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  1. Chikenshiken

    DUCK ATTACKED BY RACCOON three weeks ago. Help with wounds. Should he be better by now?

    My duck was attacked by a raccoon three weeks ago. His brother sadly had to be put down yesterday because his leg issues were too severe to fix. However, my ducks legs look a lot better, not saying that means much, than his brother. After having to put his brother down, as they are both my first...
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    • attack by predator duck attack injured injured animal medical advice medical help
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    • Forum: Ducks
  2. Chikenshiken

    HELP DUCK FOOT INJURY

    Two of my ducks were attacked by a raccoon around two weeks ago. Personality wise, they seem great and extremely active. However I’m growing concerned for both of their feet but mainly my smaller Pekin, Fae. He is the most active but his foot is blackening, smells, and doesn’t seem to harbor...
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    • attack by predator infection medical help medical issue wound
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Ducks
  3. Kazizl

    Help !! Duck acting like she needs to puke

    My female duck has been making odd jerking motions like she needs to vomit for about an hour now. I can hear occasional gurgling sounds from i assume her crop. I tried massaging her chest, gave her some grit and olive oil, she's drinking water but it won't stop. All she ate today is some kale...
  4. D

    What else to do for a prolapse?

    Hello. I’ve had a hen with prolapse for about a week now. She’s in a quarantine cage in a low light basement and I’ve restricted her access to feed to discourage laying. I apply sugar on her prolapse every day to help shrink it as well as cortisone-10. I started giving her epsom salt baths...
  5. proudduckowner22

    Cayuga Duck With Bumblefoot

    Hey y’all! I just recently purchased my first Cayuga ducks from someone who is downsizing their flock for winter, I bought 2 hens and a drake they are about 2 years old. When I purchased them, the person said that one of the hens had a bit of a limp, and she still has the limp right now, I went...
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    • bumblefoot cayuga cayuga duck duck duck feet help infection medical medical help
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Ducks
  6. D

    Hen with prolapse. Cull or save?

    I have a 1-year-old easter egger hen with prolapse. It's not a severe case, and it hasn't gotten worse, but I noticed it a few days ago, and it hasn't been improving. I sprayed it with Vetericyn and rubbed some cortisone-10 on it and pushed it back in but it hasn't gotten better. her butt is...
  7. Kazizl

    Need advice on how to treat persistent bumblefoot

    I have a one year old female ancona duck with 1 bumble on her left foot and 2 bumbles on her right foot that have been there for months now. Every morning and night i clean her feet, spray with vetericyn, and apply original neosporin. I was bandaging her feet for a short while before it got too...
  8. G

    Help needed on advice on giving a goose a pill/tablet

    How to make sure the goose swallow the pill/tablet without spitting it out while making it safe so that the pill/tablet doesn't accidentally go into the glottis? We've been having trouble holding the goose still even with three people - the goose always utilizes its long neck to try to...
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    • goose medical medical help medical medical medical problems medical questions medicalquestion medication dosage medicine chart pilling sick goose
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Geese
  9. R

    My chicken is limping and cant walk after hurting her leg but we dont know what to do or what it is

    My chicken is a 2 year old rhode island red, shes always been the smallest of the flock and recently we noticed she hasnt been walking. We found an injury on her leg. Its not appearing to improve. Please help, im attaching an image of her leg.
  10. S

    Bumblefoot? I need help!

    Does anything about this look like bumble foot to you? She is limping pretty bad and it’s only gotten worse over the last 3 days and I’ve been treating it twice a day. I don’t see any scab or anything. I’ve felt all up her leg, it doesn’t seem to be broken and feels pretty normal. I’m at a...
  11. GeeseGoose

    Help: Weird Sleeping Position?

    Sally, my female Duclair occasionally sleeps/rests like this, and it worries me. It seems pretty innocuous, but I can’t help but fear somethings up. There’s not much else concerning going on, other than that she is slower than the rest of the flock and seems a bit “air headed.” She is also a...
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    • behavior duck medical help weird
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Ducks
  12. L

    Is my 3-week-old pullet eggbound?

    This baby has had a larger than normal bottom since we got her, but now it's becoming more pronounced and sort of pulsing. She's so little, but could she be eggbound? If she is, is there anything that we could even do to help her?
  13. J

    Hen with one eye swollen shut, please help

    So today I let my chickens out of the coop as usual when I noticed my one hen was acting a bit off and then I noticed her eye. I've never had this happen before so I'm not quite sure what to do. I saw on another post to open the eye, flush it with saline solution, and put antibiotic cream on it...
  14. aimz127

    Wobbly Duckling

    Hi all, I could use some help with one of my Khaki ducklings. I have four ~5 weeks old, all of them are growing like weeds, eating, drinking, etc. But one has a mark on their neck (like a bald spot, or a possible trauma injury) and has some balance issues. Sometimes (like 1 day a week, 2-3...
  15. F

    Diarrhea. Help please

    Female coturnix quail has diarrhea. The substance is clear in color with occasional white patches, and is very runny. Been collecting samples to show the vet. In the spare time, what could I do to help her? Should I separate her from the flock? Her diet: Gamebird Showbird Starter Grower from...
    • faymine
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    • diarrhea help medical help medical issue quail quail advice
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Quail
  16. F

    Chicken attacked and need advice

    warning graphic images below !!!! my neighbor was inside feeding her young flock with her older flock was roaming the house and two of her chickens were attacked in broad daylight. One of them did not make it but this one is doing good. I have flushed the wound, sprayed it with veticyn, and...
  17. tielie135

    new sizzle roo not eating drinking and lethargic. HELP

    I just got a pair of sizzles and one is acting weird. He sits with his head low and won't walk. His sister is running around healthy as can be but he rarely takes even a step and it is usually backwards. maybe heat stroke? he was panting in the car but it wasn't that hot and his sister was fine...
  18. GoslingHelpNeeded

    Nevermind!! Gosling Just Had Food in his Nose. 😅

    Hi there, I’ve hatched two geese and they seem to be growing and doing very well until today. They’re a week old today and one of the goslings sounds slightly congested and I’m worried. His third eyelid is slightly covering his eye like dogs or cats when they are sick and he occasionally...
  19. 95eanimal

    help! my ducks are sick and i need some tips

    hello, i need help! our ducklings are sick! OK, SYMTOMS ARE : breathing hard, fever, mouth open, butt pulses, boady shaking at bed time, and sleepy all the time. i took away there pond. they only have drinking water now.
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    • ducks help anyone😰😰😰😭😭 mediaction medical help medical issue
    • Replies: 41
    • Forum: Ducks
  20. Y

    How to help curled feet on a Coturnix Quail

    Hi there, I just got done with my first quail incubation. We had a guy hatch late, last night. All eight others were born with normal feet. This last guy though, not so much. I was hoping by morning they would have spread out like the others did, but no cigar. I'm reading and seeing a to of...
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