➡I accidentally bought Balut eggs: 2 live ducks! Now a Chat Thread!

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casportpony said:
Yeah, it died.
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That was probably an awful way to go. I got really gunshy about believing anything regarding my birds when my DE situation happened. I was advised to use DE and I did research but none of the "de doesn't work stuff" ever shows up when you look it up. It's just loads of articles and recommendations for it. Here I was devastated that they had a respiratory issue, one had a swollen sinus and several had discharge. I actually even treated them with antibiotics upon advice but the DE use never occurred to me until literally mid antibiotic treatment i reapplied DE in their run (while wearing a mask to protect my own self - hello should've been obvious) and then bam symptoms started back the next day! It hit me like a ton of bricks; all of the sudden I knew exactly what was causing their problems! I felt like an idiot for not thinking that one through!
 
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Kinda off topic but I welcome fowl pox. About this time of year that years hatch gets it and they look rough for a couple weeks then they are immune for life. Alot of people freak out about pox but I welcome it. Never lost a bird from it either. And all mine after the first will never get it again and most times it's not bad at all I believe from letting the young blood in my yard get it it kinda adds to the resistance each year
 
sdm111 said:
Kinda off topic but I welcome fowl pox. About this time of year that years hatch gets it and they look rough for a couple weeks then they are immune for life. Alot of people freak out about pox but I welcome it. Never lost a bird from it either. And all mine after the first will never get it again and most times it's not bad at all I believe from letting the young blood in my yard get it it kinda adds to the resistance each year
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A couple of mine have had very mild cases fowl pox on their comb and I've never worried about it or even treated it (if that's even a thing). I never knew that they were immune after that but that's awesome! Kind of like chicken pox... (no pun intended)
 
sdm111 said:
Kinda off topic but I welcome fowl pox. About this time of year that years hatch gets it and they look rough for a couple weeks then they are immune for life. Alot of people freak out about pox but I welcome it. Never lost a bird from it either. And all mine after the first will never get it again and most times it's not bad at all I believe from letting the young blood in my yard get it it kinda adds to the resistance each year
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But then wouldn't they be carriers?
 
jwyles said:
I'm no fowl pox expert but I don't think it works like that. It's spread by mosquitoes from affected birds to other birds right? Once they are asymptotic the bird is recovered. I'm pretty sure. @casportpony can you confirm this?
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You are correct. I think if another bird eats the scabs that have fallen off they can get it from that too.
 

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