pain relief

Hello friends! My 7-month-old Ameraucana has been limping and in pain. I checked her foot, and it was splitting at the creases with flaky/crusty skin at the toes. The ankles are clear. It looks almost looks like a "chicken's athlete's foot." Things I've Tried: 1. Carefully debriding...

Hi all. Bare w/ me in this mystery... My 3yr old, appx 6 lb, Barred Rock layer hen, Peep, is the lone survivor of an attack on the flock. Long story short, she fast became an indoor chicken & a very special animal companion to my household. She free ranges daily w/ supervision, weather...

My 5 year old ISA brown has been sickly for a while, and has been being picked on by our other hens for it. She's in a bad state, and we have isolated her from them, but she has started coughing up (?), a watery brown liquid. I have almost accepted at this point this it for her and we might need...

My chick is 8 days old. It is smaller than the rest and can be very loud. He had feathers but not much. He has struggles with walking as the umbilical cord got wrapped around his leg bu I managed to pry it off so hopefully he will improve. Do you reckon that there is another issue because he...

Hello, I have an elderly (around 7-8 year old) red sex-link hen, and for the last couple of years her feet and ankles have become more and more swollen. I don’t believe it’s bumblefoot, because there are no wounds or cores on the pads of her feet. Her foot pads, ankles, and toes are just...

* This is a REALLY LONG post, but please bear with me!!! * I’m brand new to this forum and to raising poultry. * Dexter and Darwin are unsexed Rouen ducklings (a little over a month old). The Story: My 8-year-old son decided to “help” by feeding the ducks and chickens one morning while my...

So I just came back from the vet, where I brought my chicken in because she's having trouble walking and has a sore on one of her feet. They said that while it might be bumblefoot (my diagnosis) that the fact that she can't bend her toes is more likely to be arthritis, and prescribed Meloxicam...

Hi Everyone, A fox got to my chickens yesterday as they were free ranging in the early evening. I had stepped inside to change out laundry, and before you know it a fox was running rapid on my girls. I have a couple where they are still alive and walking, but their feathers are ripped out on...

My goose injured her foot/leg today It is swollen and the skin is abraded and she won't put any weight on it. When I say abraded I mean the cartilage is visible at the joint. I soaked it in salt water, poured betadine on it and put some antiseptic ointment on it. She is in the house under...