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BIG difference between chickens and waterfowl is that you cannot give them feed without also giving them water, or they can choke. They need the water to properly process the feed. I'm a newbie to both chickens and waterfowl, but this has been consistent advice from every source! So far I...

Try looking into the barley straw extract for the thick green soup! I know it is ok for the animals but don't know if the filters you already have will try to remove it from the water, or if it will damage the filtration system. I do not have any filters on my small pool that I use it in, but...

What doesn't dissolve of their droppings gets skimmed out with the other solids- they just don't float at the top all easy to remove :) The barley straw extract takes care of the algae! I much prefer the liquid extract because it will actually get rid of the algae, but when we were out of it I...

They do not touch the lining, but the 1st smaller vinyl pool we used did get some kind of hole in the vinyl from something else that occurred in the night some time. I would not be surprised if it was the angry squirrel who lives the tree nearby. The squirrel actually used throw nuts at my...

Yes! I agree with the shallow edges! That is also an issue with the pools on the ground- they aren't exactly sure how to get in and our smallest duck still won't get in herself. We have to put her in it, which she likes just a smidge more than her goose brother being in the water and her out.

Thank you so much for your information! I am working today and won't be home in time to get any decent pictures for you, but I will get some taken and uploaded as soon as I am able. I can try describing as best I can. It looks like it looks when he is sitting on the leg, but with his foot...

When a predator got one of my Pekins, I did get a gosling and duckling together so the goose would bond with the ducks. The research I did told me that the goose and duck do communicate the same way, but I could tell pretty quickly that it might be similar but is not the same. I kind of...

The duckling & gosling I purchased from Metzer shipped out of Tennessee, not California. I was concerned about the shipping from CA to FL and was pleased to find out that it would only be TN-FL. I too have a similar experience with Metzer- they spent plenty of time on the phone with me trying...

I don't know about your Tractor Supply, but as for their corporate policy they will not make exceptions to the rule... and in fact our Tractor Supply tried to make me get 4 chicks when I was getting 2 chicks and 2 ducklings, until I pointed out that the sign actually said ducks and chicks could...

At this point there isn't anything special to do with introducing the ducklings and geese. You can get a gosling and ducklings together and the gosling will bond with the ducklings and be a member of that flock but you said they are different ages and not hatched together. At this point it...

I am having a similar issue with my Embden goose, only I did not identify it as tendon slip right away and didn't locate a vet to see him until over a week later. The vet is NOT an avian specialist, but has treated farm birds for injuries, being egg bound, and other things since we live in a...

I am a new flock owner, and have a gosling with what his veterinarian thinks is perosis. There is no avian vet in my area, and the one that is a couple towns over has a really bad reputation, so my dog & cat vet did xrays and it looks like the tendon popped off joint and now his left leg is...

I am currently using kiddie pools too, but I purchased an 8' above ground pool and am planning to dig a hole in the ground for it so it can be more "natural".... but my sister told me they are making in-ground vinyl pools now so maybe you can look into that. I haven't installed mine yet, so I'm...

I have a very young flock and am new to birds, and I have a sick gosling. After unsuccessfully trying to treat him at home while looking for a veternarian in my area, I finally got him in to see my traditional dog/cat vet who did an xray to find perosis. I am a human nurse and my gut was...