Hello, I have been reading BYC for the last 6.5 weeks or so since we got 4 baby Pekin ducks from the 4-H building at our county fair. They were all doing well after reading here about Niacin deficiency, buying the treatment and administering it as I read here on BYC.
Night before last a red...
Unfortunately this is the only image I have as these are not my ducks, someone I know just knows I have ducks and wanted my input, but I haven’t seen a duck sit like this before. He’s only able to walk a couple steps before collapsing and can’t seem to stand at all from the video she sent me...
This is rex. We arent sure what breed he is because his father lives with 6 hens and the mom who hatched him also hatched other hens eggs. Rex has 10 (or more) siblings. He is a couple weeks old. He is currently in a crate with food and water that has antibiotics mixed in. As i am typing this...
This young chick was in a cage with about 7 of her siblings and they would all step on her and each other. since then, she started walking weird. kind of tall. this is how she is all day every day. she doesn’t walk normal. she eats normally and drinks normally, she pretty much acts like a normal...
I had a chick disappear from free ranging with Mom. 24hrs later it appeared on its own outside the run. Had injuries but it was standing, chirping, eager to eat and drink. Its wounds seemed to had already sort of scabbed over/dried by then(the pictures attached are already from 2 days after...
Hey guys,
You know that “when it rains it pours” thing? Yeah, I’m underwater, I already was, had a broody duck during a hurricane who refused to move. (She managed to hatch 6 fresh babies hatched over the weekend) Then we had a whole paycheck snafu, lost all the fridges and freezers worth in an...
So, one of my hens has had this little growth on her head. And I just noticed today that there is a hole in the skin, and underneath its black, and looks like matted hair.... bird doesn't seem to be in distress, even when it's touched.
Wondering if anyone has any thoughts as to what it is, or...
I hatched 8 chicks (currently 8-9 weeks old) and At around 5 weeks old one day they began to beat my speckled Sussex rooster (I think he's a boy!). He was beat up and badly injured and dying. I brought him inside and nursed him and I was shocked to see he made it. He had really bad head injuries...
Hey, so basically my cockerel got into a fight with the big rooster and he's sustained quite a few injuries, any recommendations on how best to treat him?
he's been really low energy.
I've got a problem with one of my chickens who can't stand or walk. It has been a few days ago since this has happened, I don't remember when but I found her on the ground, laying on one side. She seemed very agitated. At first, I thought she got into a fight with another hen. After giving her...
I feel like my goslings are falling apart with my frequent post. But today I noticed my 7 week old Chinese gosling’s wing was red and swollen. Last week I treated him for Angel wing and this was not present at the time, and I haven’t noticed it until now so I believe this is new. The feathers...
Yesterday I found a finch (adult female) unable to properly fly but otherwise appearing healthy, I kept her on the porch for safety and monitoring, and this morning she had a large air bubble, approximately the size of her skull, on the back left of her neck. This evening the bubble had expanded...
Hi all! Just woke up to find my girl looking like this! Is she missing an eye? I’m so upset I feel so awful. She’s seems fine otherwise, eating, drinking, running around. I have separated her from the others but am worried this will stress her out as she has two buddies she has a strong bond...
I came across my duck laying down, barely able to move this morning. He is unable to stand or move much and it appears that he is unable to open his bill on his own. He has been cheeping constantly. I do not see any physical injures but am new to ducks. I did check the band on his leg but it’s...
We took in this week old duckling. His foot is badly curled under. We can't get it to flatten out enough to do a boot. Any ideas how to help? He gets around good but his toes are bent and he's walking on them bent.
I have seperated my girl. Pretty sure my others started pecking or eating her vent😬
This is a pic of her about 30 mins ago, it looks like shes trying to poop. But i may be wrong
Just need any advice on helping her.
Hi all. A dog came into the yard and got hold of my chicken. Please see pic.
Should I try and treat it, or rather put her out of her misery? She is eating and moving about, but looking miserable.
His comb has a strange black thing on some of the tips, I’m not sure what it is. It is very cold outside, but he is a cold hardy breed, so I am not sure.
I’m not really sure what this is or how to fix it but any suggestions?
It’s some hard white thing in the middle of her nostrils and has idk possibly dirt or something black in it.
Is she ok?
My one and a half year old rooster has a bleeding foot, and I’m unsure about whether it’s coming from the spur or a wound on the leg itself. He lives in a spacious coop with 5 hens, and acts/looks completely normal and healthy. However, his feet do bleed pretty often (around once every 2 months...