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    Sick or stressed duckling?

    Hello! New member and new duck parent here. I have seven 5 week old magpie ducklings. One duckling, Lemon, was doing fine this morning and acting normal. At around noon, we noticed that she didn’t want anything to do with treats or playtime. She started to vomit water and we immediately put the...
    • Magpiesrulex
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    • 5 weeks old duck lethargic duck magpie duck sick sick duck stress vomiting duck
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Ducks
  2. G

    Peace and tranquility

    Is it just me? Or is it just relaxing to deal with chickens. Cleaning their coop. Feeding them. I get a sense of calmness and peace when I’m with them. Watching them. They look and sound like dinosaurs 😂 when they walk. They follow me around as I walk with their crocking sounds… I love my babies...
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    Do chicks jump/peck at each other when they are sad?

    We got our new chicks one week ago. This is also our first time raising chicks. They were doing fine the past week but last night one of them died. We are not exactly sure why but after a lot of research today, we think sudden death syndrome. Anyway, all of sudden today the other 3 seem to...
    • newbie-chick-mom
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    • bully behavior chick behaviour death greiving chicken death in chicks pecking stress stressed chick
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  4. V

    Ducks Decreased Egg Laying : Season? Molting? Mating?

    I know there are a ton of posts about decreased egg laying. Thanks for your time. It's late Feb in Willamette Valley Oregon with warm weather 40s-60s. Collection of and mixed breeds; 12 female ducks, of which 7 are almost a year and 5 are 'a few' years old; 6 adult drakes, 3 of which are were...
    • Valley of Drakes
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    • ducks molting spring stopped laying stress
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Ducks
  5. V

    Hawk got one girl, noticed blood on poop board

    On this past Wednesday, November 22nd, a hawk attacked one of my chickens and messed her up pretty bad. Her back was a bloody mess and I took her to my vet who gave her a couple stitches, gave me antibiotics to give her, and charged me 360 bucks. Oh my goodness. My hurt girl is in my bathroom...
  6. E

    How long does it take for feathers to regrow?

    Hello! I have got a French Copper Black Marans who is about a year old now and was the victim of some trauma from change and bullying, she looks awful and I’m wondering how long it will take for her feathers to regrow and for her to look beautiful again? For context (I’ll try to keep it brief)...
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    Is this a quail in distress noise? What is this??

    This is a Texas A & M Roo, named Gonzo because he's always been weird. He was previously separated due to an injury and has become so aggressive, I can't reintroduce him yet (maybe he will be an appetizer and that's ok). He has been alone now for a month aside from running around with my young...
    • heirrball
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    • male quails noise meaning stress
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Quail
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    How to calm sick duck?

    So my duck has been at the vet for the last two nights as she was calcium deficient and using the calcium in her legs to produce her eggs, leading to sudden lameness. We got her back this afternoon and have to keep her inside, our only option was in a large fabric puppy pen (big enough for...
    • alyssahockings
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    • duck scared duck sick duck stress stressed duck
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Ducks
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    Chicken missing feathers

    I have 3 hens, and one of them has feather loss on her chest/neck and belly. It doesn’t always look red, but sometimes it looks REAAAAALLY red. For example when i took the attatched photos, ten minutes earlier it wasn’t red at all, and then it looked like that. Ive wormed them and given them...
  10. Gb_

    Stress bars (not an emergency)

    This is my copper maran mix his name is berry he’s 4-5 months, around the time his tail feathers starting growing in was the same time I wasn’t feeling well enough due to my cats passing from kennel cough at the time he stayed in my garage and was eating the feed mix I made for him along with...
  11. A

    Mysterious balding on my hen.

    So to start this post it needs to be clear that this is my first time owning chickens, and although i’ve had them for over a year i’m still learning. So i have three hens, and two female ducks who are peas in a pod(?). for the last year that i’ve had my chickens and the last 5 months i’ve had...
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    Help! Weak 3wk old duckling, issues with separation

    A brief history: I am a first time duck owner and have a 3 week old welsh harlequin duckling, from a group of four mixed heritage breed ducklings, that is weak. She has been a little iffy since arriving in the mail ( elevated respiratory rate compared to her companions, and a little dull). She...
  13. K

    3 female ducks used to be close friends – now one is kicked out of the clique & lonely :(

    A couple months ago, I added 3 new female Muscovy ducks to my flock. The lonesome duck now in question, DW, first arrived as alpha, but she's quickly plummeted to the bottom of the hierarchy amidst the total flock of 7 I have (3 chicken hens, 1 duck drake, then these 3 duck ladies). I can tell...
    • kiwibird143
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    • behavior behavior issues behavior problems duck stress stressed duck
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Ducks
  14. Alex998

    Chicken Trying to Escape

    Hello! New chicken owner here, and I have 17 chickens (1 Rooster 16 Hens). One of them is pretty old and is very small, and the other hens (never the rooster) will peck her head and pick on her. There is no visible damage on her head, and no missing feathers. However, whenever I open the egg...
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    Help with molting

    I only have one laying hen that I bought a few weeks ago that laid two eggs for me then stopped laying! I thought maybe it was the stress of the move being with all new chickens but it’s going on too long for it to just be stress. My guess is molting since she’s missing some feathers around her...
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    Difficult Hen With Bumblefoot

    This is my first post and the reason I made my account. Basically one of my hens is suffering from bumblefoot that she got while roaming around. My hens aren't used to being picked up since I never had to. They spend their time roaming around a huge yard and tree area so they don't often...
  17. HeathenHavenHomestead

    9-10 week old cockerel pale comb

    I have a 9-10 week old Sapphire Gem cockerel and his comb seems pale compared to the rest of the cockerels that have nice deep red combs. All the other chickens seem to hate him too Pullets and cockerels. He looks more barred Rock then the other 2 sapphires and everyone picks on him. He’s always...
  18. R

    Bully 4 week old chick

    Hi, i have 3 chicks from the hatchery last May 17. 2 were male and 1 was female. One male last week had a bloody diarrhea and i treated them all with Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole. They are on day 4 of treatment, tomorrow will be their last day. For the first two days of treatment, the male is...
    • ReiK
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    • bleed bully chick feather injury peck picking pulling separate stress
    • Replies: 32
    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  19. U

    Stressed and scared dog

    Hello, I am asking for advice about my dog. She is a border collie rescue, about 10 years old. We got three chickens last fall. We live in the suburbs, and have a reinforced prefab coop with an extended run built around it using wire fencing. This is inside our fenced yard. My problem is that my...
  20. S

    Runny Droppings on 3-week-old Bantam

    I have a bantam that has just recently started flying up to our hands and seems to want to be handled. However, this afternoon, it seems to be under the heat plate more and has runny droppings/diarrhea. It also doesn't seem to be eating as much as usual or I haven't caught it when I've checked...
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