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4 year old call duck (drake) has had this on the bottom of his foot, first noticed 2 days ago. Doesn’t seem to be bothering him too much, but I found it when I noticed him stumble, so then inspected his feet. He free ranges in the garden, but I’ve kept him in his coop for the past couple of...

Hello, hoping someone may be able to offer advice. Our call duck has suddenly become lame in one leg. He is 3 years old and has previously always been in good health. He free ranges in the day in our garden with his brother, and is locked in a coop at night. 2 nights ago when I put him away, he...

Hello, Can anyone offer any advice on our bantam who has recently started self pecking? This has followed an autumn moult. She had a bald patch on her back as she kept pecking the new feather growth. Her back has now almost regrown, but she’s started badly pecking the area around her tail. I’ve...

Hello, I have 3 two week old Suffolk Chequer Bantam chicks. Could anyone give any advice on what you think the sex might be based on their markings?

Hi, Would anyone know if this chick has slipped tendons or spraddle legs? It’s 3 days old, has never been on a slippery surface, and yet hatched like this. I did think it had spraddle leg but after 48 hours of being in a hobble there is no improvement and it can’t stand up at all. It gets...

Hello. We’ve just hatched 5 Suffolk chequer bantams. They are all fine and doing really well except for one which hatched with what I guess is Spraddle or splayed leg. It couldn’t stand from the moment it hatched. After 24 hours when I could take it out of the incubator, I made a hobble for it...

Hello, I’m new to BYC, and new to ducks, though have had rescue chickens in the past. I have 2 call ducklings, now 8 weeks. At 4 weeks one of them developed angel wing in both wings, the blood feathers stuck straight up and the wing wouldn’t fold under itself. I wrapped them for 4 days which...