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We adopted our neighbors Pekin duck. Her leg twisted inward. Our neighbor splinted it, but to no good. When we got her she was 8 weeks old. Everything we tried was too late. She limps but is not in pain and is fat and sassy. However you could try splinting it and little by little turning it so...

We adopted a duck from our neighbor whose legs had a problem. 1 of them turned in. He tried splinting but it didn't work. We tried slinging her but she was too old to fix it. Since she was in no pain, a good weight, and happy so we let her be. To sling a duck you: Use a large plastic storage...

I have Pekins. I would suggest regular size for your females. From some reading I did the jumbo females are not as fertile. They recommended regular females with jumbo males. You get the size of the jumbo with the high egg laying capacity of the female. All my babies turned out very large. Mom...

Mine roam the yard. But I built a pallet house on a cement patio slab I had. I used straw oat straw when I had goslings and raked it out each day and hosed it off. I also started sprinkling Stall Dry on the cement before I added the straw. Due to our wet area.(WA state) I am installing a...

I heard Embdens can lay up to 40.

You bet. When mine were only 3 weeks old my barn cat sniffed one on the butt. It whipped around hissing and popped him hard on the head. Needless to say my cats leave em' alone.lol I am actually going to put bunnie house in their yard. They love the bunnies like babies and nothing goes in their...

My geese"chatter" when they are mad or when strangers approach. They "hiss" and spread their wings when scared and want to warn a danger off. They honk at each other a lot and when they see me and/or when someone comes to feed them. I have Embden and Toulouse. I heard African's and Chinese are...

Ok, Don't laugh. Try hissing at them or have your nephew and Mom spread their arms to their sides like an airplane when they approach. That's what my geese do to show whose boss when they are threatened. Also you could catch them and hold them for your Mom and nephew to interact with them and...

My geese are in my yard. I built a shelter out of pallets. With a plywood top It has open stalls. For winter I staple tarp on the inside and add pallet doors.At night I herd them in and open it during the day. I use pine chips and straw to make nesting. Their wading pool is very close, and I am...

I had great sucess with efowl.com. I ordered geese and ducks. They were so healthy the box was rocking. The post office wouldn't even let me open the box to check them. They were afraid they'd escape.lol . I purchased 10 straight run embden and a male and female Toulouse pair as well as 4f/1m...

My 4 geese surround my drake and chatter and pinch him on the butt til he leaves the females alone. They don't try to breed with the ducks but act like big brothers and sisters.lol :lol

Are both feet the same temp? We have 1 we took over from our neighbor with a wonky leg. We tried splinting but noticed 1 got colder when we tried to fix it.(Lack of circulation) You can also sling it to take weight off it. In the end we decided to just leave her alone. She hobbles really fast...

To be honest I think shooting the dog was appropriate. Once a dog gets a taste it will come back. Or go to your house next. How humane was it for the dog to rip the throats out of his chickens. Also this is a split decision kinda thing. Whats to say this dog wouldn't have turned on the chicken...

I don't know about rolling boxes. The chicken is the one with the wet butt. lol. We gently wipe eggs with a rag with a little white vinegar. A few dabs and voila it is clean. We have also put straw in the nesting boxes and changed it often. We live in the Pacific Northwest where rain and mud is...