Apr 2, 2018 #1 Windus Songster Aug 15, 2017 276 546 156 Kansas City, MO Do chickens and ducks get hernias? This is the abdomen of a duckling that I helped hatch yesterday, two full days after all the others had hatched.
Do chickens and ducks get hernias? This is the abdomen of a duckling that I helped hatch yesterday, two full days after all the others had hatched.
Apr 2, 2018 #2 oldhenlikesdogs Great Horny Toads BYC Staff Project Manager Premium Feather Member 9 Years Jul 16, 2015 63,101 136,434 1,752 Wisconsin That looks like it didn't finish absorbing the yolk correctly. I personally would cull it and end it's suffering.
That looks like it didn't finish absorbing the yolk correctly. I personally would cull it and end it's suffering.
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Apr 2, 2018 #4 Alaskan The Frosted Flake Premium Feather Member 16 Years Jul 26, 2008 36,745 81,113 1,592 Kenai Peninsula, Alaska My Coop My Coop I am not sure on that one, I can't tell if anything important is out and drying up... it could go either way. I would watch it catefully, make sure it eats and drinks and isn't pecked on. If it stays active, it could be OK.
I am not sure on that one, I can't tell if anything important is out and drying up... it could go either way. I would watch it catefully, make sure it eats and drinks and isn't pecked on. If it stays active, it could be OK.