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  1. JerkDrakeMomma2025

    Bumblefoot or something else

    Hoping someone can help me out with some guidance.. So I found out the problem my female had with her leg was possibly bumblefoot. So I did epsom salt soak and removed the bumble, cleaned it out, did Neosporin and bandaged her up. The next day I saw she removed the bandage. So I re-soaked but...
    • JerkDrakeMomma2025
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    • advice and help please bumble foot care bumblefoot bumblefoot advice bumblefoot duck ducks emergency duck help injury new duck mom newbie
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Ducks
  2. B

    Foot infection?

    Hi!! I picked up my hen today and noticed a few cuts on her foot. Does anyone know if this is infected or if there’s something I should do to it? I did a little epson salt soak just in case. Thank you, I appreciate the help!!
  3. G

    administering oral medications

    Hello, A few days ago, my duck (5-6 weeks old) fractured a vertebrae low in her neck. I took her to an avian vet on an emergency appointment, who treated her and gave us oral meds (meloxidyl 1 mL dose) to take home and administer for 7 days. The vet told me one way to administer (the correct...
    • gclark01
    • Thread
    • broken neck duck duckling ducks glottis injury neck injury oral medication
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Ducks
  4. M

    Orpington with Limp! Mites?

    My 4 year old buff Orpington has had a limp for several days. She’s favoring her right leg. Once she’s up and moving it’s not as noticeable but she’s laying around a lot more and getting up looks painful and awkward. Could it be mites? A sprain? Please advise! Her feathers are wet from an epsom...
  5. newchickychick

    2+ week old Silkie - limping

    Hello all! We're not sure how it happened, but today we got up to our little Splash 2 week old Silkie chick limping. There is no OBVIOUS sign of injury. I tenderly felt both legs and they feel similar, yet its right leg is just limp when the chick is lifted up. It doesn't seem to want to put any...
  6. tt1912

    Bald Spot on Hen after Attack

    One of my hens has had a bald spot on her butt for a while now from an animal attack a while ago. Back then I had assumed the feathers would grow out, but now it still looks the same. If anything, it seems to be more irritated. Is there any way to treat bald spots on chickens to encourage...
  7. H

    My chicken broke her beak! Buff Orpinton. roughly 9 weeks old. help!

    See picture. It seems she freaks out when I spray the vetericyn on her beak to keep it clean (how many times do I do this?) and she will reopen the wound. Beak is crooked now that it's broken almost all the way through. From what I glean, I can glue some tea bag to it and let it grow out...
  8. S

    4-month old female duckling attacked by adult male Mallard.

    Hi! New here, but I need some help. Four-month old female Pekin. Normal height and weight, very lethargic and weak. Have been trying to integrate my two new male and female Pekin ducklings into my coop with other one-year old male Mallard. His previous mate escaped and disappeared. He usually...
  9. Olive_Egger

    Hen with sour crop and scab

    Hello! Our hen has sour crop (her breath smells very sour) and we’re keeping her in overnight. We also found this strange scab-looking thing on her stomach — could possibly have been from a hawk a while back? Any advice is appreciated.
  10. R

    Help! Chicken leg got stuck in trap!

    A hen got stuck in an animal trap we set up to get something messing with birds in a tractor. There’s not too much broken skin, looks pretty wonky. I’ve got her in an Epsom warm water soak and cleaned with peroxide. What do I do? We have other “gimpy” birds who use one leg to get around, but...
  11. J

    Help, duck pulled feathers out of tail

    Hello, New to ducks. Have 3 pekin, 2 female and 1 male, well I think by the voices. They are about 4 months old. Last night one of the ducks was in the water late but did not think much of it, but then this morning she was in the water when I went out along with the other female. Not sure if...
    • Jbcain89
    • Thread
    • duck help injury
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Ducks
  12. williamsyard

    treating possible burns

    We have four week-old chicks, one of them has a respiratory upset that we are treating with steam. Our boldest chick, Nurse Crane, hopped into the mug we were using to steam, and the water was very hot. we dried her off and she's resting now, but we're worried that she might be burned or...
  13. Kalybaly

    Week Old Chick Fell and Now Is Limping

    I was checking over my week old Brahma chicks and one of them lept from my hand and landed on my rug. I can extend her leg out without distress, and I didn't feel any obvious injuries... But she's not putting weight on it much at all. She does still have an appetite and was eating out of my hand...
  14. Bigbirdy7

    Limp

    Just noticed one of my girls was limping I’m not sure what to do please give your best advice. Thank you!
  15. KathiQuacks

    Duck belly wound! Snapping turtle? What to do?

    My poor Blanca is getting all of the injuries here.. I’ve just sent everyone out to free range and noticed my Blanca had what I first thought was a mud stain on her belly that she was picking at. Someone else posted a snapping turtle injury recently, so it got me nervous, and I called her over...
    • KathiQuacks
    • Thread
    • duck duck injured injured injury
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Ducks
  16. S

    Less developed chick with limp

    I'm a new chicken AND duck mom. I did a ton of research for 2 years before starting my flock but nothing prepared me for my own idiocy. I raised my chicks and ducklings together - 4 Rouen ducklings with 9 chicks. Out of everything I read, I wasn't prepared for how MUCH water the ducklings throw...
  17. M

    Chicken having trouble standing/walking

    We let our chickens free range every once in awhile and the last time one of the girls came in and the next day showed problems of standing and walking. She eats when she has the chance but the others are aggressive toward her so we have separated her. I checked for bumblefoot and don't see any...
  18. C

    Bad wound on chicken butt

    Please help!! My 1y/o buff Orpington hen has a really bad wound on her butt. I’m not sure what happened. Her bum has been dirty for a bit and i haven’t been able to clean it because it’s been cold (plus I’m at the end of my pregnancy so everything is harder right now). But last night i noticed...
  19. S

    Bumble foot?

    Hi all. This is a lady from my very first flock. She’s 8 weeks old. They’ve been in their outdoor run/coop for a week or so. They stay in the run (w/ access to coop during the day) + get to free range when I’m home. Yesterday I let them out of the run and she was fine as far as I know. They...
  20. Mirrium

    Hen passing on, need help

    To give context, this morning all the hens and roosters were perfectly fine (as far as I could tell) and I hadn't noticed anything up until today either (I check them over daily). However, I went out this afternoon to find one of my broody hens laying on the floor of the coop. I didn't think to...
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