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    Egg binding? Please help.

    Back to no eggs. It’s been two days since we got one. The other duck also hasn’t started laying yet, could it be an environmental thing? We live in NC, but for the past 2 years the ducks have started laying late Feb, early March. I hope I can figure it out. They’re coming up on 3 years in...
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    Egg binding? Please help.

    Success!? Maybe! I found an egg underneath their pool ramp when I got back home, I will still continue calcium and warm baths just in case it’s an older egg but I think she’s going to be alright!
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    Egg binding? Please help.

    Update: she’s still eating, drinking, and acting normal as far as I’ve heard (I had to leave early in the morning, but I’ve had someone check on her) still no egg. At this point it’s been 3 days without an egg. I’m starting to wonder if this is egg binding or if maybe she stopped laying for some...
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    Egg binding? Please help.

    I do think I felt something hard on a closer check? She has a lot of fluff so maybe that’s why it felt squishy before? I can’t really tell and I’m not sure if I was feeling the correct area.
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    Egg binding? Please help.

    I took her inside for a warm soak, gave her peas and a calcium citrate pill that was sliced into pieces bc it was large. She pooped 4x within like 15 minutes and doesn’t appear to be straining while in the warm soak, but still no egg. Her companion is getting worried, so I’m going to put her...
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    Egg binding? Please help.

    Alright, I don’t know what size they will be, so if it seems too big I’ll cut it, do you know if the 600mgs is alright or if I should get a lower dosage
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    Egg binding? Please help.

    She’s drinking just fine, so would it be alright to just give her the calcium and make sure she keeps drinking? Should I dissolve the calcium pill or cut it with the pill cutter into pieces to give to her? I have electrolytes I can put in their water as well to keep her hydrated if that will...
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    Egg binding? Please help.

    I was just looking into that, I just don’t know the doseage, she’s just under 6 pounds. I don’t know how to tube feed and she’s very sensitive to people touching her head and beak after having oral medication once before. She will not let people open her bill at all, even the vet struggled with...
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    Egg binding? Please help.

    The problem childTM (Colby) has started laying eggs for this season, laid 6, then hasn’t layed for 2 days. She’s not isolating, she was swimming and eating earlier. I checked on her now and she doesn’t seem to be eating she’s drinking fine, I sat outside with them for 30ish minutes and didn’t...
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    Teary eyes, should I be worried? How to treat at home?

    Thanks! It seems to have cleared up on its own so maybe she just got dust in them? I’ll definitely keep this in mind since it’s useful information!!
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    Teary eyes, should I be worried? How to treat at home?

    So my problem child aka Colby (2.5 female Cayuga duck) seems to be having some eye problems as of today, both eyes were looking teary. Her companion Sammy seems fine. We’ve had to bring her to the vet a lot lately, so I’d love to try to figure this out and treat it on my own. I’m assuming it’s...
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    How to fix duck diarrhea?

    They eat Purina duck pellets and I’ve just mixed in their egg layer pellet because they usually start laying soon. It’s only one of my two ducks having diarrhea and she’s only had it for today, I’m not sure when because I leave at around 6:40 in the morning and I’m gone until around 4 in the...
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    How to fix duck diarrhea?

    That’s what I’m thinking, I just love to err on the side of caution 😅
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    How to fix duck diarrhea?

    Anyone have advice on how to help a duck with diarrhea? My ducks will have occasional diarrhea, but it seems really bad for one of them this time. I’m wondering if it’s because they splashed a ton of water out of their pool, made a huge mud puddle, and drank a ton from it. I put them up in...
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    Let’s Talk About Bird Flu

    I’m honestly so terrified of bird flu for my ducks. They’ve seemed more tired lately and I’m already worrying about worst case scenarios. I’m telling myself it’s probably fine. I have two ducks, I live in a neighborhood, there haven’t been any reported outbreaks in my relative area. My ducks...
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