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  1. HaloDuck

    Mother quail seemingly in trouble

    So, we have 3 quail couples living on our property. Just today, we saw one of the mother quail stumbling, and we thought she had a hurt leg, but when we watched her more something else seems to be wrong. She seems to have no equilibrium- she keeps stumbling, leaning, and moving to the right...
    • HaloDuck
    • Thread
    • health concern issues walking quail advice
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Quail
  2. R

    Weakling chick- advice?

    I hatched 9 babies this year from a clutch of 12. They are currently 9 days old. It was my first time brooding eggs on my own after ten years of chicken keeping. My main concern is chick #7 We followed the rules of hatching and never opened our incubator and never assisted ANY CHICK! No human...
  3. tingupinguu

    Muscovy duck ate cat food

    Hello, Recently i’ve been leaving out some cat food for a stray cat that usually comes into my backyard, and I put it away in a high spot but my muscovy drake managed to find it and ate a small enough (not enough to finish the small plate) I really am worried about this situation, because I...
  4. B

    Abnormal looking stool

    I have seen many odd chicken poops over the past few years, but this is a new one for me. The multiple grit pieces caught my attention first. I then “dissected” it and saw what appeared to be grass. That’s strange because we haven’t been able to see it for a couple weeks now! I have given them...
  5. aldertree

    Molting or health concern?

    My Lavender orpington hen seems to have a spot where all the old feathers have been torn off. the pin feathers don't look great to me, is this a health concern? and if so, what can i do to help? she has the shredder gene if that's important.
  6. JennyG0123

    Help idk what this is!

    My rooster lost all of his tail feather and one of my Brahmas lost her feathers in a small circle about an inch below her vent. It’s to early for them to be molting any clue what could have caused this? I have a picture of my roosters area but can’t get a good one of my Brahma hers seems a...
  7. Chicken_Tender_WPGB

    How long do cuckoo Marans life for?

    Hi sorry if this the wrong place for asking but I'm dealing with the loss of a pair of three year old legbars Goldie and Bobbie this year and now I'm worried about my Marans Wendy and Pepsi. I read both breeds live 5 to 10 but now I'm learning many chickens die around three because of tumors on...
  8. C

    New to geese: questions and concerns!

    Hi everyone! I just acquired two Sebastopol goslings and I have a few questions. I’m pretty sure they’re mixed. They’re not breed standard, but they’re just pets so that really isn’t an issue. Number one issue is one seems to have an issue with her crop. She is holding her head up like she’s...
    • Cwilkins711
    • Thread
    • angel wing care care and feeding geese goose gosling health concern help sebastapol sour crop
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Geese
  9. R

    Chicken might have eaten nexcare waterproof tape

    she's being treated for bumblefoot and there might have been some tape on the ground that I hadn't cleaned up yet and she ate, it's also possible that it was some wet bedding from her water that she had recently knocked over, I'm not sure. She hasn't been let out to roam for three days and...
  10. B

    Hens have black spots on combs

    Hi there! We're relatively new to raising chickens (we have our first 9 hens coming up on a year old this spring). I recently noticed that a few hens have small black spots on their combs. We have 4 Barred Rocks, 3 Buff Orpingtons, and 2 Ameraucanas. They have a large 8x8' raised coop that is...
  11. R

    Rescued a hen - health concerns?

    Apparently I've become known as the crazy bird lady of the neighborhood, because early this week a lady showed up on my doorstep to tell me about a random rooster seen running around a yard down the street where the house is under construction. Apparently the construction workers had caught it...
  12. S

    Quail hatchling deformities and quality of life

    Hi, I just had a clutch of 15 eggs in my incubator, and unfortunately only 3 have survived thus far. They are a mix of pansy fee, jumbo pearl, pansy and Italian coturnix. One is zipping around the brooder and is very vocal. The other two have issues with their feet--curled toes. So, we...
    • SMMS3617
    • Thread
    • chicks deformed chick foot curling health concern quail
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Quail
  13. ColonelMustard

    Lump on rooster’s back (pictures attached)

    I was checking my rooster today (had some lice we treated last month) and noticed a large, warm bump below his neck. There are no feathers growing on it. I accidentally plucked a loose feather which is the red dot. Any ideas as to what this could be? He is acting normal.
  14. Jaxolotl

    Chicken losing weight? Should I be concerned?

    Hi folks, So my Golden Laced Wyandotte, Choo-Choo, seems to have lost some weight as of recently. She’s about 6 or 7 years old. She weighs about 3.2 pounds. For the past few years, she’s had a few cases of bumblefoot, ranging from pretty mild to quite extreme. (I once had to pull out a kernel...
  15. W

    Vent Greek or egg bound?

    I’m very new to chickens-I have 12 week old chicks and then recently added mature sebrights best guess 1.5-2 years old (as well as a couple other birds) to my flock about a month ago. She’s acting out of character today- neck scrunched down wings lowered and squatting /pushing. Upon inspection...
  16. P

    Is this gapeworm?

    Hi there, Over the past couple of weeks I've noticed a few of my chickens stretching their neck out as though gasping for air. Initially I thought nothing of it as I read that it can often be just rearranging the crop after eating and I'd always noticed it after they'd eaten. Then tonight while...
  17. J

    Sick ducky

    I've read over niacin deficiency in ducks and just am unsure about what to do. We have three nine week old hens, two of which are pekins & one beautiful khaki. Clementine as you can clearly tell in the video does not have crossed feet, but has been off-balance for a few days. She has a large...
    • Just Quackers
    • Thread
    • health concern niacin deficiency sick duck
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Ducks
  18. isabellajosie

    Help? Hen with white spots on her comb.

    Hello. I have a year old Easter Egger hen who I noticed yesterday has these raised white spots on her comb. They almost look like calcium deposits that are stuck to the comb. When I researched this, most results that pop up are about it being early signs of fowl pox. I have not noticed any...
  19. S

    Pullets eating wood shavings.

    Hello! I finally moved my older chicks/pullets outside in the coop. I have pine shavings in the coop and they seem to be eating them. I’ve never had any problem with other chickens doing this and it’s freaking me out I don’t want them to get sick. Any suggestions or what other bedding would be...
  20. S

    White leghorn broody or sick?

    I have a flock of 6 white leghorns who are all around 1 year old. I'm worried about and one of my girls. She's been displaying signs of being broody for around a week, staying in the nesting box all day and not eating and drinking, and if i take her out, she'll peck around for a minute or so and...
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