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    Chicken with possible head injury?

    Whoops! Sorry, never replied. So here’s a quick update - I thought I was going to lose her, and while she’s still not out of the woods yet, she’s MUCH better. For a long time she was displaying almost wry neck symptoms, twisting her head around, curled toes, weakness, etc. Her eye got very...
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    Chicken with possible head injury?

    I do! See attached. I took these this morning. Her poop seems mostly normal (if a little watery, I assume from the tube feeding). (the poop is mostly in the top right here - sorry for the bad pic!) I don't think it's the same issue - with her sister (Lenore), the eye bulged out...
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    Chicken with possible head injury?

    Hi everyone, I have a weird one - I have a teeny tiny kikiriki hen who is acting very oddly. It seems like she has a head injury, but I have no idea how. She presented a little while ago with one squinty eye. I assumed she got something in it, or was being bullied, and made sure she ate and...
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    Lethargic Call Duck

    She’s doing good! I ended up panic messaging the breeder I got them from, sent videos, and the final diagnosis was that she is broody 😂 I’m very used to broody chickens, but broody ducks were new to me! Aspen is still not a fan of me (especially since I steal her eggs), but she seems okay...
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    Lethargic Call Duck

    I do - I will weight her when I get home from work. I’m going to see if I can buy them a different food to her to try. Should I try deworming? I have safeguard goat dewormer, and a variety of chicken dewormers.
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    Lethargic Call Duck

    Hi all, I’m very new to ducks - I’ve only had my two calls for approximately 6 months, so I’m still learning. I have a hen and a drake. They are confined in a 60 sq ft pen, and do not free range. I have chickens, but they do not interact. The ducks eat Kalmbach duck and goose pellets...
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    Umbilical Hernia on chick - anything to do?

    Quick update! Baby is doing great! I had a bit of a scare on their first day outside of the incubator where they got too cold because they didn't realize they needed to go under the brooder plate. Luckily I caught them in time so they recovered well. I then overcompensated by adding another heat...
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    Umbilical Hernia on chick - anything to do?

    Here's hoping! I unfortunately didn't have a broody hen when these guys hatched so they're in a brooder right now. Honestly that might be better considering how delicate the baby's skin is. It seems to still be doing well. I actually just noticed the feet issue as well - thanks for the...
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    Umbilical Hernia on chick - anything to do?

    Thanks both!! I hope it’s just unabsorbed yolk. The chick seems strong so far. I’ll keep an eye on it though. This is what it looks like today. Less swollen and red. Also here’s the little one with its half-kikiriki sibling. The size difference is hilarious.
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    Umbilical Hernia on chick - anything to do?

    Hello, I had a teeny little d’uccle chick hatch tonight, and it has what I can only assume is an umbilical hernia. Is there anything I can do here? I lost a chick a week ago to a burst hernia, and I really don’t want it to happen again. It’s still in the incubator with its sibling (a...
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    Depressed hen with hugely swollen eye

    Thanks! I tried, and I do take comfort in that. I will do as much as I can for them, but sometimes even that isn’t enough.
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    Depressed hen with hugely swollen eye

    Unfortunately she didn’t end up making it. I did bring her to the vet (after struggling to find someone), and they did an exam on her. They could not see any other issues besides something that was behind her eye. They recommended a CT scan. She was given antibiotics, pain meds, and I was tube...
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    Depressed hen with hugely swollen eye

    Thanks for the response, even if it’s not what I want to hear. The only symptoms I’m seeing are eye-related. Foamy eye (which is why I put her on Doxycycline), and some dried pus/eye mucus. No wheezing/sneezing/gasping. No smell either (that I’ve noticed, at least). It looks like the bottom lid...
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    Depressed hen with hugely swollen eye

    I have a small kikiriki hen that has a HUGELY swollen eye. I’ve been trying to treat it for a long time now - about a month or so. At first she was acting normally, but at this point she’s not acting right. I’ve tried two different antibiotics (Enrofloxacin and Doxycycline), and tetramycin...
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    Call Duck Drake with Chickens

    I’m so sorry!! That was my fear too - I have kept them separate because I’m just too nervous. I’m sorry about your poor chicken ❤️
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