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  1. A

    My 3-year-old hen died suddenly. Please help.

    One of my 5 hens, Molly, died suddenly yesterday. The day before, she had been acting completely normal, but then yesterday she started acting strangely. About an hour after we noticed, she died. First, she was lying down in the doorway of the coop and visibly drooling, while her eyes were...
  2. R

    What is wrong with my chicken and what should I do??

    I posted on here a few days ago worried about my chicken Red. Turns out she is molting. I thought good I have nothing to worry about. But now, her preen gland is EXTREMELY swollen, she seems very lethargic, walks sideways when she trys to go straight, and her skin has turned very dark. What the...
  3. PeeppeepXO

    Wondering if anyone knew the breed or gender? 2 are dominique

    I got all five from tractor joes. The two black ones were the was out for sure pullets. Checked wings, and vents. Only my second time but that screamed female…I think…. had a couple did angles of each bird. #1 Lola #2 Daisy #3 skinny Lilly #4 Hennifer #5 Bambie
  4. IzziesChickies

    Gander prolapse

    Hi, I have a 12 year old African gander that appears to have prolapsed. I came home from work to him bloody around his vent area and a golf ball sized mass hanging out. I cleaned it off to the best of my ability with warm soapy water. He has been moved out of the barn and into a brooder with a...
    • IzziesChickies
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    • gander help medical issue please advise prolapse penis
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Geese
  5. M

    Please help! Duck has a difficult time breathing through mouth, and is making wheezing and hiccuping sounds

    Please help! For the past week or so, my Cayuga (7 months old) has been breathing through her mouth. She hasn't been lethargic, and she doesn't stray away from the other ducks like she would if she were sick, so we thought it would go away in time. Today, her wheezing has gotten worse, and she's...
    • Maggielee
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    • difficulties swallowing difficulty breathing duck breathing ducks help anyone😰😰😰😭😭 help appreciated please advise please don't die please help me please help!
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Ducks
  6. Chickenwithnobrim

    2 pet chickens down to 1

    Hi all, I have 2 hens as pets that live in a gorgeous coop in my back yard. I've had them for about 4 years and they were already a year or two old when I got them. One I got off the street and took her in and decided to keep her and get her a friend. This was before I knew anything about...
  7. T

    My ducks think they’re my boyfriends . How to break that bond

    I have 2 Muscovy drakes (Amun’Ra && Horus) whom I’ve had since birth . They are 11 months old and completely domesticated. They live indoor and sometimes sleeps at the foot of my bed they have access to anywhere in the house as well as the backyard . They do not like being outside not in water I...
  8. C

    Please help! Slipped tendon too far gone?

    https://ibb.co/zfyzxqs https://ibb.co/Jy0dtWk https://ibb.co/ZJQNCBz this baby is about 24 hours old. I fear she has a slip tendon or rotated femur. She constantly gets stuck on her back and has lots of trouble eating and drinking without complete assistance. I’m worried she’s in pain as she...
    • Commongroundcultivation
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    • #quail chick help please advise rescue slipped achilles tendon sos splay leg tendon tendon injury
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Quail
  9. J

    Duckling stumbling and clicking

    I have two ducklings that I just got a day ago from tractor supply. One is completely fine, but the other is stumbling and every time he exhales I’m hearing a singular click. It all started today and he was fine about an hour before this all started happening. I checked his legs and feet for any...
    • Jesse-and-Jane
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    • duck duck advice duckling duckling advice help help ! please advise please and thank you
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Ducks
  10. Chickenwithnobrim

    Egg bound or ascites?

    Hi all, I have an older hen who was already an older Unknown age when I found her dumped by somebody and she's been with me for 3 years. Last night she ate like normal and had a big poo before bed but this morning she was lethargic and wouldn't come out of the coop. I managed to get her to drink...
  11. F

    Please any insight is appreciated!! Eye infection or something more serious?

    Hello everyone, I could use some guidance/advice. I have one hen, about 9 months old, that isn’t doing great. A few weeks ago, I noticed her one eye was super swollen/crusty and looked severely infected. She also had diarrhea. I took her to the vet, they prescribed an antibiotic, an...
  12. Chickenwithnobrim

    Bird with few symptoms drops dead

    Hi, my beloved ameraucana just died suddenly, im hoping i can send for necropsy. she was having some respitory symptoms for almost a week -slight wheezing, sudden cough that came on this morning- but was eating and behaving normally, she even jumped up to bed like normal this evening, and my...
  13. booksandcranies

    Can a standard rooster live with bantam hens (without injury?)

    Hello! This is my first time posting here, so sorry if I mess anything up! Anywho, I bought 6 chickens from Meyer hatchery, one of the hatches didn’t go well so instead of a refund they gave me a standard Easter egger chick that was supposed to be female so it would mesh well with everyone...
  14. H

    Is This A Tumor On My Chickens Neck? If So What Could Cause This?

    Hello again everyone. This has been a rough week. Thank you for everyone’s advice about helping my sick chicken & questions on deworming my flock. This community has been a god send. As I was deworming everyone I discovered another one of my Polish chickens has a big golf ball-sized lump on the...
  15. E

    Cleaning chicks

    K so. got chicks but they’re all a bit stupid. They seemed kinda weak so I gave them egg yolk like someone suggested, but they managed to get it on their fluff and started pecking at each other to get the yolk. Took the yolk away but they ended up losing fluff. 1. Will the fluff grow back? Will...
  16. J

    Insight to what’s wrong with my hen please!

    Hello! I was wondering if this was vent gleet or if anyone had insight as to what this could be? I’m pretty sure she just laid her first egg. She’s walking, eating, drinking like normal. Haven’t seen her poop yet. She’s eating layer feed and scraps. Thank you in advance!
  17. H

    PLEASE HELP! Unexpected Chicken Death! Warning: Chicken Death Photos

    Hello everyone, I am absolutely heart broken this morning. I just got two young Polish Pullets on July9th. Suspected age orotund 7-12 weeks old. They have been in a separate run while I integrate them in my flock. This morning, Ebony (one of the Polish Pullets) was found dead in the coop. Both...
  18. F

    Where can I Buy This New Chicken Breed?

    Hey everyone, I have a question: does anyone know where I can buy this new chicken breed? Friesian Holstein Chickens?? Does anyone recognize this breed? Are there more facts about this chickens? Do they look familiar? I have my ideas. I have heard of Holstein cows and Friesian horses, but never...
    • Fryslan Boppe
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    • chicken breed facts chicken breed help chicken breed? new and old chickens new chicken breed please advise what breed are these what breed is this chicken
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: What Breed Or Gender is This?
  19. M

    Is my egg still alive, urgent help needed!!!

    Hello!! Yesterday i found a cold geese egg, after i returned much later the egg was still there, it wasn’t in a nest or anything, so I decided to try and take it in and warm it up, I tried candling it and it looks like there’s something, I also tried the float test and it did float! If this lil...
  20. Chickenwithnobrim

    Help!! Sick chick

    So i have 3 chicks and one has been having slightly odd poops and seems sick. It had really light tan poops and now just had really bad diarrhea with some mucus on my hand. They are on unmedicated feed and im concerned about coccidiosis. I can pick up meds tomorrow but im not even sure if thats...
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