lameness

  1. Sarahh_Janeyy

    Sudden lameness, obvious distress

    Yesterday morning I found my 3.5 year old hen on the bottom of the coop. When I looked at the camera footage, I saw she had been there since 3 or 4 am. I brought her inside. I was able to bring her to the vet in the morning, where she suddenly decided to stand, much to my surprise. Her air sacs...
  2. O

    Mites and Lice in a Flock

    Hey everyone. I have been a chicken keeper for 1.5 years now, so still new. I have 47 birds in different stages between 3 separated runs. *I have had my first lice AND mite infestation. My main question is how severe can symptoms from lice and mites get from these infestations? I had one die...
  3. Newtie

    Hen "sitting" on hocks, no other symptoms

    Hi. Our 5 year old Ameraucana hen recently began resting on her hocks, feet underneath her. It began 3 days ago. It's like she's rising up from a nesting position. She seems to balance and walk on her hocks, so restricted movement. She can move her feet and toes. She's alert and has no other...
  4. 1

    3 Year Old Chicken Gone Lame

    A three year old hen of ours has gone lame. She doesn't stand up or walk on two legs, but she can "walk" on her hocks/shanks. Basically she is sitting down and moving her legs forward, kind of like how a person can "walk" on their knees. She also pushes with her wings to do this. However, she...
  5. T

    Chicken lame/not walking.

    Hey, guys. I have a five month old chicken that isn’t walking. He was fine Saturday and then all of a sudden, he was walking on his hawks and then not at all. His feet are curling and he can’t control his legs below the hawk. He can sit up on them but he’s very shaky when he does. We’ve been to...
  6. ducksndaisies

    Khaki Campbell Cannot Stand, Any Advice Appreciated

    Hello all! This is my first post on BYC, and while I would have preferred it to be on a happier note, after two weeks of worrying, I feel I need to seek all the advice I can. We have a 2.5 year old Khaki Campbell duck who lives with one other Khaki and two Anconas, all females and all the same...
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  7. A

    Older hen unbalanced on legs and going lame. Out of ideas on how to help her!

    Looking for some advice on a poorly Bantam, she is coming up to 7 years old. First noticed at the weekend she was a little wobbly and unbalanced on her feet, with her body tipping backwards and forwards as she stood. I asked for some advice from another experienced chicken keeper who suggested...
  8. picklestheduck

    Horse been lame for 2 months

    My mare is being seen by the farrier tomorrow. Prayers would be appreciated. She's been lame for over two months now. I'm pretty concerned about her. We have dealt with cellulitis, an abscess, and bad thrush in the front right. I've treated everything and kind of been doing everything possible...
  9. R

    Rhode island red rooster lameness

    Hi My rhode island red rooster about 5 months old has one leg lame, it is usually lying down and walks crisscrossing. Should i cull the rooster? I have tried giving multivitamins and provide calcium supplements, but no improvement. It seems to get worse as the rooster gains more weight growing up.
  10. thenovicehen

    Lame hen - need guidance please

    A little back story first: New to chicken keeping; got our flock of four 5-6mo old pullets in April. About a month ago, I brought one of my hens (Tina) inside because she was keeping one eye closed and isolating herself. It was a little crusty and cloudy so flushed her eye with saline and...
  11. Goosebaby

    Help! Losing the ability to walk every 11 days

    First post here https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/albendazole-dosage-goose-with-progressive-limp.1453272/ Last post here https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/kinky-back-treatable-what’s-your-expierience.1462064/ To sum it up short: My gander becomes progressively lame. First time...
  12. Goosebaby

    Kinky Back treatable? What’s your expierience?

    I have a gander with a limp that’s progressed into lameness, though not full paralysis, he could still feel and move his legs but couldn’t stand or balance. He was treated with Cipro and Amoxicillin for two weeks and recovered his ability to stand. Two weeks after finishing the Cipro and a week...
  13. Please help identify lameness issue

    Please help identify lameness issue

    I originally thought our wonderful 10 yo rooster had scaly leg mites, with some lameness as his scales looked raised a bit. We initially treated the entire flock per instructions of DVM Michael Darre, head of small poultry enterprise management at UConn We soaked legs in gasoline, then slathered...
  14. danceonweeds

    Duck with both leg lameness, Almost like Superman/Flying pose

    I have a 10 month old female duck who suddenly went lame on both legs. We found her a few days ago when she didnt get into the coop at night. She had both legs straight behind her. When I picked her up, she was able to stand for a moment, then when she tried to move both legs went behind her...
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  15. DuckNana207

    Lameness in Pekin ducks

    Hi all! We have had several bouts of lameness go through our Pekin ducks. It started with one a while back, then a second, and now my husband noticed a third this morning. The first 2 have had a swollen digit (toe) that has spread to the ankle. I haven't checked the third yet. The first 2 I was...
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    • Forum: Ducks
  16. Fennel

    Two lame ducks

    We have probably 30 Muscovey ducks in our farm pond. We've had one of the young females go lame a few weeks ago, just sits around, won't walk. She will eat/drink if you put it in front of her. She's had a few blood blisters come up on her feet, that I've drained. I put her in the backyard...
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  17. G

    Buff Orpington Leg Injury or Illness?

    Hello All, My beloved 3.5 yr old Orpington has gone lame this week. My husband noticed she was walking slower on Sunday of last week and by Thursday evening she was lame and laying down. Her left leg works fine and she will try to get up, however she doesn't stay up due to the balance issue...
  18. VictoriaP

    Hen lame and knuckling after vaccine in thigh - help!!

    Hi! My hen hasn’t been doing well, so after taking her to the vet, I was sent home with some Baytril injections to give her intramuscularly. When I went to give her the first injection in her breast, her pectorals were basically nonexistent. She’s incredibly thin and her keel is so sharp :( I...
  19. I

    Gosling not using left

    It almost looks like she's just forgotten about it half the time, but that certainly wasn't so yesterday. I'm wondering whether or not it may have been sprained, as it does not look broken. If so, are there any ways I can keep her from walking on it while we seek medical aid? I don't want her to...
  20. lulu99

    Lame chicken (not Marek's) - A rare account of RECOVERY.

    I have a chicken who went suddenly lame, with no apparent initial cause, and who has been making a stunning recovery. I'm writing this for those folks who are, like I did, spending frustrating hours searching forums and articles trying to find an answer as to what to do with their bird. My now...
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