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Hoping some of you may have an idea of what's going on here. Two of my adult runners came down with some sort of ailment. I only have 2 runners so these are the only 2 in the flock affected out of a flock of 6 ducks total. What we noticed is that both ducks are struggling to quack...
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I have an interesting request. I recently had one of my ducks pass and am having him mounted but he has a bit of rough tail feathers. Unfortunately all of my pekins have rough tail feathers, so I wanted to see if, while molting season comes through, any of you would have tail feathers I...
The only liquid B complex I can find at TSC is Rooster Booster, and it doesn't list niacin in the ingredients. Is there another one or a different way I should be searching?
I would hate that you're likely right, although she's around 7-8 lbs so I don't think she's very overweight if at all. Although she's been less active with her troubles walking, so it's possible she's gained since she was last weighed. She sure does try and give her very best effort though, the...
The poultry cell supplement reports a guaranteed analysis of 50 mg per fl oz. I just did the math and that would mean she's only getting an extra 1.7 mg every day I do this (I had thought there was more!) so I think you're right and I will try picking up some liquid B complex. I'm using up the...
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Me again, with the pekin ducks that mysteriously cannot walk. My two year old girl is now struggling to walk. She started about a year ago with a limp and after visit to the vet, xrays saying she's perfectly fine, and carprofen that did nothing, she's gradually gotten worse. Now she...
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I've plagued this forum before with my particular duck problems, because I've had a rough go of it with my pekins. I'm just not sure what's going on or what to do. Here's a recap:
April, 2020: pick up 2 ducklings from TSC, Fluff and Quasi. Quasi suffers from wry neck early on, but...
Cole went in for surgery 1.5 weeks ago. The vet noted he was then "knuckling" when using the foot, indicating the swelling was putting pressure on the nerve. The vet opened up the joint, cleaned it out, and sent out a culture. Almost right after, Cole was showing improvement on the "knuckling"...
Hi all! Wanted to show you all my DUCK BOOK! Whenever I post about my ducks to non-duck owners, they always love the shenanigans that my ducks get up to... Someone suggested to make a book about them, and I thought, why not? Fluff's daily adventures are pretty standard for a duck, but still are...
I can't imagine my neighbors getting upset with quacking, especially since there's a river with wild ducks running through all our properties. It's just the yelling quack happening all. the. time. Like girls, what do you have to be upset about??
I keep trying to catch the neighbor I think it...
About time for an update I suppose. Cole is still kicking around though his leg issue hasn't gotten any better. I've spoken with the vet who said because he hasn't died by now it means it isn't spreading and it isn't cancer. We are going to attempt a laser therapy next month to see if that helps...
He can move, just not well. He has a bone infection in his joint so it's a real difficult for him to get around, so he doesn't chase or harass any of the females. We're working on it - he's been through the rounds already with all kinds of other treatment. You can read about him here if you...
3, 1 of which can't actually move so it's really more like 2 active drakes. No drakes in the baby flock -- all of them are female, if you couldn't tell.
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I don't know what to do here, so I'm hoping someone can give me some ideas. I bought 4 new ducklings this year in early April who are now out with my other ducks in their caged in run. The problem is, most of the "babies" keep screaming all the time. Every 2 minutes or so I hear the...
My vet has suggested the surgical debridement and is also looking into "ozone treatment"? I have not heard of this. Are either of these antimicrobial therapy?