panting

hi, my baby quails hatched 10 days ago and have been under a heat lamp in a large cage since feeding off chicken crumb with plenty of water. This morning it was panting on its side and can hardly move. Could the recent boiling weather be anything to do with it? It can hardly move and struggles...

I have a 2 yr old welsummer that is limping . She is eating and drinking well and as of last night she is separated from the flock and in a little tractor coop. I observed her alot yesterday before I put her up feet and legs look good no swelling . When I watch her walk it looks to me like maybe...

So I just got some little chicks one is maybe a little under a week old the other four are just days old so they are about half the size. Now I have a heat lamp on them and there are two boxes one “hot” and one “cool” there’s a hole so they can jump in between. I have it at about 90-95 and I see...

I just got a baby chick that isn't even a week old yet. Had her out for a while and she seemed fine, running around and peeping like crazy. Went and put her in her box for a bit and happened to walk past later and saw the poor thing was panting, I also noticed that it looked like her wing was...

We have two 2 year old Pekin Ducks left. We lost 2 to a fox in the past couple of weeks. Now one of the two is sick. A couple of days ago I noticed this duck was being a bit lethargic but it was the day after we lost one to the fox and I thought she was depressed or scared (idk if ducks even do...

Ok, it’s happened. The heat has hit Virginia. Just a few days after our super late last frost:rant...but that’s beside the point. It’s hot and I saw my chickens panting yesterday. I know this is a normal thing and have been sifting through the threads regarding hot chickens. Anyone who feels...

I picked up two pekin ducklings yesterday afternoon and by later in the evening, one of them started panting heavily :( I read some posts on here and decided hmto give her a bath to be sure her nostrils were clear but the panting has continued today. I've also noticed her bill and feet are very...

Hi all, this is my little call duckling who hatched in march, almost a month old. Since it hatched its been low energy, and had difficulty breathing through it's nares. I didnt think much of it because it eats and drinks and it didnt seem to get worse so i thought maybe it would pass...

this morning I was out feeding and little did I know one of my hens decided to run out right as I put my foot down... I hurt one of her legs cause she limps. but now she wont walk so I cant figure out what leg it is! she is panting so I'm thinking she went into shock. i have her inside and am...

this morning I was out feeding and little did I know one of my hens decided to run out right as I put my foot down... I hurt one of her legs cause she limps. but now she wont walk so I cant figure out what leg it is! she is panting so I'm thinking she went into shock. i have her inside and am...

I found one of our chickens, Lovelace, doing a weeble wobble impression today. She tips over. If I stand her up she tries to walk a bit but falls to her right. Her comb is bright red. We brought her inside to a cage and are keeping an eye on her. She is eating well (made her feed of oatmeal...

Hi.i have 9 chickens . one weak ago,one of them wasn't herself.she have sitting in nest box, but no eggs. I have think just like before, she doesn't any problems,because for long time she nesting but no eggs.her eggs were shell less and she didn't laying again,and her abdomen is swollen.but this...

Hello all- One of our girls got attacked by the neighbors 2 little dogs, and they pulled her skin off pretty good from neck down between wings, and on one side. She also got a bite on her chest. This was Tuesday 9/26. We cleaned with betadine solution/warm water spray, and have treated for...

Hello all! We recently got a Black Copper Maran from a swap, since then, we've noticed her panting intermittently and sneezing/snorting once every now and then. Over time not much changed that was concerning, so we introduced her to the flock. Over the past few days her comb has gotten...

History: BBB hen had waning appetite on nest and afterwards from March through July; was hand feeding soften pellets which had probiotic + vitamins in it. Was dewormed her; gave her lower dosage of antibiotic 2 x daily. She was panting. Her stools had changed from food yellow consistency to...

My polish chicken has not been as active as the other chickens this Week. She is 8 months old. Also she has been opening her mouth a lot like she is hot even when its cool outside. I have seperated her from the other chickens So i can closely monitor her. She is eating and drinking normaly. She...

I THINK my 3 month old hen may have been nipped by our dog. I'm not 100% that's what happened, but 24 hours ago she was just standing in the same spot and didn't seem herself. I found 2-3 small wounds on her left leg that were not deep or bleeding, but had light traces of blood around the...

Update!!! Update below!! My 3 1/2 month Delaware hen was turned out this morning with all the other girls. She's usually very active and busy and very close to the others her age. This afternoon she was sitting by herself backed against the garden fence. I actually thought she might have been...

my 2 week old duck has these symptoms??

I'm very confused. I thought panting meant a duck is cold. But my ducks are huddled together and one of them is panting. The ducks are two weeks old. They are in my house which is 86 degrees right now because the air conditioner went out this morning. We turned off the heat lamp as soon as we...