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Gender of two geese
Adult geese are hard to sex by looks, there are a few tells but they’re not always accurate because geese are so individualistic and things get even more complicated if you have two same sex birds. Ganders tend to be naturally more protective and will like to stand between their partner and... -
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Magpie x Ancona sexing?
I must be really tired because I just read this as an inquiry about sexing magpies/ anaconda hybrids and I was just like “with everything going on do we really need flying snake birds now?” -
Unwell duck... What's going on?
I’m so sorry for your loss, she was a beautiful girl and because of your care her last days were comfortable. -
Can geese get into tall raised beds?
They can technically get into the taller raised beds by jumping/fluttering but they aren’t as into that as they get older. Mostly if they can reach into it with their necks that’s how they’ll eat anything in a raised bed. -
Can Quail Handle Whole Black oil Sunflower Seeds (BOSS)?
*farro. “I spelt it wrong the first time.” -
Can Quail Handle Whole Black oil Sunflower Seeds (BOSS)?
My standards are too small for whole sunflower seeds, the seeds are too big so they just ignore them. The biggest they seem to be able to manage is faro and safflower seeds, which they LOVE. -
Jumpy indian runner duck
It may just be a personality trait. Some ducks are naturally shy, easily frightened, and high strung, all you can do is be calm and move slowly around them. If he’s otherwise growing normally and getting his fair share of water and food when he does eat and he’s not being overly bullied he... -
Support Group for Abused Duck Keepers
The use of biological warfare is banned by the Geneva convention. -
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Duck Foamy Eye?
Bring her in and let her soak in the tub in some warm water, hopefully with a warm bath she can get that gunk off her face. Let her fully dry off inside. She definitely looks like she has an upper respiratory illness, the best thing would be to get her looked at by a vet and get testing done to...- Goosebaby
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- Forum: Emergencies / Diseases / Injuries and Cures
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Devastating bird flu culling
Anyone who cites their own opinions as alleged evidence to back their claims as well as intentionally misleading their audience about the subject and findings of other research papers they cite as well as lying about the dates those were published to further “back” their claims isn’t a source of... -
Persistent yawning in duckling--illness?
It sounds like crop adjusting, ducks don’t really have a crop in the way that chickens do, ducks and geese have more of a super stretchy esophagus, but sometimes, particularly if they’re a binge eater, they can get a little too full and they’ll adjust their esophagus by stretching the neck and... -