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    Runner duck molting in 20F temps- what do I do?

    We use pelletized horse bedding to absorb moisture in their run so it doesn’t become a muddy mess and stink. We also used it in their coop when we had water in there (however now we don’t as we leave the coop open to the run all night). If you add the pellets in with the straw in the coop they...
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    What does post bumble foot surgery tissue look like?

    Hi All! Just wanted to update on this thread I started so long ago. We continued tricide neo dips everyday for 10 min on each duck, followed by triple antibiotic and gauze with vet wrap. This worked to clear up any beginning bumble. Afterward, When we noticed a cut on the ducks foot we would...
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    What does post bumble foot surgery tissue look like?

    Hi CoriM- How have you been? How have the ducklings been coming along? I hope issues have been at bay. We currently have 22 duck eggs in the incubator….I know right?? 5 days till first pip! We are re-homing three adult ducks to make way for 2 babies and sell the rest. Trying to keep things from...
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    Duck unable to walk- acting drunk

    Just writing to follow up this thread. It’s now been 6 months and our drake has had no drunken episodes. We believe he was having a reaction to the permethrin spray we used to treat mites. He was the youngest (only about 10 weeks) while everyone else were adults. In the future I won’t use...
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    Duck unable to walk- acting drunk

    OK I can pick that up at the pharmacy. I gave my ducklings Brewers yeast for their first eight weeks when they were in the brooder. But it was pretty expensive. I think it was $30 for a small bag. I think it was from pampered chicken mama. Can you recommend another product with the right levels...
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    Duck unable to walk- acting drunk

    This little guy has not had an episode since last Friday- the day he went to the vet. So far so good and only missed one dosage of antibiotics thus far! 😁 We followed the dilution ratios on the bottle and sprayed the coop and the enclosure. We added new straw and pine pelleted bedding after it...
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    Duck unable to walk- acting drunk

    He has not had any episodes since Friday. And I believe he started eating and drinking more. Whether it’s a correlation to the antibiotic is to be seen.
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    What does post bumble foot surgery tissue look like?

    We have hot humid summers in NC as well and I use vinegar water to clean the coop but never thought to spray the wood decking around the pools. That is something I’m going to try. This bumble stuff is really problematic. 🙄 When you soak is it with ES? I have a bunch of koozies I’m going to cut...
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    What does post bumble foot surgery tissue look like?

    Ditto on all accounts!! I feel like we are living similar duck mamma lives. And the same goes for my husband- lol, he thinks I obsess over our ducks way too much but I feel like I have too to keep them healthy and happy. This venture started out as my 7 year old pets and I was totally on board...
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    What does post bumble foot surgery tissue look like?

    Thank you for saying those reassuring words. Really. We are new to farm animals and we have been inundated with issue after issue with our sweet ducks. It has to be a string of bad luck?! I realize now there are a lot of issues that can happen but in six months we have been dealing with one...
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    Duck unable to walk- acting drunk

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    Duck unable to walk- acting drunk

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    Duck unable to walk- acting drunk

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    Duck unable to walk- acting drunk

    I have a 4 month old harlequin that has been having episodes where he struggles to walk. He is fine one minute and the next he is floppy and discombobulated when trying to walk. It’s hard to explain so I’ll post a video if I can. He flaps his wings haphazardly and unevenly while moving his legs...
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    What does post bumble foot surgery tissue look like?

    We did evaluate their surroundings to see what could’ve been causing all the scabs on the majority of our 11 ducks. They have wood decking around their pools and we sanded down the edges of all the boards. We also wrapped the concrete blocks that are the step inside of the pools with a rubber...
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    What does post bumble foot surgery tissue look like?

    9 months is a long time but your persistence paid off- that’s amazing! We still have bumble 6 weeks later. After the initial scab peeling, fresh skin grew back on both feet for both ducks and we maintained the wraps for a week or so and then let them breath. Shortly afterward the scabs in 3 of...
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    What does post bumble foot surgery tissue look like?

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    panting duck?!!! don't think she's hot

    I have a pekin that is about 5 months old and she is always panting- even when not hot. Her sister doesn’t do it. When she was a duckling I worried about it but never found anything wrong. I’ve not taken her to the vet. Now that she’s older I think she’s just in overall poor health- as she is...
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    What does post bumble foot surgery tissue look like?

    Thank you for your support. I’m glad to hear what I’ve seen is something observed by someone else. Yes, I have been packing with bacitracin or triple antibiotic. Took your advice and left the bandages alone for 2 days. Going to let them both swim today and bandage again. Hopefully the swelling...
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    What does post bumble foot surgery tissue look like?

    This is my first experience with bumble foot. Two pekins had what looked like bumble foot. For 6 days we soaked in epsom salt for 10-30 min, applied iodine and vertericyn, added triple antibiotic followed by vet wrap. Also, they are isolated in the garage in a small pen to reduce the need for...
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