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What should i do to stop an aggressive female without culling.
I was desperate and just trying to redirect Bergamot. Separating her didn’t seem to help so I figured her aggression was based more on obsession than a flock dynamic, so I figured some sort of distraction would help. I have no guarantees it will work again. -
What should i do to stop an aggressive female without culling.
BEHOLD THE STRING OF SHAME as modeled by Blueberry who’s a very good girl and only modeled it long enough to get a picture. There’s not much to it, you just have to make sure it’s very loose so that if there’s an emergency and it gets caught on anything the quail can slip it off fairly easily... -
Integrating new ducks (more new than old)
Maybe try staggering their introductions? Adding a few more ducks together every 15 minutes? -
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Soft-shelled Eggs!
You can give it orally too. @Miss Lydia @Jenbirdee have more experience with it than I do, I’m tagging them so hopefully they can give you dosing instructions. -
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Might owe an apology to a coyote
In my own experience I can’t really say a dog is any better than coyotes. Both will keep returning if they think they’ve already gotten away with it once. Coyotes are more skittish out in the sticks but in rural communities they can get pretty bold, though not always, but a lot of dogs are just... -
Soft-shelled Eggs!
I answered on your other post, I’ll answer here also in case you don’t see the other. If sounds like she may be eggbound or have had an egg break internally which can be very dangerous. Calcium gluconate will help her absorb the calcium she needs the quickest and help her pass the egg. If it’s... -
Goose Acting Strange?
Is a vet a option? You may need to give her some calcium gluconate as she might be eggbound or she might have had an egg break inside her and is now causing an infection, if that’s the case those can be really dangerous, she will have to be put on antibiotics and the remaining egg matter needs... -
Integrating new ducks (more new than old)
With ducks anything can happen, and it may change every day. I wish I could give better advice, I’ve had ducks longer than geese and though I know pretty much all there is to know about how a goose’s mind works ducks are still an enigma. Your ducks may get along, they might start battling, they... -
Support Group for Abused Duck Keepers
Today I caught Estella, Rosebud, and Avis wandering down the driveway following a squirrel. It was cute and all, just like a Disney movie to the unknowing viewer, but I know my girls too well. Those happy squeaks and chirps don’t fool me, I recognize the girly giggles of merciless hunters... -
What to do in -40 deg F?
I would keep them in. You can put them on less feed but higher protein, higher carb feed, and cracked corn will warm up their metabolism too. My goose bowls are in bus bins to limit spills, a 2 gallon bucket filled only half way with a big rock in it can limit spills and encourage them not to... -
Goose mites
There isn’t an easy way to see the skin through thick goose down, it’s better to use the white paper test to see if there’s a mite infestation in their coop because it’s useless trying to check a goose itself. It’s best to treat geese with a little ivermectin rather than dusting them as some do... -
Golly vanished; her sister and I are devastated
I’m so sorry for your losses, Golly and Ziva. It’s never easy losing them and my heart goes out to you and Gussie. I think it is best for Gussie to have some gosling friends, and if it becomes too much later on and you have to rehome them they will have each other. -