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    Duck with chipped bill

    My 3 month old duck has chipped her bill! Not quite sure how, but it seems to have bled a bit and then stopped. I put neosporin on it but that won't stay on for long. Should I just leave it be because it's not bleeding anymore or are there steps I should be taking to prevent further injury or...
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    Ducklings eating pine shavings

    Thanks for the reassurance! I’ve had the pine shavings bedding for three days now and all are doing well🐥
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    Ducklings eating pine shavings

    I have a little dish of it in their area. Do you think this will prevent the shavings from causing harm?
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    Ducklings eating pine shavings

    My ducklings are about a week and a half old and I had them on towels before introducing pine shavings. Today when I put in pine shavings as their bedding they became obsessed with eating it. I’ve heard some say that they’ll stop but they seem to enjoy eating the shavings and I don’t see them...
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    3 Day old chick having scratching episodes

    Hi, Thank you for you quick response. I heard that ACV was great for preventing pasty butt which two of my chicks arrived with. I’d never heard of its effect on calcium intake, I’ll switch to just plain water from now on. I’ve inspected her head but there’s no sign of redness or irritation so if...
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    3 Day old chick having scratching episodes

    My baby 3 day old chick is having episodes of scratching at her face and squealing. I thought it may be that the pine shavings were irritating her so I switched to using bath towels as the chicks bedding (I have two other chicks and two ducklings in the brooder with her). This switch seemed to...
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