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  1. Gingernutt

    Strange behaviour with pet duck

    I have a pet duck and he's about 3 years old now. Yesterday he was perfectly fine and normal but today he is acting very off, unsteady balance, sometimes goes into upward posture, walking backwards and aggression which he's never been aggressive before. Not sure what the issue is he has no...
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  2. A

    Bristol Stool Chart for Chickens

    Well, not quite a Bristol chart, but as close as I have found. It hasn’t captured every fecal variation, but it has a lot of good information. Maybe we can build on this and have a “Visual Poo Clearinghouse” for normal and abnormal poop to aid in our hen care...
  3. OneEyedDawn

    R.I.P. Dottie my Wyandotte

    I have been putting off writing this post but my golden laced Wyandotte died two weeks ago from an internal egg laying problem. I am writing this post in case this info is helpful to anyone. I noticed Dottie didn't walk around much Friday and I thought I would keep an eye on her during the...
  4. Table4Six

    Jumbo Pekin Hen - Walking Problems

    My Jumbo Pekin hen is having more and more trouble walking. At first I though it was bumble foot, but when I checked her feet they were completely normal. She turned a year old this march. Ever since I got her, I've monitored her weight and it has been normal, but she almost feels lighter now. I...
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    • ducks health problems trouble walking
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    • Forum: Ducks
  5. Smallflock317

    Lethargic chicken, black toe/swollen foot.

    She’s about two years old and over the past winter I brought her in when it got really cold because she wouldn’t roost and seemed lethargic. She always ate and drank well, and her poop seemed normal, so I would put her back out in the mornings. Her comb faded and she has less energy than the...
  6. Angeltears247

    Ameraucana with feathered feet?

    Hi all! I have 3 Ameraucana who are now 6 weeks old. I noticed today that one of the 3 (whom my 9 year old son has affectionately named "Rocket" after his favoritie Guardians of the Galaxy character ☺) has feathers growing on her legs and also that some of her toes turn! She's the only one out...
  7. WillGriffin03

    Chick with Splayed legs

    Hi I have a chick with splayed legs and I don't know how to fix them, I've tried a bit of string but she keeps kicking them off, her legs don't seem too bad but they're definitely off somehow. Please help as I don't know what to do.
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