Duck Problem and a Great Vet

feeds@yuku.com (tessiersfarm) — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 19:17:36 GMT

We keep a few ducks floating around our farm pond, strictly free range, mostly for looks but an occasional roast duck. We seldom handle them and today while I was feeding them I noticed my daughters (4 years old) special one had a feather sticking out of the side of its face. When I got it onto land with my kayak it also had a limp. When we did catch it she had a 1" cut or tear on her face and a 4" tear on her leg/foot. We were talking about a roast duck for dinner when my...

Quail!

feeds@yuku.com (SamG347) — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:00:48 GMT

Well I have finally made my descion as to what I'm going to do as far as the quail. I have been thinking of all my options and everything and decided that it would be WAY to much for me to take care of to have the multiple pens of different colored Jumbo birds.....Instead I'm going to run just the one big pen I have with all the colors mixed. That should produce some BEAUTIFUL Jumbo birds. Some pures and some crosses. My current flock is....

11 Jumbo Brown hens
2 Jumbo...

Wanted: fertile Turkey eggs

feeds@yuku.com (Gui Gon Guinea) — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:03:38 GMT

My male RP turkey "Tom" is very lonely. I know it is out of season but I desperately need some fertile turkey eggs. I'll take any heritage breed. No Broad Breasted breeds please. I will even take mutt turkey eggs. If anyone can help please let me know!!!!

Here is Tom last year with my daughter Mollie. He is so lonely since his mate was killed by a raccoon last year.

guinea keet pics

feeds@yuku.com (wranglerFB) — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:26:17 GMT

these are just a few of my last hatch of guineas but they show how colored up most of them are...........nothing cuter or more fun to watch than a guinea keet .......

Goslings with weak legs

feeds@yuku.com (Lambchops) — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 07:43:58 GMT

My sister hatched out a couple of goslings 1 1/2 weeks ago, but has noticed that their legs are becoming weak. She informs me that she's feeding them mashed up layer pellets since only chick mash she can purchase is medicated. I wondered if too much calcium in layer food is problem and suggested game bird crumbles. But, not having geese, I'm no expert. Would be greatly appreciated if someone could help us out. Thanks

Duck with penis problem

feeds@yuku.com (cafeduck1) — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 00:00:13 GMT

My daughter's call duck has a problem...his penis is not retracting and is starting to dry out. Can we put vaseline on it...is there anything we can do?

Thank you,
Valerie

Pheasants

feeds@yuku.com (Tink69) — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:12:52 GMT

Im gonna be looken for a place to purchase some Ringneck Pheasant eggs for incubation anybody have any ideas or good sellers to get some from. Thanks

Ducks in chicken tractor II -- mess containment??

feeds@yuku.com (lceh) — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 08:04:35 GMT

We're thinking about getting 2-3 ducks for our 1/3 acre city yard, for the eggs and as a project for the kids (with heavy-duty parental supervision!). I had originally thought about hens, but ducks are so much cuter and seem more kid-friendly. We like the chicken tractor idea, and I read the earlier post about ducks in a tractor, but I know ducks are messier than chickens and I'm wondering if some tractor amendments might help control the mess. Can we avoid a mud pit in the yard if...

duckling pics

feeds@yuku.com (Gui Gon Guinea) — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 14:06:03 GMT

New to Mandarin ducks

feeds@yuku.com (eggchel) — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:49:49 GMT

I recently bought some Mandarin ducklings and am curious as to what type of housing is best for them. They are currently about half grown and are sharing quarters with a young Runner duck but will need a place of their own soon.
Does anyone here raise Mandarins?

Id be grateful for any advice on their care plus, photos of their housing would be great.

Thanks,

Chel

Mallard duck is blind????

feeds@yuku.com (Jan in Tex) — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:39:32 GMT

My little "duckie" was born on 05/09 and about 21/2 weeks ago I notice she was running into things. I mention to my DH that I thought she was blind because she was running into things and going around in a circle. He put his hands infront of her(while holding her) and she never even saw them, didn't blink or anything. I've been going about 3x a day to feed her and about 2x a day putting her in the little swimming pool that we have for them. She was following her sisters...

Loosing baby duck right and left!

feeds@yuku.com (oldredbarnalpaca) — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 11:46:37 GMT

We are loosing baby ducks everyday. I have found 2 a day for the past 4 days. They don't seem to have any trauma to them, just laying there. They free range with their moms (the 22 we had a month ago are doing great being raised by their moms). Do you know what could be causing this? I really don't want to loose the five we have left.

Thanks,
Sarah

bro-n-law brought home a baby wild turkey

feeds@yuku.com (OsageBill) — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 15:03:26 GMT

So mat saves this baby turkey. The mom was killed on their house construction site when it got into some poisin. I put it in isolation and then gave it to a momma hen who has 7 chicks around the same age. Does anyone have some advice on this bird that might be helpful. I know to keep medicated chick feed away from it and plan on getting game bird starter the next time I am in town. How do you sex a turkey chick anyway? By the way he is doing great with the momma hen.

A MIRACLE (now what do I do "Lucky"?)

feeds@yuku.com (thkosan) — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:13:58 GMT

No one is going to believe this.... One of my African Geese -- managed to hatch no goslings last year hatched out four this year. She was sitting on about 12 eggs and after four hatched she rolled out the rest. I took them and tried to put them under another goose, but nothing happened. So, being the lazy person I am, I threw them in the raised plant bed with thoughts of disposing of them later. This was one week ago. Today I noticed the eggs were gone -- figured the dog ate them...

Drake being aggressive towards his "kids?"

feeds@yuku.com (Carole AM) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 05:25:58 GMT
I have a runner drake that is the father to several of our ducklings. For the first couple weeks, he followed them and their mother around like one big happy family. However, over the past few days, he has started to chase and nip at some of the ducklings. Is this normal? We never had a family of ducks, with the drake present, before.

My tom has serious emotional issues, any suggestions?

feeds@yuku.com (Electric Tacker) — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 21:40:30 GMT
I looked through all the back posts, and didn't find anything that relates to this, so maybe you fine turkey people will have some ideas for me....

I got a tom from a friend several months ago because he had been ostracized from the rest of the flock. I've had chickens for four years now and thought he'd be easy. I put him in another coop, which is about 8' by 40' with an outdoor yard attached that he can go in and out of. Within a few weeks of being here he had...

A tale of two goosies (pics)

feeds@yuku.com (Peaches) — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:48:41 GMT

Well, I have been so busy with the end of school and been wanting to post pics of my toulouse geese: Spruce and Pate'. The first photo is arrival here on April 23rd (about 2 days old).
Then, a photo less than one month later on 5/18
Finally , today - when I released them into the 2 acre pasture with donkeys, ducks, chickens, great pyrenees dogs and the like....

Turkey opening mouth every 5 seconds..?..

feeds@yuku.com (chicken sheila) — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 15:21:51 GMT

She opens it much more if she gets stressed. (like when I pick her up or the rooster comes near her.) She does not have gape worm or any parasites, poop looks perfect and weight is heavier than ever. She must be eating well. There is no sign of infection or injury to the throat from what my eyes can see. She had to move in with new hens/& one new rooster several weeks ago. Could this mouth opening be a reaction to stress? I put her seperate, but no improvement yet. Other than the...

broody turkey in woodland and not eating

feeds@yuku.com (Peaches) — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 12:44:36 GMT
She is due to hatch next week - she is in my woodland - over a chain link fence from pasture and coop. she chose a pretty good place, close to fence where the pyrenees dogs bark and guard. I swear I have not seen her off this nest eating or drinking... ever! I do work during week, but wow... I would have thought I would have seen her other times. I even tried to offer water soaked bread, which my broody hens love and she has refused. thoughts? ideas? your experience?

ducks and bugs/worms

feeds@yuku.com (Auryn) — Wed, 28 May 2008 08:53:56 GMT
So the place where I usually order my mealworms online is having a shortage right now, which sucks for my duckies cause they love mealworms.

which of the following would be ok for me to give my ducks??? ( I dont ask about my chickens cause they eat everything), of course these are farm bought and are supposedly clean w. no parasites etc:
crickets
redworms
earthworms
waxworms
bloodworms
nightcrawlers

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