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  1. KateK1N9

    Duckling can't walk

    I have a duckling that is a few weeks old, it's was doing great up until a few days ago when we saw that it was walking on it's whole leg as well as the feet. We kept an eye on it but it got progressively worse ( started falling to it's side and couldn't keep up with the other ducklings) so we...
    • KateK1N9
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    • advice duckling duckling advice help urgent urgent help needed
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Ducks
  2. i_only_listen_to_dgd

    Egg Bound Hen???? URGENT

    I found one of my hens (I have 7 total) just an hour ago walking funny with her tail down. My family have raised hens before and one of our hens from years ago had seemingly been egg bound but we didn't know how bad this was and she died from it. When I saw this hen acting like this I...
  3. AccidentalQuailKeeper

    Mouse Attack resulted in lethargic, drowsy quail with puffy eyes and slight head trauma

    Hello, I have 3 japanese coturnix quails which I have kept outside for about a week now. Due to a stupid oversight, a mouse got in and ended up injuring one of my quail. Whether she was attacked or bonked her head on the roof of their cage I am unsure. Regardless when I found her she was...
  4. C

    My chicks keep dying

    Hi there, We recently got 7 chicks and 4 have died now, one by one. They act normal and then slowly get more lethargic. Their poop is brown, runny and smelly. They don’t want to use their legs. Then they will die. This is my first time with chicks and I’m so upset. We have a thermometer and...
    • czmarie
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    • baby chick chick diarrhea in chicks dying chick sick chicks urgent help needed
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  5. PoultryLover1289

    Duckling with leg injury!! Help!!

    I have a 1 week old duckling who has recently injured her leg. I have no idea how! She is in a large plastic box as a brooder with a heat lamp. She started making loud noises and the. Jumped around and then seem to not be able to walk on one leg. I put her in the bath, she can still swim in some...
  6. PoultryLover1289

    HELP!! my duckling isn’t pooping that often!!

    I don’t know if it is normal for my duckling to only poop every hour or so, usually they would poop more often right? It is eating, drinking and running around and it shows no other signs of illness. PLEASE HELp!!
    • PoultryLover1289
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    • day old ducklings duck help ! urgent help needed
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Ducks
  7. F

    bumps on my duck’s feet!?

    i have 3 ducks all around the age of 3 months to 5 (theres a bit of an age gap) and yesterday i noticed a couple bumps on all their feet. i’ll attatch images to show you. is this gonna go away on it’s own or can i do something to fix it? please help!
    • finneasW
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    • advice needed black bump bump on duck foot duck advice duck info hurt duck hurt duck foot urgent help needed weird bumps
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Ducks
  8. chickenGrant

    Pecking each other has gotten worse.

    Hi there. I have three chickens, one golden laced Wyandotte one silver laced Wyandotte and one cinnamon queen. The cinnamon queen seems to be the lead hen and likes to pick on the others. But the golden laced Wyandotte is in second and she picks on the silver laced Wyandotte. Both the...
  9. C

    Need help ASAP

    Hello, my family and I decided to get chicks for the first time and we really wanted silkies so we ordered online from MyPetChicken. We got 2 silkies, 2 buff laced polish and 2 red stars as day old chicks. When they arrived, 1 polish and 1 red star was dead, and the other red star was...
  10. AuroraS2

    URGENT: Cayuga Egg Hatch Advice?

    Please help- first timer here. Have three cayuga eggs here on day 28 of the hatch. Two no movement, no veins visible (suspected dead in shell), one was moving this morning when candled, this evening I candled it first time from above to check for the air sac (which was there, pointy shape...
  11. E

    Baby quail acting off/sick-ish and weird poop (HELP!!!)

    Hello everybody, I recently got two quails from one of my friends around 6 days ago... One is very healthy and happy. The other one looks very frail, weak, and tiny... I'm new to quail-caring and don't know much about them. But I do think that something is off with Eggy (the sick one..) The...
    • eggyandkiwi
    • Thread
    • help help ! poop alart poop runny sick sick quail urgent help needed weak chick not drinking weak chick not eating weak quail
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Quail
  12. A

    Grower feed recommendations for ducklings

    I need some help finding some grower feed (preferably crumbles) for my ducklings that will soon be 3 weeks old. I need some non medicated crumbles that has 15-16% protein and has some niacin(not too much or too little) in it. I’m hoping to get it before next week. I can’t seem to find any on...
    • anonymous99
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    • crumbles duck feed ducklings grower feed niacin protein urgent help needed
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Ducks
  13. B

    Hen has abscess(?) on side under wing

    Hello, We we were checking in on our hens yesterday, and noticed this gash/abscess/sore on our lovely lady. There was never any evidence of blood, so I suspect it comes from the inside out but am not entirely sure how to proceed. She does not appear to be in any pain and is exhibiting no other...
  14. Waterfowllady

    HELP! Day Old Duckling Walking With Feet Behind Him

    I've hatched out around a dozen Cayuga ducks today and yesterday and one has bent toes, so I put little cardboard squares and taped his feet to it. The issue is, he also walks with his feet behind him and he can't walk. His legs are straight out behind him, almost like splayed legs bit vertical...
  15. J

    Help! Duckling Swallowed Long String!

    I read a bit about this in another post, but my situation is a little different. This string came from the rug I placed her on as I was changing the brooder chips. These strings are pretty long and a bit thicker than thread. I am severely worried about the length of it and her having trouble...
    • JBoykin
    • Thread
    • ducklings swallowed foreign object urgent help needed
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Ducks
  16. J

    Help! My duckling swallowed a long string!

    I read a bit about this in another post, but my situation is a little different. This string came from the rug I placed her on as I was changing the brooder chips. These strings are pretty long and a bit thicker than thread. I am severely worried about the length of it and her having trouble...
    • JBoykin
    • Thread
    • ducks swallowed foreign object urgent help needed
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Ducks
  17. E

    HELP ME PLEASE

    My baby duck’s face is swollen, I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO, please help me, yesterday My mom and I took my 6 baby ducks outside to eat and get sunlight, i woke up to feed them and this baby was laying down and its face was swollen, so I quickly put him in a different home with warmness and I dont...
    • Evelyn1232
    • Thread
    • duck help swollen urgent help needed
    • Replies: 27
    • Forum: Ducks
  18. J

    LA 200 &/or Bio-Mycin 200 oral dosage for 5 day old duckling

    I've just saved the last 2 survivors of a clutch of 12 hatched last Thursday by a feral young hen. She has pretty much been leading them to slaughter since Thursday so I today I had enough of hearing their screams and the hawks carry them away. It's also WAY too cold for hatchlings to be...
  19. Phanata

    Quail with bloody beak help please

    She can still peck at stuff but her beak hurts and is bleeding she hurt her beak today when she flew around Her beak is still in line and she can still drink water and have a sand bath should I take her to the vet later? what do I do :(
    • Phanata
    • Thread
    • quail quail advice quail as pets quail help quails urgent help needed
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Quail
  20. solidsnake

    URGENT - FIRST AID FOR INJURED PIGEON?

    I have never had to deal with an injury like this, especially not on a bird, I'm hoping that others can point me in the right direction into saving this poor bird! Found it in my yard, dying, and I didn't want the dogs to eat it. I suspect the hawk attacked several pigeons and injured this one...
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