Long time lurker, first time poster - hi!
There are LOTS of threads/posts about singular episodes of respiratory disease but I’m struggling to find info for ongoing flare ups. And apologies in advance, this is a long post….
I’m finding it incredibly overwhelming and stressful dealing with...
Looking for some help figuring out what is wrong with this 10 day old silkie. She is eating, drinking and otherwise acting normally. It does look like she is having difficulty breathing, and her neck puffs up when she breathes. It is not visible when she is eating, moving, or even while lying...
My black jersey giant hen has been favoring her leg. She wouldn’t move much and just sits so one might just assume she is broody. However because she was favoring her leg I’m not so sure. I am 19 and had my chickens ever since my junior year in high school (it’s been like 4 years maybe) I’m not...
I noticed a bit over a week ago that my almost 7 year old Sussex hen (she will be 7 on 3/14) is breathing fast when she sleeps. I've been trying to diagnose the problem and provide treatment but I've had no avail. Read carefully as this isn't the normal "hen has labored breathing" case.
Her...
So... I have been lurking on this site for quite some time throughout the 12 days i’ve owned ducklings. I am definitely one to freak out at the smallest sign of illness or issue in my animals- and I have SO MANY questions. Bare with me while i give some background but for now, i’m going to try...
Can you tell me what this is all about? I'm at a loss.
One of my quail chicks had splayed legs on day 1. Bandaged them like I've done to many other birds in the past. He is now 7 days old. Splayed legs are fixed.
Eats, drinks, poops fine. Hangs out and naps with the others fine BUT his...
Please please help me out! I have been treating my 2 chicks for coccidiosis and finished their treatment yesterday. The older one has been very sick for 2 weeks now and she also has growth problems. Her legs are also very weak and she just moves to eat and drink.
I have given her vitamins...
Hey guys, got 4 chicks from a feed store and two nights ago, one of them seemed way less energetic. The next morning she was on the verge of death; not moving, barely responding to touch, not eating/drinking/pooping. We isolated her and put her by herself directly under a heat lamp and right...
Hi there,
Our first egg hatched in the incubator. The chick is laying on its side and breathing rapidly. He isn’t quite all the way dry from the yolk. We are very new to this and are nervous and do not know what to to. Please help!
Thanks in advance!
I have a Chinese painted quail who is about 4 weeks old who suddenly fell ill without any sign of being sick beforehand, I heard it doing the "Whee" chirps quite loud and when I checked I saw it flopping along the cage floor trying to keep up with it's siblings and parents. I took it out and it...