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  1. Ohio Duck

    Paralyzed 4 month old pullets

    Hi, on Jan 16 one of my pullets started getting wobbly and walking on her hocks. By the next morning she couldn't walk at all and could barely stand without falling over. I brought her inside and have been treating her for vitamin B deficiency. She can eat and drink on her own, but she can't...
  2. hennybee

    What does this look like?

    It’s frozen, but what kind of infection does this look like, if any? I’ve had a sick hen with diarrhea and anorexia that I’m nursing and waiting for antibiotics to arrive, but this is the first time i saw poop that looks like this/this color. What would you do? No vet. See pic of 💩. Thanks...
  3. C

    Tumor or abscess on beak/wattle?

    Tina is a columbian cross, I believe. She is 4.5 years old. She is and has been acting totally normal the whole time, eating/drinking/socializing/dust bathing/tail up/normal poop, etc. she may be a teeny bit poofy now and then, but it's also cold out and she seems inline with the other two...
  4. pecky33

    Red Spot on Chicken Foot — Not limping

    Should this be a warning sign to something? I have a 4 year old Easter Egger that has these red spots on the bottom of a couple of her toes. Is this the beginning of bumblefoot or something else? Should I treat it or leave it and see if it works itself out? About 5 months ago we had to put...
  5. EdgeSilkies

    Bump on Eyelid

    Hello! Yesterday when I went to give my ladies their snack I noticed Agnus stayed behind seemingly uninterested. I went to her and saw that her eye was halfway shut with a bump on the bottom eyelid. I took her in and used a warm cloth to clean the eye. That got the eye opened up all the way. I...
  6. Aprilxoxo

    Egg peritonitis? Graphic picture

    Hello Lately we have had extreme tropical weather. Huge down pours followed by heat waves. She passed away on one of these hot nights. She went to the coop early and in the morning I found her passed away in the spot she went to bed in. I thought it was heat stress until I felt her belly. A...
  7. beautifulchick

    letargic bantam hen with possible broken egg inside her infecting, I need advice please

    Hi everyone, today my 7month old bantam hen is very letargic this is what happened and remember: Sunday: at 5pm I'd found fresh egg in the floor below her with half of an soft eggshell (when she was roosting, the flock go to sleep at that time or early). I don't know if i did not notice the...
  8. R

    Sick Hen got better but now Swollen Eyes that I cannot cure....

    I've read through the forum, looked at pictures and decided to try and post. Background, I am in year 2 of a backyard flock. I had 4 until spring and transferred them back to a friend. In March, I got 4 chicks from Tractor Supply and in May got 4 more (two ended up being roosters) and then...
  9. lwolsin

    Infection from cut can I treat with amoxicillin-clav875

    I have a chicken that cut her foot a few days ago. We soaked it, cleaned it and sprayed with antibacterial spray. Seems to be healing fine but now today she is very lethargic and drinking a lot of water. I suspect she has an infection. I have treated with amoxicillin before but I currently only...
  10. Chimichangas

    Chicken has infected feet

    My chicken was fine yesterday and I didn’t notice anything wrong but when I went to the coop today to let them free I noticed that one of my hens wasn’t moving. Then I saw that her feet had a big ball sticking out between her toes. It seems like an infection but I don’t know how to help her...
  11. ilovemychickens2000

    3 WEEK CHICK WITH TUMOR??! HELP!

    This is rex. We arent sure what breed he is because his father lives with 6 hens and the mom who hatched him also hatched other hens eggs. Rex has 10 (or more) siblings. He is a couple weeks old. He is currently in a crate with food and water that has antibiotics mixed in. As i am typing this...
  12. myaijones962

    Possible Coryza?

    I have a flock of over 100 birds, a lot of time and money has gone into these birds. We have a few experiencing a swollen eye, only on one side. I treated the entire flock with oxytetracycline (1cc per gallon water) for 5 days, then seperated the ones showing symptoms and I'm continuing...
  13. M

    Something lodged under eyelid?

    Hi chicken experts, I’d appreciate your advice about what to do for my poor chicken! She seems to have gotten something lodged between her eye and eyelid: I uploaded a short video of what I’m seeing. It looks to me like a foxtail or maybe even a feather, plus some pus around it? I wrapped her up...
  14. A

    Adult duck trembling legs, won’t sit

    I have an adult duck (3-4 years old) whose legs are trembling a bit when she walks. I just noticed yesterday and made a note to keep an eye on her, and realized today that I haven’t seen her sit or lie down since then. She’s either walking around or just stands still to rest. Otherwise she seems...
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  15. Birdgrl1221

    wet or dry pox? Recommendations?

    My beloved 8 month old frizzle hen. I’m dealing with a pox outbreak. It was dry and now I believe it may be wet.. A few other birds have it but this is by far the worst hen I have. The sores in mouth make me nervous considering ive heard mortality is usually from a secondary infection from the...
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  17. Birdgrl1221

    Bumps around eye

    I have three 11 day old chicks, they are free ranging with mom all day and sleep with her at night. I have a flock of about 50 and only my three new chicks have this! It’s hard bumps around the eyes, two have red discoloration by the beak.. Could it be ant bites? The eye shape in the photo...
  18. T

    Ammonia burn or beginning of Bumblefoot?

    I have a Lavender Orpington that was recently broody, has since hatched her chicks and is still separated with them. They are sleeping in a small crate but free range all day. There are two black spots on her foot that I don’t really know what it is. There is no swelling and their living...
  19. Goose in the snake room

    HELP! Gosling with Infected feather follicle?

    I feel like my goslings are falling apart with my frequent post. But today I noticed my 7 week old Chinese gosling’s wing was red and swollen. Last week I treated him for Angel wing and this was not present at the time, and I haven’t noticed it until now so I believe this is new. The feathers...
  20. NelsonNedLover

    Sticky/Clear Mucus(?) Desperate

    Hi all, I have a 5-year-old Bantam rooster who has been sick for about a month now. He had been doing this gagging/regurgitating motion and acting lethargic. He was treated by a vet for a bacterial crop infection and given antibiotics. After a week, he was cured of this infection. Although he...
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