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I have a very large jumbo Pekin duck who, about a month ago, started to limp ever so slightly. It got worse and worse for the past few days she is hardly weight bearing at all, and I noticed about 2 weeks ago that it's also swollen and hard. I am wondering if it could be bumblefoot, but it...

My 4 month old duck (mixed breed, big girl) just ate a small, non metal hair band/tie. She seems totally fine for the moment. Is there anything I can feed her or give her to help it through? She's drinking water...

My 7-day old Pekin duckling began just a couple of hours ago gasping for air. She is otherwise acting mostly normal. She's eating, drinking and pooping normally. Her cage has been kept very clean, but I'm concerned about Aspergillosis because we just tore up our kitchen floors and found a ton of...

So, I have this ANCIENT Americana, Maggie, that is just the sweetest, oldest chicken ever. She stopped laying long, long ago. She is 12 or 13 and her walk is just comical. She kind of hobbles around-I think she needs chicken hip replacements. She's been like this for years and just keeps on...

Hi, So, not an emergency, but I figured this was the best section for this. Some of my hens, 2 in particular, are getting quite bald from being picked on (I assume) by the other chickens. I had a flock of about 20 hens of all different breeds (Americanas, a silkie, RIR's, Brahmas, Australorps...

I am really worried about my baby Pekin duck, Emerson. He is 5 days old and has been growing and progressing normally, but today he is acting a little lethargic as well as having runny poop, a very slightly runny nose (very clear fluid) and occasionally pants like he is struggling to breathe. Is...

This is only my 2nd time hatching ducklings, and while last time I ordered eggs, this time I only have a single egg that Mom duck raised for a few weeks before I found the nest and put one of the eggs in the incubator. The mom is a Muscovy, but dad is a Khaki Campbell. I really think this...

So, I have a single duck egg in the incubator that I stole from my Muscovy duck that we found hiding a nest. She still has the other 7, I just wanted one to imprint to be a pet. The dad is a Khaki Campbell. I'm not sure exactly how far along the eggs are but I would guess about 31 or 32 days...

Help! I'm really worried about this guy. I've kept the humidity up in the bator and I don't know what's wrong. I have hatched duck eggs and they hatched within 12 hours after internal pip. I really can't see anything with the candler. I don't know how far along it is exactly-hen hid from me for...

Hi, I have two eggs in the incubator that I was going to let my hen hatch out but 6 days ago 1 hatched and she killed it then 4 days ago another one hatched and she killed it so I took the remaining 2 eggs. Obviously all these chicks are at different development levels-don't know what happened...

My two duck eggs are now at day 24 of their incubation in the Little Giant 9200 incubator. There was a temperature spike last night and the eggs got up to about 103 for sometime less than 7 hours. The last time I candled the eggs was a few days ago, and I could see the babies moving around. I...

I have a two year old Black Australorp Hen who has been in rough shape the last couple days-just huddled on the ground and won't walk even if I go pick her up and set her back down. I'm really worried and have no clue what's wrong.Help?!

These two are about 4 months old. I'm pretty sure they are roos but they haven't started crowing or trying to mount so I wanted to see what you all thought![/IMG][/IMG][/IMG]

My tiny white silkie pullet (about 3 1/2 months old) tried to climb in the big hens' water bowl today and nearly drowned in it before we could get her out. That was around 12 30 today-I quickly got her wrapped up in a fleece blanket and warmed/dried, then got her under a heat lamp for a while...

Today I found one of my young RIR hens up on a perch not putting weight on her leg. When I got a closer look, I realized that her leg just above the foot was wrapped extremely tightly in string, and the string must have been there for a while, because it was embedded deeply in the skin to where...

I'm so freaked out-two of my chickens, one a year old Barred Rock hen, the other a middle-aged silkie hen, both very healthy, died randomly. The year-old girl on Saturday, the other today. They were both healthy and acting normal, then I just found them lying on the ground-the first one was...

My tiny baby Pekin duckling that just hatched out today (good, job, Kylie) has something wrong with her legs/feet and can't walk properly. She gets around, but her feet almost buckle underneath her and she trips all over them and is forced to stagger along. How can I help her? She seems healthy...

Earlier this morning I was out in the barn, finishing up with the horses, when I thought I saw chickens outside of the chicken coop! I headed over to investigate, and sure enough, about 25 pullets, including the little 8 week olds, were gallavanting about outside the chicken coop. I quickly...

I have hand-raised my Pekin ducks since they were little babies but they are still terrified of me! I thought these ducks were supposed to be really people-friendly...

Hi, I am holding a contest for the most beautiful young pullet. The pullet must be between 8 and 20 weeks old. (I know at 8 weeks you won't know whether it is a pullet or roo, it's okay!) All breeds are welcome. Please post at least one picture and the pullet's name, age, breed, and describe her...