Recent content by Goosebaby
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Support Group for Abused Duck Keepers
Everyone’s laying, the ducks, the geese, even some of the quail. As usual the drakes are on high alert for egg thieving and viciously defending those precious eggies from being stolen by me, except it’s pretty much the goose eggs that the drakes are protecting, not the duck eggs, they barely... -
Hen with spasm, lethargy following antibiotics/antifungal
Has she been on probiotics? If not I would suggest getting her some. Did the vet do any blood work by any chance? Did they check to see if she has fluid accumulation in her abdomen? My guess is she has slow digestion, but that in itself is a symptom of something else. Her issues might stem...- Goosebaby
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- Forum: Emergencies / Diseases / Injuries and Cures
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Pekin Duck Issue
@Jenbirdee is right, this is a balance issue. Balance issues can be caused by diet or by a disease or physical disabilities with the nervous system or limbs. I had a duck who more or less always walked like he was drunk because of a congenital issue. What feed are they on by the way? -
Pekin Duck Issue
How we get around the video issue is by posting to YouTube, Vimeo, instagram, or another external site and then just link back to it. -
Trying to give meds
You apply pressure to the corners of their mouth until they start to open, then open their mouth, wrap one hand around the top of the bill “this makes it harder for them to bite,” and with your other hand you push the pill as far down their throat as your fingers can reach, then close their bill... -
The thread for bad farm dogs
My Aussie was one of the best dogs I’ve ever had, and she never had any issues with my birds.- Goosebaby
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- Forum: Other Pets & Livestock
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When will she lay?
If the nest is a literal nest, as in a circular indentation made from whatever kinds of debris they could get ahold of and by digging or scraping with their feet to form a crater, a scoop, a forbidden cereal bowl, whatever, and they spent long amounts of time working on it, it’s guaranteed that... -
When will she lay?
Any day now if they’re building nests. Ganders can sometimes engage in nest building but it’s nowhere near as complex as those built by the girls. Does your girl have access to oyster shell? -
Lead-up to goose being broody?
The temps are probably fine as long as she’s covering the eggs. Removing the eggs will prevent her going broody unfortunately. -
Lead-up to goose being broody?
Geese will lay until they have hoard of eggs and then go broody, sometimes they burry their eggs bust sometimes they’ll forget which isn’t too big of an issue unless the cold is extreme. I wouldn’t doubt that a hen laid next to her and she stole the egg, geese love snatching eggs. You can move... -
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When Cats and Chickens work together…
This is too precious!- Goosebaby
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- Forum: Pictures & Stories of My Flock
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Duckling has dry skin peeling and walking backwards while dragging bill on ground in a squiggle pattern
It’s no problem at all! Thanks for getting back to us, this is wonderful news to hear! -
In Honor of Banana Split
I’m so sorry! She was a beautiful sweet pea and it looks like she had a wonderful life.