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Rooster Booster Poultry Cell - how often?
I am giving my hen who has broken broodiness after 2.5 weeks and not doing well Rooster Booster poultry cell in a syringe (1cc or 1 mg. each AM). Anyone think it would be too much to give this 6 pound duck a second dose in the evening? -
Is 2 geese (hens) a good number/mix?
I hope to get 2 cotton patch geese this spring and want hens. Is that a good idea and if they lay eggs (which I assume they will) is ok that I'll just keep taking the eggs? -
Muscovy hen abandoned egg after 2+ weeks
My remaining hen sat for over 2 weeks on one egg that she laid shortly after my other hen died. I didn't have the heart to take it (thinking perhaps the odds were not good) because I saw her as consoling herself (perhaps anthropomorphizing or maybe just I needed the consoling), regardless of... -
caruncle in a muscovy is getting lighter in color and white streaked
What does it mean when a muscovy (drake) caruncle gets lighter and streaked in white? Is that a sign of some deficiency? -
How to keep drakes spirits up while hen broody
I lost one of my 2 muscovy hens a little over a week ago. Immediately the other hen layed an egg and she is now sitting on it nonstop. Today (at almost 5 PM) she has not come out of the coop at all to eat, drink, etc. I am concerned about the drake who went through missing and searching for... -
How long can an (muscovy) egg be unattended and still be viable?
So my muscovy has 1 egg that for about 5 - 6 days she is broody on but so far has left it each day for a few hours. It gets cold. Is it worth this? I assume it may be not be viable, as I went in there and a couple times it was cold. -
"Wild" domesticated duck from farmer turned mean
I got a thrid duck (2nd hen) a few months ago from a farmer. She has had a rough time being accepted by the other 2 muscovies. It seemed like it would finally happen when she went rouge. She decided not to sleep in the coop and most nights stays outside (where?) but often (not all days) comes... -
Wondering if I might get one gosling (goose) as opposed to two
I have 3 (2 hens and one drake) muscovy ducks and would like to add just one Buff gosling (hen). Do you with geese think that is a good plan? Please give me your experience and any pros and cons to that idea. Thanks so much, RebinNH -
getting a resistive duck into the coop
Hi! I just got a 8 month old hen about a week or so ago (to replace my hen Luna who died in Nov. of an ear infection) and she (my flyer, who I named Piper) does not trust me and does not want to go into the coop in the evening. I have held off feeding them (I used to just wait for the others... -
Muscovy hen wanted
Anyone in NH or northern MA or eastern VT with a healthy muscovy hen you'd part with? I am just looking for the one hen. Thanks! Rebecca- RebinNH
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Ivermectin topical dose for 5 mg per ml
Anyone know the dosing for ivermectin pour-on when the concentration is 5mg per ml? I have a 6 pound duck. -
Will deep litter work with azomite?
Wondering if any of you hav tried using azomite with the deep litter method? Will it likely kill the bacteria that needs to be happening below? -
hen cannot balance
Hi! It's been a while since I've posted or read anything. Sorry about that. Been busy campaigning for a presidential candidate. Up until yesterday everything with my 1.5 year old ducks had been fine but when I went to let my 3 muscovy's out of their coop in the AM, the one hen, Luna, clearly... -
Tail feather bleeding
Do duck blood tail feathers heal once broken? I really cannot pull this out on my own and have no one to help. I washed it yesterday - very traumatic! To catch her, I had to trick her by opening the coop, which she loves to go into and spend time (normally free range with that door closed)... -
Help! Drake mates as soon as seeing me!
I don't know what is going on but my (one) muscovy drake sees me and immediately (every time) either comes after me (if I am outside nearby) or he goes after one of the 2 hens and mates. They seem afraid of ME because they know if he sees me, he'll be coming after them. One of the hens sees me... -
Eggs looked battered - effect freshness?
Hi all, my muscovy hens Luna and Fern lay one egg a day between them and when I go to take Fern off of it each AM (as she would sit, if I let her), the egg looks a bit worse for the wear. Here is a pic and my question is the following: With it being scratched and battered looking (I think she... -
Irritation and feather loss
My drake has an area on the back of his neck, near his back that is very red, irritated and there is feather loss with a strange look to the skin (perhaps the skin would be considered normal if not so red). I will try to send a couple pics. He doesn't really seem to be bothered by it though he... -
I thought onion family was out with ducks...
And yet my three decimated all the leaves on my alliums and they didn't bloom. Anyone else have their ducks eat the leaves on allium (onion family)? -
To rid ducks of extremely small black bugs (mites?)
Anyone think this will be good? Chicken Mite Treatment Spray 20 cloves garlic, peeled and smashed (or 1 oz garlic extract) 45 drops eucalyptus essential oil* 30 drops lavender essential oil* 30 drops peppermint essential oil* 20 drops cinnamon... -
Butt check?
Does a butt check work on ducks to determine laying capacity? My two muscovy females still not laying...?They are free range except for night when they're in the coop and I have been feeding layer feed which they seem less interested in than the maintenance feed. I've noticed they are pretty...