Dixie Chicks

[chicks are life]

K thanks cause I am infested with mites in my coop and on my birds.

 

[hennible]

Hope you get it under control chicks are life.

Here's my update
Ethel is not laying and appears to be in distress I will be dispatching her this weekend
Pretty sure it's ascetic

V the duck died rather suddenly. Her soft shell issue cleared up completely and she seemed in good health, was back with her flock being a duck. I think there was another underlying injury, possibly, well likely, caused by my dog who I am ever grateful for because he protects the birds... but occasionally he's way too rough/fast while herding the ducks.
She was struggling to breath and I assume had an internal injury. Passed very quickly after being put back in isolation.

Now for the good news, my last remaining Muscovy hen Magpie (I lost most of the others to the fox late last fall and two to exposure over winter, I will never know why they didn't go back in the coop and stayed in the pen to die ), hatched out 6 babies and now I have another 6 inside. They were under a chicken,

but somehow she snuck in a few chicken eggs I wasn't expecting and I had to finish them in the incubator after her chicks hatched.

The little dude in the back flapping his wings is Wobble, the first one out, they are hilariouse! Jumping and playing already. I've never hatched Muscovy successfully so I'm pretty stoked with these cuties. Babies 5 and 6 are still drying in the bator.

 

[hennible]

Why the heck is the pic in the middle of my post?
Lol

 

[pertnear09]

Hope you get it under control chicks are life.

Here's my update
Ethel is not laying and appears to be in distress I will be dispatching her this weekend
Pretty sure it's ascetic

V the duck died rather suddenly. Her soft shell issue cleared up completely and she seemed in good health, was back with her flock being a duck. I think there was another underlying injury, possibly, well likely, caused by my dog who I am ever grateful for because he protects the birds... but occasionally he's way too rough/fast while herding the ducks.
She was struggling to breath and I assume had an internal injury. Passed very quickly after being put back in isolation.

Now for the good news, my last remaining Muscovy hen Magpie (I lost most of the others to the fox late last fall and two to exposure over winter, I will never know why they didn't go back in the coop and stayed in the pen to die ), hatched out 6 babies and now I have another 6 inside. They were under a chicken, View attachment 1066096 but somehow she snuck in a few chicken eggs I wasn't expecting and I had to finish them in the incubator after her chicks hatched.

The little dude in the back flapping his wings is Wobble, the first one out, they are hilariouse! Jumping and playing already. I've never hatched Muscovy successfully so I'm pretty stoked with these cuties. Babies 5 and 6 are still drying in the bator.

Congrats. Must be thrilled

 

[Alaskan]

Why the heck is the pic in the middle of my post?
Lol

No idea, but super congrats on the ducklings.

 

[WVduckchick]

K thanks cause I am infested with mites in my coop and on my birds.

I bathed my girl in Epsom salt water, then sprayed her with the permethrin. Twice. Had her isolated, cleaned out her regular coop and sprayed it all down. She looked really good this evening but i think I'll do one more treatment tomorrow.

Hope you get it under control chicks are life.

Here's my update
Ethel is not laying and appears to be in distress I will be dispatching her this weekend
Pretty sure it's ascetic

V the duck died rather suddenly. Her soft shell issue cleared up completely and she seemed in good health, was back with her flock being a duck. I think there was another underlying injury, possibly, well likely, caused by my dog who I am ever grateful for because he protects the birds... but occasionally he's way too rough/fast while herding the ducks.
She was struggling to breath and I assume had an internal injury. Passed very quickly after being put back in isolation.

Now for the good news, my last remaining Muscovy hen Magpie (I lost most of the others to the fox late last fall and two to exposure over winter, I will never know why they didn't go back in the coop and stayed in the pen to die ), hatched out 6 babies and now I have another 6 inside. They were under a chicken, View attachment 1066096 but somehow she snuck in a few chicken eggs I wasn't expecting and I had to finish them in the incubator after her chicks hatched.

The little dude in the back flapping his wings is Wobble, the first one out, they are hilariouse! Jumping and playing already. I've never hatched Muscovy successfully so I'm pretty stoked with these cuties. Babies 5 and 6 are still drying in the bator.

sorry for the losses, but those little stinkers are adorable!

Why the heck is the pic in the middle of my post?
Lol

Musta been where your cursor was when you hit the insert button.

 

[chicks are life]

I would do that but I have 21 chickens and ones a broody

 

[chicks are life]

Is safe to use on a. Broody

 

[Ravynscroft]

Hope you get it under control chicks are life.

Here's my update
Ethel is not laying and appears to be in distress I will be dispatching her this weekend
Pretty sure it's ascetic

V the duck died rather suddenly. Her soft shell issue cleared up completely and she seemed in good health, was back with her flock being a duck. I think there was another underlying injury, possibly, well likely, caused by my dog who I am ever grateful for because he protects the birds... but occasionally he's way too rough/fast while herding the ducks.
She was struggling to breath and I assume had an internal injury. Passed very quickly after being put back in isolation.

Now for the good news, my last remaining Muscovy hen Magpie (I lost most of the others to the fox late last fall and two to exposure over winter, I will never know why they didn't go back in the coop and stayed in the pen to die ), hatched out 6 babies and now I have another 6 inside. They were under a chicken, View attachment 1066096 but somehow she snuck in a few chicken eggs I wasn't expecting and I had to finish them in the incubator after her chicks hatched.

The little dude in the back flapping his wings is Wobble, the first one out, they are hilariouse! Jumping and playing already. I've never hatched Muscovy successfully so I'm pretty stoked with these cuties. Babies 5 and 6 are still drying in the bator.

Sorry for the hen and your duck, Sam...
The duck actually sounds like when gapeworm here gets bad... I forget, did you get a good dewormer?

Congrats on the cute little ducklings!!!

 

[Ravynscroft]

Is safe to use on a. Broody

Yes... get the Gordon's Permethrin 10%, dilute it 20mL per gallon of water and spritz the birds (don't soak them) and spray the coops down well... roosts, walls, crevices, cracks, bedding...