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  1. M

    help, duck with constipation

    good afternoon, I would like you to help me with my duck he is 8 years old, what happens is that he was recently detected coccidia in an exam, and began a treatment with Toltrazuril 0.4 with a dose every 8 days, also with Trimethoprim / sulfamethoxazole in suspension 0.6 every 12 hours and a...
  2. Starlings and dogs

    HELP!! Wildbird eggs

    so one of my family cats killed a mother bird that has 3 eggs that are in reach, so i can easily reach them but i dont know what to do with them once i get them down. i have raised nestlings before but never had to hatch them from an egg. I think the mother was a fly catcher but am unsure...
  3. faylinnc

    Oyster Shells For Ducks?

    Hello BYC! I have a female black swedish who hasn't layed in a 3-4 days, and she usually lays every 1-2 days. It's very unusual to see her not laying. I ordered oyster shells and they arrived today. Would feeding them to her be a good idea? Would it help her lay eggs again? Please respond if...
  4. faylinnc

    April the black Swedish duck UPDATE: still worried?

    I very recently started a thread about my year and a half old black Swedish, April. She was having some problems with her poop and she was passing on these weird rubbery leathery white hollow looking things. I received a lot of suggestions and answers, so thank you so much for all of the...
  5. faylinnc

    Please Help! My female Black Swedish duck is acting weird!

    My year and a half old female black Swedish duck started to get really quiet and she is having these really weird poops. A picture of one of her recent poops is shown above. Their white and rubbery and some liquid comes out of her but the main part is the weird rubbery white part. I don’t know...
  6. faylinnc

    My Black Female Swedish Duck Is Having Weird Rubbery Hollow Poops, Please Help

    My year and a half old female black Swedish duck started to get really quiet and she is having these really weird poops. A picture of one of her recent poops is shown above. Their white and rubbery and some liquid comes out of her but the main part is the weird rubbery white part. I don’t know...
  7. bird sitter

    Looking for fertile goose eggs

    I’m mainly looking for Chinese goose eggs, but am open to other options! If y’all have any fertile goose eggs for sale just comment what kind and how much you want for them :) thank you!
  8. AshleyNicole06

    Vultures

    I just saw a vulture stalking my ducks. He was on the attenna just watching down on them..they let us know! Do they kill too? How do you get rid of them?
  9. Quails1

    Ringneck Dove Egg!

    The time has come... I have happened to notice an egg laid in the nest box about a week after the female dove was frequenting in and out of the nest, especially during the morning hours. Before laying, I added some dry grass and weeds and layered them in the nest to use as bedding to cushion the...
  10. Rainbow Chick

    Rainbow Chick

    Rainbow Chick walkin’ https://www.redbubble.com/people/heidiannemorris/works/27740202-rainbow-chick
  11. Yellow's first day (No name yet)

    Yellow's first day (No name yet)

  12. Teah's first day

    Teah's first day

    I got a parakeet! I think he may be a male, but I'm not positive. He is 18 weeks old. I named him Teah! (Pronounced tay-uh)
  13. NineChickens

    How loud are African Grey's?

    Ive read multiple places saying they are good apartment birds and other places saying they're loud. So what's the truth? And I dont mean talking im asking about when they scream and how often they scream.
  14. Quails1

    Is this barbed mesh cage predator-proof?

    On December of 2017, I just lost all my doves due to a Cooper's hawk. To combat this, we applied mesh grids on all surfaces of the cage and attached them with barbs and hooks. I'm pretty unsure if this is going to be an effective deterrent towards predators of a certain species. Tell me from...
  15. A

    Quail, How long to hatch once the open the egg?

    I have a quail and he finally come out but has been about 36 hours inside the egg he only put part of his mouth out and he won' open the shell how long will take or should I assist him?
  16. Silver Sebright

    My mom found a Blue Jay egg what should we do?

    Earlier today my mom found a blue jay egg right outside our chicken coop door we put it in a incubator just in case it is still alive. Anything else that we should do?
  17. Starlings - How to Keep Them from Becoming Pests

    Starlings - How to Keep Them from Becoming Pests

    Photo by Tim Felce (Airwolfhound) - Starling, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=27814540 Starlings are a very common bird, especially in the american northeast. Although not harmful to chickens, they tend to carry parasites and can really make a mess in a coop...
  18. EmberTheChicken

    Injured Dove HELP

    So i found an injured dove in my backyard near my hen, and he tried to fly up and he hit the wall hard. I picked him up and wrapped him up in a blanket thinking that he only had a minor bruise, but i looked at where his crop should be and i see a bunch of small seed like things stuck to him, and...
  19. Pearlmybirb

    I have an anti social chicken...help

    This is my first day on here and its already been super helpful. But i seem to need more help haha. My bird is quite antisocial as i would call it. In her first home, her owners gave her to my neighbor because she was causing problems with other chickens. In my neighbors home she was always...
  20. K

    Pullet wheezing - please help!

    We recently picked up some pullets from a farm nearby. One of the pullets looked like it was breathing hard (her tail was going up and down with each breath). We separated her and now she has started wheezing with each breath. She has been breathing with her mouth open off and on too. She is...
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