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    Help! Sick chicken!

    My favourite girl Ethel has suddenly become ill. She’s huddled up can’t keep her eyes open not interested in food (she normally gobbles everything) and she’s very slow wondering round the garden. I’ve checked her bum and vent can’t feel anything and no discharge. Her crop is soft. I can...
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    Ducklings and EcoGlow Heating Plate

    This isn’t a question, more so just sharing info as I’ve learned incase anyone wants to know. Got some 2 day old runner ducklings. Made them a brooder. Used an EcoGlow heating plate for heat- it works great whenever I get chicks! The ducklings definitely get warm from it, it just seems like...
    • homesteadmama8
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    • cold duck duckling ecoglow heat heating huddled lamp plate runner
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Ducks
  3. Coolbrooker

    Hen has cloacitis but I think she could also have Mareks

    Please help, I don't want to lose my flock! (I know if it's cloacitis it's not contagious but I'm afraid that's not the whole story). It started last night when I noticed a hen in the nesting box. I picked her up to put her on the bars, thought she was good and let go. The hen proceeded to fall...
  4. Garden Bird

    Ducks huddled and panting

    I'm very confused. I thought panting meant a duck is cold. But my ducks are huddled together and one of them is panting. The ducks are two weeks old. They are in my house which is 86 degrees right now because the air conditioner went out this morning. We turned off the heat lamp as soon as we...
    • Garden Bird
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    • ducklings hot huddled panting
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Ducks
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