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Hello, fellow chicken lovers! so my girl latte (paired with the other hen pumpkin) has been having issues for a while now. She’s been off balance, shakes/trembles when you first pick her up (it’s gotten worse), holds her wings down almost all the time and she has seizures which have also gotten...

Hello fellow duck lovers! So almost 6 weeks ago we went and picked up a lone Muscovy duckling from a family member of a friend, it was found in a parking lot all by itself wandering and the lady didn’t want to just leave it there but didn’t know what to do with it so that’s why we took it. We...

Hello fellow chicken lovers! I found a poo from one of my girls (not sure who as they free range and we have 22 chickens) I usually de worm them or add DE to their food but recently have fallen behind with that due to some rather needy new animals which I know I shouldn’t have. I’m wondering if...

hello fellow duck lovers! my female Muscovy just hatched 6 eggs! One unfortunately did not make it but the other five are all doing very well :) I got the eggs off eBay so I have the list of possibilities: Drake breeds include Black Swedish, Khaki Campbell, Welsh Harlequin, Chocolate Ancona, and...

Hello fellow duck lovers! I got a rescued wild Muscovy duckling the 14th (it was I believe a day or two old then) and it’s been alone ever since as we have 6 eggs that should all hatch (as of right now) on the 5th. They are under a Muscovy hen but they are eggs from online as I don’t have a...

Hello fellow chicken and duck lovers! I had ordered 6 fertile duck eggs on eBay, they came from Georgia to Florida so not to far but a few of the eggs had saddle air cells. Two of them still do and today is day 21 but they still look good growth wise. This is my first time hatching shipped eggs...

Hello fellow chicken lovers! so I have two (because it can’t just be one lol) chickens with some leg issues. The first one out rooster has/had bumble foot. I went ahead and did the whole bumble foot treating, pulled out the kernel which came apart in small pieces but it wasn’t a large infection...

hello fellow chicken lovers! I’ve got a huge rat problem as I’m about to have ducklings hatch under a broody duck. They are in a 10x8 coop that we built and they also have a huge run, I will add pictures. I’ve buried metal sheeting about 2 foot down over the wire because they were squeezing...

Hello fellow duck lovers! I’ve got a Muscovy female, fefe who I’m a bit worried about. When I came to take care of them tonight she sounded raspy and I thought maybe she just over used her vocals as she is quite the noisy one but then I heard her sneezing and some sort of coughing so I’m...

Hello fellow chicken lovers! I’ve had this buff Orpington for a few years now, her name is chiko. She has always had this weird eye, I’m not sure how to explain it though. It has never caused any issues before and she doesn’t seem to have any issues getting around even though she can only see...

Hello fellow duck lovers! So I’ve had ducks for about 3 years now, two Muscovy females. The first duck I got, she was already a few weeks old and the second one I got when it was a duckling and we kept her in our bathtub until she could go with the other duck which was not a good idea lol...

Hello fellow chicken lovers! Unfortunately one of my younger hens is not doing to well. Today was the second time i have seen her having a seizure or at least what i believe is a seizure. She is a purebred Americana (excuse my spelling there if its wrong lol) but she was hatched from my hens and...

Hello fellow chicken lovers! i've got a hen who is 4 1/2 months old and she has been acting really odd. last night i went to lock up the girls and collect eggs and i saw her with her 2 siblings and mom in one of the nesting boxes but she was on her side. she scared me really badly as i thought...

Hello fellow chicken lovers, 1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) I have a Americana hen that was hatched here and came from my flock, she recently turned one. She feels a little bit lighter then she should be but not skinny...

Hello, fellow chicken lovers! I’ve got a hen who just turned 1 last week and today I went to let the girls out of the coop and she was behind the door kind of laying down but she wasn’t trying to get out with the rest of the flock and she’s usually one of the first to get out. When all the girls...

Hello fellow chicken lovers! This morning my RIR was acting odd and not moving and I found that she is egg bound. I’m trying to act fast as she is definitely not feeling good. I’ve been giving her warm Epsom salt baths every other hour or so and gently massaging her and then I’m putting her in a...

I’ve never seen any other hens so affectionate with him and I’ve never seen this happen in my previous flock so i thought I would share as it’s to funny and adorable not to. They are like soulmates, I swear. They’re never apart lol

Hello fellow chicken lovers! I just had 4/4 babies successfully Hatch and I’m thinking they are all girls so far. One still isn’t fully fluffed so I’m waiting to check that one but just wanted to make sure I got a second eye to look at these babies. There are two polish crosses and then 2 full...

Hello fellow chicken lovers! I have an old silkie who went broody so I let her hatch some chicks (this isn’t her first time) and every time they come out from under She pecks then until they go back under her. I don’t want to check in the chicks because I’m afraid she’ll start rejecting them...

Hello fellow chicken lovers! Recently i had a hen who got ill and didn’t make it and now I have another sick chicken. The thread about the chicken that has passed is here https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/please-help-hen-with-tumors-not-doing-well.1363729/page-2 . The other chicken who is...