, would like to raise 2 or 3 goslings this spring. I'm hoping you can help me with some questions before we decide whether this is a good idea. Some background: We raised 6 straight run chicks and 6 straight run pekin ducklings last spring. With the chickens, we...

One of my pekin drakes, Danny, appears to have bumble foot on both of his feet. One foot looks worse. It feels warmer and appears to be swollen. I soaked his feet today in warm water with Epsom salt and applied Neosporin (with no pain reliever) to both feet. I put gauze pads on both feet and...

We have six Pekin ducks that hatched on June 15. Recently, we discovered that 5 out of 6 are males. We made plans to rehome the female tomorrow. But today, we noticed that the female has a large wound on her side. I have a few questions: How should we treat this wound? Does she need veterinary...