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Good Sprout Rescue and Sanctuary 501(c)3 nonprofit vegan rescue and sanctuary committed to the rescue and rehabilitation of animals

20/02/2025

The beginning of the year is a very busy time at the sanctuary, in no small part because our sheep, dog, and cow residents are all due for their annual wellness visits! Our bovine friends Forest and Flower saw the doctor first, and received their Rabies, Triangle 10, and Covexin 8 vaccines. Now that they are over a year old (can you believe that?! It seems like only yesterday they were little babies 😭) we also had them tested for Johnes disease, Bovine Leukemia Virus (BLV), and Bovine Viral Diarrheal Virus (BVDV). The Johnes and BLV tests are both simple blood tests, but the BVDV test is most accurately completed by testing a sample of tissue. To do this, the doctor removed a small portion of Forest and Flower’s right ears. They were both very brave for all of the poking and prodding, and we are ecstatic to report that they tested negative for all three diseases!

The moos also had their very first visit with the farrier! They were both a little apprehensive about the chute at first, but their farrier was very patient with them and gently encouraged them to walk inside. Once they were safely secured inside the chute, they were tipped onto their sides so the farrier could closely examine all four of their hooves and give them a nice pedicure 💅

We have been a bit worried about miss Flower over the winter, as unlike her brother Forest she has had a more difficult time maintaining her weight. After sharing our concerns with the veterinarian, he recommended that we run a f***l test on both her and Forest to make sure that internal parasites aren’t to blame. The test came back negative (which is great!) which means that most likely Flower is dealing with a malabsorption issue. Flower was very ill when she was rescued, and was suffering from scours (diarrhea) due to coccidia. Coccidia can wreak havoc on a calf’s delicate digestive system, and even now, over a year later, Flower still hasn’t fully recovered. The veterinarian assured us that this was very normal, especially for someone who was as ill as Flower was, and instructed us to continue feeding her supplemental grain and provide her with a protein bucket to nibble on in addition to their usual unlimited high quality hay. Thankfully Flower does not seem bothered by any of this, and is just as sassy as ever!

It’s a huge relief to know that our moo friends are healthy, happy, and on the right track. It is still very surreal to look out to their pasture and see them grazing, napping, or playing with one another. They aren’t the first cows to call this property their home, but they are the first cows to live here and be free. As all cows should be 🥰🌸🌲

17/02/2025

Our darling Kiki was brought inside recently when we noticed that she was sneezing and sounded a bit congested. We consulted with her veterinarian and started her on a course of antibiotics, but a few days later when our usually bright and spunky girl refused breakfast we knew this was more than just a simple upper respiratory infection and rushed her to the ER. The doctor listened to Kiki’s lungs and unfortunately discovered that she was suffering from pneumonia. She also had an extremely full crop despite refusing breakfast, so she received some X-Rays to check and see if there was a blockage or impaction in her digestive tract that could be causing her motility to slow. Sure enough, her gizzard was full of an abundance of grit! While some grit in the gizzard is normal (and necessary for proper digestion) Kiki’s gizzard was packed full of it. The doctor thinks that most likely Kiki’s digestion has been slowed for awhile now due to her full gizzard, and that caused her to regurgitate some food and aspirate which led to her developing pneumonia. Her veterinarian started her on both an oral and injectable antibiotic, as well as a medication to speed up her motility and help lubricate her digestive tract so some of the grit in her gizzard can pass. We are beyond relieved to announce that she seems to be feeling a lot better! She will be on the medications for a few more weeks, but we are very pleased with her progress so far!

Kiki joined our family in the Spring of 2023 after her family came to the conclusion that they could no longer give her the quality of life she deserved. While vacationing in Florida, they had met Kiki who was living in the backyard of their Airbnb. Kiki captured their hearts with her sweet disposition and friendly personality, and when their vacation was over and it was time to head back to Ohio they couldn’t bear the thought of leaving her behind. She lived with them in their home for over a year, but they knew that she needed the companionship of other chickens and made the decision to surrender her to our sanctuary. Kiki absolutely adores her flockmates (especially Pinto!) and we are all hoping she feels better soon so she can spend her days doing more important things like spending time with her friends outside!

11/02/2025

Hope is home! His surgery went very well and our boy is sporting some very cool new boots 😆 Thank you for all of the well wishes today, they definitely worked!

10/02/2025

Our handsome boy Hope was just dropped off at the veterinarian for surgery. A few days ago we noticed that his right foot was swollen and warm to the touch. We were able to get him in to see the doctor who unfortunately confirmed that Hope had a bumblefoot infection on his foot that would require surgery. Bumblefoot infections are a common ailment we deal with in our Cornish Cross chicken friends, and thankfully most of the time they can be treated at home. Hope’s infection, however, is quite large and the best chance he has at recovery is to have the veterinarian surgically remove it. When left untreated bumblefoot infections can eat away at the tissue of a bird’s foot and will eventually reach the bone, so getting the infection out quickly is crucial! Please keep him in your thoughts today as he has his procedure 🥹❤️‍🩹

Hope has been with us since October of 2023, when he was rescued from the streets of Brooklyn mere moments before he was going to be slaughtered. He has grown into the most beautiful young gentleman and we are so lucky to have the privilege of caring for him. Good luck today Hope!

01/02/2025

After Cloud’s congestive heart failure diagnosis, he adjusted very quickly to his new routine. He spent his mornings supervising me as I prepared breakfast and medications for the other residents, his afternoons napping or teasing Manny through the mesh of her enclosure, and his evenings snuggled up on his soft blankets, sound asleep. He took his medications twice a day without fuss, and overall seemed his happy, chatty, self. On Wednesday morning, Cloud took his medicine and ate his breakfast like normal then settled in for a nap. I ran a few errands, and at 12:30 when I returned home I knew something was very, very wrong. Cloud was gurgling as he breathed, his comb was dark, and he seemed very uncomfortable. His incredible veterinarian squeezed us into her busy schedule and asked us to bring Cloud to the clinic.

I knew deep down in my heart that Cloud wouldn’t be coming back. Before his appointment, I took him out to see his family. Eddie, Flecha, Hope, and Sephiroth came over to see him. The sun was shining, and everyone sat together to soak it all in. Usually there is a bit of squabbling when roosters are reintroduced to one another after a time, but no one protested Cloud’s presence in the aviary and everyone seemed so happy to see him again. I’m so happy the boys got that time together.

At the clinic, Cloud’s veterinarian informed us that over a pound of fluid had accumulated around Cloud’s heart and in his lungs. This was despite Cloud taking furosemide (a drug that prevents fluid build up in congestive heart failure patients) twice a day. Less than a week prior, the only symptom Cloud was exhibiting that told us anything was wrong was a slightly discolored comb and mild fatigue. We started him on all the right medications, made all the right lifestyle changes. But it wasn’t enough. In a matter of hours, Cloud went from being our happy, curious, energetic boy to struggling for each and every breath. When we rescued him, I promised him that I would be fair to him, that I would do my very best to show him the kindness and compassion that he deserved. Not being able to breathe is very scary, and I didn’t want him to experience that fear and anxiety. With the heaviest heart, I decided to let him go.

Before Cloud went, he got to gobble up a big meal – as much as he wanted, no restrictions! His doctor brought him mealworms, and he got lots of kisses and was told how brave he was, how beautiful he was, and how much we loved him. While he was busy munching on his yummy food, the doctor gave him one little poke to sedate him. I gathered him into my arms as he fell asleep, and his heart stopped.

Cloud was rescued in 2021 from Kaporos, a religious ritual in which chickens are swung over practitioner’s heads and then slaughtered. Cloud was very “in your face” and never took no for an answer! He was always poking his head in everyone’s business, dutifully supervising me as I filled his water bowl or scooped his p**p. He was gentle and well loved by everyone – he never once argued with any of his brothers and no one protested when he came over to join them for a dust bath or a nap in the sun. He was so beautiful and I am beyond lucky to have had the honor of caring him for nearly three and a half wonderful years.

I love you, Cloud. Always and forever. ☁️❤

31/01/2025

We have had an extraordinarily difficult few days. On Tuesday, we said goodbye to Driftwood. And yesterday, not even 24 hours after losing Woody, we very suddenly and unexpectedly had to say goodbye to Cloud. We are heartbroken and beyond devastated, but so incredibly grateful to their team of veterinarians who worked tirelessly to diagnose them, keep them comfortable, and ultimately help them transition peacefully and without pain.

After Driftwood received his hormonal implant, we did see some improvement – a sign that the implant was doing its job and shrinking his tumor. He was walking again, eating well, and overall seemed very comfortable. Unfortunately over the weekend, Driftwood declined. Though he was still able to walk, he was clearly very uncomfortable and became winded easily. His swims in the tub which he usually found fun and exciting, absolutely exhausted him. As much as it tore my heart in two, I knew that it was time to let him go.

We brought Daylily with Drifty to his appointment. After he was sedated, Lily stayed with him and talked to him. As he grew sleepier and sleepier, she cooed to him and bobbed her head for him. It was the most profound display of love I have ever seen.

I don’t think that Driftwood nor Daylily were ready to say goodbye to one another yet – and I don’t think they ever would have been. After Driftwood’s passing, his veterinarian performed a necropsy which revealed that both of his testicles were absolutely covered in cancer. They were swollen over 50 times their normal size, pushing on all of his other organs and compressing his sciatic nerve so much that the doctor was astounded he could still stand, much less walk around the way that he was. He tried so, so, so hard to stay with Daylily, despite the fact that his body was failing him. He put on such a brave face for her, and she for him. It’s hard to imagine all that they went through to stay together – Driftwood had been shot, Daylily lost all of her toes to frostbite, they were abandoned in the wild and left to die. They overcame impossible odds and loved each other fiercely through it all.

As much as it pains me to bring this up at a time like this, I have to. We have spent a little under $500 in the last 48 hours to euthanize both Driftwood and Cloud, not to mention the roughly $1000 we spent over the last several weeks running diagnostics for them, purchasing medications to ease their symptoms, etc. End of life care is extremely expensive, but it allowed both of our boys a painless, comfortable, peaceful passing which is what they – and all animals – deserve. If you have a few extra dollars, please consider helping us pay down these costs and recoup our medical fund. I’m so sorry, I wish I had better news to share. Thank you for being there for us through both the highs and the lows. It means so much.

24/01/2025

We recently went out to check on our Cornish Cross friends and noticed that Cloud, usually a bright, spunky, curious guy, was sitting on the ground with a very dark comb. When a chicken’s bright red comb darkens in color, it is usually a sign that they are not getting enough oxygen. We rushed Cloud inside the house where thankfully, after just a few minutes sitting next to the heater, his comb lightened back to its usual red color and he was back to acting like his perky, active self! Obviously though, we knew something wasn’t quite right and we took Cloud to see the veterinarian. At the clinic Cloud received X-Rays which unfortunately showed that his heart was enlarged and there was some fluid in his lungs. Our boy has congestive heart failure.

While this diagnosis is a difficult pill to swallow, there is some good news — we caught it early, and there are medications that can help slow down the disease’s progression and help Cloud feel a whole lot better! Cloud was started on two medications (one which helps the heart pump more effectively and one which helps remove the fluid that has built up in his lungs so he can breathe better) and he received some bloodwork so we can make sure that his organs are still in good working condition and he is not anemic or suffering from other complications of this disease. We should have those results in just another day or so. Unrelated to his heart, the doctor also made the discovery that Cloud has cataracts in both of his eyes! Thankfully he can still see pretty well and they don’t seem to hold him back at all, but we will be adding a special eye drop called Ocluvet to Cloud’s regimen to keep his eyes as healthy as possible and potentially prevent the cataracts from getting any larger 🤞

Though this information was not at all what we wanted to hear, we are grateful that we have it as it means that we can get Cloud started on the appropriate treatments and keep him feeling his best! Cloud is a 2021 Kaporos survivor, and when he joined our family we promised him that we would do everything in our power to give him a comfortable, happy life. We intend to keep that promise until the very end, but we would be lying if we said that providing this level of care wasn’t expensive. Cloud’s diagnostics were roughly $500, and one of the medications he needs (Pimobenden) runs about $1/pill — and Cloud needs to take it twice a day 😭 We also just purchased a new pop-up enclosure for him so Cloud can have a spacious, comfy spot to hang out when he is inside the house, as unfortunately the cold weather exacerbates his symptoms. If you would like to help us cover the cost of Cloud’s veterinary care, prescriptions, or necessary supplies, we would be so grateful 🩷 We are so honored to be able to provide Cloud and all of our residents with everything they need to stay comfortable and happy for as long as we can, thanks to your support! We are on PayPal at [email protected] and Venmo at 🐓☁️

20/01/2025

We’ve spent the weekend working extra hard to prepare for the deep freeze that is coming in next week 🥶 With temperatures set to drop down into the single digits, it will not be safe for our bird residents to leave their coops. We took advantage of the warm, sunny day yesterday to deep clean all of the coops and lay down lots of fresh shavings so our friends will have a clean, dry bed to snuggle into. We also double checked all of our heaters, ensuring that everything was in proper working condition and they were keeping the coops warm and cozy. Contrary to popular belief, farmed birds are not “fine” in sub-freezing temperatures and the cold poses an enormous risk to their health and safety. Many of our residents are missing parts of their combs and wattles, having lost them after suffering frostbite in their previous homes 😞 Besides frostbite, prolonged exposure to the cold stresses the immune system and creates a perfect opportunity for a bird to become ill. Our mission here is to keep our residents safe, comfortable, healthy, and happy — so providing them with heated accommodations in the wintertime is a no brainer!

Our sheep and cow friends, on the contrary, absolutely love the snow! Elliott is definitely in his element with a full blanket of snow on his thick wool, but just in case he wants a break from the winter wonderland outside he and his sheep family have a warm, clean barn to escape to filled with lots of straw. And of course they always have lots of yummy hay to eat to keep their rumens working, which keeps them nice and toasty!

16/01/2025

It’s a chilly, snowy day here at the sanctuary so all of our bird residents are tucked into their heated coops where it is warm and dry 🥰 Driftwood and Daylily, of course, are in the house snuggled up together on their memory foam mattress, preening their feathers after their mid-afternoon swim. I wish I could tell you that Drifty had made a miraculous recovery and was feeling better, but sadly that hasn’t been the case. There is some promising news though – he isn’t any worse. With how aggressive this disease seems to be and how quickly the tumor has been growing, for Driftwood to still be feeling as well as he is is a very promising sign that the medication is doing its job! It can take 3-4 weeks for the medication to reach its full effectiveness, so we still have a ways to go before we know if it will help shrink Drifty’s tumor enough that he will be able to walk again. For now though, we are encouraged that it is helping to keep our boy comfortable so he can make the most of each and every day he is still with us.

Hospice care is hard, both emotionally and physically. Though I am still clinging to the hope that the medication will work and give Driftwood a lot more time with us, anticipatory grief permeates every second I spend with him and makes it difficult at times to be fully present in the moment. Thankfully though Daylily is always there to snap me back into reality with a disapproving quack! Even though things around here are a little sad right now, I don’t think there is anything more beautiful than making sure that an animal’s last days are filled with love, comfort, and peace. No matter what happens in the coming weeks, I hope that Driftwood knows how much we love him and how unbelievably lucky we are to have gotten the chance to have him as a part of our family ❤

09/01/2025

Today we took Driftwood back to the veterinarian. I wish I could say that Drifty has been feeling a lot better lately, but unfortunately that isn’t the case 😞 Driftwood’s limp has been getting progressively worse, and three days ago he stopped wanting to stand altogether. At the veterinarian today he received another set of X-Rays, and unfortunately our worst suspicions were confirmed – Driftwood has a large tumor on his right testicle. The tumor is pushing on his sciatic nerve, which is causing him to limp on his right side. His last set of X-Rays were taken just nine days ago, and the tumor was not visible in those images. Today though, the tumor was obvious… meaning that it has grown very large, very fast.

We discussed our options with the doctor. Unfortunately, there aren’t many. Given that his tumor is on his testicle, however, there was one treatment that we could try – a hormonal medication that “turns off” the reproductive system. We use this medication with many of our hen residents to treat their reproductive diseases with great success, and the hope is that it can slow the growth of Driftwood’s tumor or even shrink it. We have no idea if the tumor will respond to this medication or not, but the only other option for our boy was euthanasia so we opted to try it. The plan for now is to keep Driftwood comfortable with pain medication, give him lots of opportunities to swim, yummy snacks to eat, his comfy memory foam mattress to sleep on, and take things day by day. If Woody’s tumor responds well to the medication he received today, we should be able to see improvement pretty quickly.

It is so hard to know if I am making the right decisions for our residents. But the veterinarian is hopeful that this drug can help Driftwood, and I really, really think that he wants to keep trying. I don’t think he’s ready to leave Daylily yet, and I know that she doesn’t want to live without him. Please keep Driftwood and Daylily in your thoughts over the next few days. We are all hoping that this will work and they will get more time together. After all that Driftwood has been through, he deserves as much time as possible with his beloved ❤️‍🩹

31/12/2024

A few days ago we noticed that our sweet, perfect Driftwood boy was limping 😔 Thinking that he most likely sustained a soft tissue injury, we brought him inside for crate rest and started him on an anti-inflammatory medication. Unfortunately, we did not see much improvement and so yesterday we took Drifty in to see the veterinarian. His loving partner Daylily came along to the clinic for moral support, of course, and quacked back and forth with Driftwood as the doctor examined him. When Driftwood was rescued it was noted that one of the toes on his left foot had been fractured at one point, but the break had long since healed and was not causing him any pain. We thought that maybe that break was the source of his pain now, but Driftwood has been favoring his RIGHT leg, not his left, so the doctor recommended taking some X-Rays. Out of all the possibilities that could be causing Driftwood’s limp, we were not at all expecting this. Driftwood had been shot.

The X-Ray showed a bullet lodged in Driftwood’s upper left thigh. It also revealed that at one point his left ankle had been fractured, but like his toe that break had healed on its own. Driftwood was rescued in May of 2023, and has been a resident of our sanctuary since August of 2023. It is mind blowing to think that all this time our sweet boy has been walking around with a bullet in him like nothing was wrong! Driftwood’s “good” leg bothering him now is most likely an overuse injury – he has been putting more pressure and weight on that leg to compensate for the leg that was shot, which over time has led to muscle strain and fatigue. Thankfully, nothing is broken and besides his limp Driftwood is in great health. We are hoping that two weeks of crate rest (with Daylily of course) and a higher dose of anti-inflammatory medication will get him feeling better!

I wish I could say that Driftwood is our only resident who is a survivor of gun violence, but sadly our residents Lentil and Pinto were both shot as well before being rescued. It takes less than a second for a trigger to be pulled, but these beautiful animals will live with the consequences of that action for the rest of their lives 😞 It is absolutely heartbreaking to think of what this sweet, tender, gentle boy went through when he was struggling to survive on the Brandywine River. The fact that Driftwood survived being shot and having multiple bones broken is a miracle – but not only did he live to tell the tale, he did not let that experience define who he is as a person. Driftwood is loving, kind, and affectionate. He is incredibly attentive and chivalrous to Daylily, who he loves more than anything else in the world. He is gentle and thoughtful, always letting his flockmates eat first, swim first, and making sure that they all get safely into the coop at night before he decides to follow in after them. He is so very special to us and his fellow duck friends and we hope he feels better very soon!

The total cost for Driftwood’s appointment was $292.32. Medical bills are by far our biggest expense, but that is because we provide all of our residents with professional veterinary care when they need it. Until midnight tonight, all donations are DOUBLED! This is such an incredible opportunity for our organization and we are hoping that with your help we can give the animals here the best start to 2025! If you would like to donate towards our year-end campaign, you can do so via PayPal at [email protected], via Venmo , or via Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/donate/501772182182034/

23/12/2024

Two years ago, Neil was one of over 100 ducks and geese who were living at The Barn Restaurant in Smithville, Ohio. Like all of the ducks who were forced to call the restaurant their home, Neil suffered tremendous neglect. He was starved, was being sucked dry by both internal and external parasites, and was not provided with any shelter, let alone medical care. To top it off, Neil lost his right eye (most likely due to an infection that was left untreated) and had to learn how to evade predators and fight for the same small amount of food that 100+ other ducks were also desperately trying to claim for themselves with only half of his eyesight. It is an absolute miracle that he, Tieria, Atheon, Shayna, and all of the other ducks and geese who were rescued from The Barn Restaurant made it out alive!

Unfortunately, neglect takes its toll and even years later can continue to affect animals who were forced to endure it. Earlier this year, we noticed that Neil was dropping weight and not showing as much interest in food. We took him to the veterinarian where he received a f***l test (which came back negative), an X-Ray, and bloodwork. Nothing remarkable was found on his X-Ray, but his bloodwork revealed that Neil was fighting a blood parasite called Haemoproteus. Haemoproteus is spread to ducks by flies, and can lay dormant in their bodies for many years before ever causing symptoms. The Barn Restaurant pond was certainly not the cleanest place, and with well over 100 ducks and geese living (and p**ping) there the flies were certainly plentiful. Neil was started on an antibiotic as well as supplemental nutrition to get his weight up, and thankfully in only a few days we started to see improvement in both Neil’s energy levels and his appetite! Two weeks after he completed his antibiotic regimen we took him back to the veterinarian for more bloodwork, and his eosinophils (a type of white blood cell that fights parasitic infections) which were extremely elevated only a few weeks prior were almost back to normal! We are happy to report that Neil is once again at a healthy weight and has not shown any more symptoms of his Haemoproteus infection since completing his treatment 🥰

The rescue is the easy part. It might only take a few minutes to load an animal into a carrier and take them back to the sanctuary, but the daily care for that animal – feeding them, watering them, keeping their enclosure clean, and providing them with medical care – will take thousands of hours over the course of that individual’s life – not to mention thousands of dollars. 71 animals call our sanctuary their permanent home, and we could not provide them with the safety, comfort, and care that they receive here every single day if not for your support. Through the end of the year, all donations up to $5,000 will be DOUBLED! So far we have raised $2017.13, which means we are almost halfway there! We’re very hopeful we will meet this match! If you would like to contribute to our end of the year campaign, you can find a link here: https://www.facebook.com/donate/501772182182034/

13/12/2024

This summer we received a message from a volunteer at a wildlife rehabilitation center about a sweet little duckling. The duckling had been found at Long’s Park in Lancaster, and sadly was found with four other ducklings who were all deceased. Recognizing that the baby needed immediate help, a kind individual scooped the little duckling up and brought them to the wildlife center. Domestic ducks are not wildlife, however, and so the wildlife center reached out to us and asked if we would be able to give this baby a home. We said yes, and the duckling wasted absolutely no time capturing our hearts! We named them Diana, convinced that they were a girl, but as Diana grew it became more and more obvious that “she” was in fact a “he” 😅 Oh well 😆 Diana is a crested duck, like Toshi and Bertie, but thankfully his crest is quite small. The “crest” on a crested duck is actually the result of a hole in the bird’s skull -- the floofy head feathers are the body’s attempt at covering and protecting the vulnerable brain. Feathers, however, do not protect anywhere near as effectively as bone, and that hole in their skulls unfortunately puts these birds at an extremely high risk of neurological problems and brain injuries. Dumping any duck to fend for themselves in the wild is horrible, but to dump a baby with a hole in their skull is especially cruel 😞 We are so glad that Diana was rescued and that he gets to enjoy the rest of his life in sanctuary, where he will never be harmed ever again!

We are able to help animals like Diana because of your support. From now until midnight on December 31st, all donations up to $5,000 will be DOUBLED thanks to a very kind anonymous donor. Please help us meet this match so that we can continue our work and give more animals like Diana the chance for a brighter future. You can find a link to our campaign here: https://www.facebook.com/donate/501772182182034/

Peep the comments for baby Diana!

07/12/2024

Two of the fourteen ducks who we recently took in from the sanctuary that sadly had to close were bantam ducks, otherwise known as call ducks, named Oatmeal and Loaf! Call ducks are very small, and while their small stature makes them especially cute it also puts them at high risk for a myriad of health issues. Call ducks are also typically able to fly a lot better than standard sized domestic ducks, which means that they need to live in an aviary. Our wonderful friend Dunkin Ducks offered to adopt Oatmeal and Loaf, and we couldn't imagine a better home for these sweet girls 🥹 At their new home Oatmeal and Loaf have a beautiful aviary space where they can safely fly to their hearts' content, lots of friends their size to play with, and a knowledgeable, compassionate caretaker who is familiar with their breed and the potential health issues that these tiny but mighty ducks face. Before they left us the girls completed a 30-day quarantine period and received a f***l test which showed that they were free of parasites. The sanctuary is a lot quieter now without their loud quacking, but we couldn't be happier to know that they are in such great hands! Congratulations, Oatmeal and Loaf!

Our friend Krissy made this video and we couldn't be more honored 😭 The real heroes that enable us to do this work are our incredible supporters, our adoptive families, and all the volunteers who come out to help the animals! If you would like to support our rescue so we can give more animals like Oatmeal and Loaf the happy endings that they deserve, you can find our campaign here: https://www.facebook.com/donate/501772182182034/ ❤

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In October we learned that a sanctuary close to us was unfortunately needing to close. We welcomed fourteen ducks into our program from this sanctuary, and have been diligently working to find them safe, forever homes. Two of them, a sweet Crested duo named Dilbert and Abby, we absolutely fell in love with! Dilbert's gentle, chivalrous, polite demeanor and Abby's shy and sweet personality were the perfect compliment for one another, and we knew that they would do best in a flock that was similarly gentle and laid back. After they completed their quarantine period and had a fecal test showing that they were free of parasites, we received an incredible adoption application and we knew that this was the perfect home for Dilbert and Abby! They have been in their new home for a few weeks now and their new family reports that they have fully integrated into their new flock and absolutely love their Indian Runner flockmates. We are so happy for them! Congratulations, Dilbert and Abby!

In October we welcomed fourteen ducks into our rescue program from another sanctuary that unfortunately was needing to close. Two of those ducks were a sweet young Pekin girl named Trixie and an Indian Runner girl named Katya. Katya had a significant limp, and we were told by her former sanctuary that the limp was due to her ankle joint being fused. We took her to our avian specialist for updated radiographs so we could be absolutely sure we were doing everything we could to keep her comfortable. At the veterinarian she received X-Rays which showed that the joint was not fused, but instead was affected by significant arthritis. The arthritis limits Katya’s range of motion (thus causing the limp as Katya cannot bend her ankle as she walks) but overall the doctor does not believe that Katya is in pain. He recommended that Katya take a daily joint supplement to lubricate her joints and prevent further deterioration to her ankle. While we were relieved to finally have a diagnosis and treatment plan for this sweet girl, we knew that Katya needed a special home that would be able to meet her needs and provide her with all of the accommodations she would need to stay comfortable and pain-free. Cue the Cornwell family! The Cornwells are dear friends of the sanctuary and provide exceptional care to their flock of rescued ducks (several of whom are GSRS alumni!) and graciously offered to give both Katya and Trixie a forever home 🥹 As you can see both girls integrated into their new flock beautifully! Congratulations, girls! You can follow Katya, Trixie, and all of the members of the Cornwell flock on TikTok and Instagram @cornwellmenagerie 🩷

On Sunday morning, our friends at Sweet Peace Farm Sanctuary received an urgent phone call from a concerned individual who saw a Pekin duck trapped in the ice at Bullfrog Valley Pond in Hummelstown, PA. Our hearts sank, not only because we were immensely worried for the poor duck who was in immediate need of help, but because we had already rescued eight domestic ducks from this exact same pond last year. When we rescue birds from a specific location, it is always our hope that by telling their stories we will spread awareness about the cruelty of animal abandonment and prevent more ducks from ending up dumped in their place. Unfortunately, in the case of Bullfrog Valley Park, we were not successful in that endeavor and two more domestic ducks – a beautiful Khaki Campbell hen and a handsome Pekin drake – had been abandoned on the pond and were struggling to survive. As soon as Sweet Peace Farm Sanctuary told us that the Pekin was in trouble, we jumped in the van and drove 90 minutes to the park. When we arrived we spotted the Khaki Campbell girl hanging out among a flock of wild mallard ducks, but the Pekin was not with her. Generally domestic ducks will stick close to one another after they are abandoned, so when we did not immediately see the Pekin we became extremely worried. Thankfully we found him on the other side of the pond, and heartbreakingly he was indeed trapped in the ice. Using a kayak, we were able to break up the ice enough to free him. He then immediately made his way over to his Khaki Campbell friend, and in just a few minutes we were able to lead them both to shore where they were quickly caught. We got this sweet couple back to the sanctuary and examined them. Unfortunately, both ducks were completely emaciated, covered in lice, and our Pekin friend had severe bumblefoot (a staphylococcus infection) in both of his feet. The Khaki Campbell girl had a purple band around her leg, indicating that at one point she was indeed cared for by humans.

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