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My muskovies fly to the neighbor's pond every night and spend the night there. Tonight I noticed 2 showed up after I locked up the rest of my chickens and ducks and at 1am the dog was going crazy, so I looked out and 2 more had showed up. I went out to put them in the pen and noticed one was...

This girl was pickup by a predator. I assume her leg got broken when it dropped her. Its broken between the knee and hip, its a little swollen, warm and bruised, but below the knee is not warm, discolored or swollen. Based on the sound when I put slight pressure on it, just as you would do when...

A couple nights ago 2 of my ducks disappeared and one has a broken leg. I assume coyotes got them as they have started meandering into the tall grass. This morning one of the missing ducks showed up. She had at least 3 wounds that I could find, 2 were puncture wounds. All were covered in...

I have a duck that has been covering her eggs with hay, so I was hoping she would go broody. I was told they would lay 12-15 eggs before sitting. She now has 17. She is about 2 years old herself and never gone broody before. She's a cross between a Khaki Campbell and Rouen, I think (I don't know...

I have a bantam hen that goes broody every year, sometimes several times a year. I don't mind this, I actually like the idea (chicken raising babies, not me), but it seems I encounter one issue after another. She has successfully hatched a few chicks and ducklings, but the success rate is low...

When I let my chickens and ducks out this morning I noticed one duck just hanging out in the pen, she looked like she was shivering and she didn't run from me or even quack when I stepped close (the ducks always race out of the pen in the morning, TOGETHER, quacking up a storm, so this was very...

The pictures in order are: Pic1 - hurt foot, see blood vessels/bruising Pic2 - hurt foot, different angle Pic3 - underside of hurt foot, see swelling and discoloration Pic4 - underside of good foot for comparison Pic5 - both feet for comparison Pic6 - both feet, including the whole duck She'd...

The pictures in order are: Pic1 - hurt foot, see blood vessels/bruising Pic2 - hurt foot, different angle Pic3 - underside of hurt foot, see swelling and discoloration Pic4 - underside of good foot for comparison Pic5 - both feet for comparison Pic6 - both feet, including the whole duck She'd...

Help! I'm not sure what to do. I have a bantam that likes to go broody. This is her 3rd time this season. I have never had one, not even her, do it this late in the season. If the eggs are good, they should hatch anytime. She ended up laying 12 eggs in my wildflower garden before I found them...

For those who sell duck eggs, how much do you sell them for per dozen? I don't feed organic feed, but the free-range all day (they have access to 40 acres, but stick to probably no more than 5). And this is for someone asking to purchase eggs, I don't normally sell them, but based on what he...

I am assuming all the issues I've see are from one duck, but maybe it's all my ducks. What are your thoughts? I have 3 ducks. I was getting 3 eggs a day religiously for several months, but shortly before it got hot this summer I started seeing some sporadic issues. For one I'm not getting 3...

A chicken came to me after it got injured by a predator. It had an injured eye, but that seems to be fine now. However, I noticed a couple toes were bent and thought she had bumblefoot on one of the bent toes. I finally got brave enough and soaked her feet in Epsom salt today. I also added tea...

I have a duck egg that a momma (bantam chicken, don't ask, same thing last year, duck eggs hatched fine and one this year so far) has been sitting on (along with some chicken eggs). I noticed this morning that there was a hole in the end of the duck egg shell, but not in the membrane. I can...

We have no problem when it's almost dark, they put themselves up, but occasionally we'd like to leave the house before dark and continue to be gone after dark. Chasing them for a half hour has gotten old real quick, and today we weren't successful after that much time. One experience with...