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  1. Adil_Ali

    HELP! Respiratory illness

    Hey there, about 4-5 days ago one of my hens got really weak and sick, however it showed no sign of respiratory illness. I dewormed the entire flock, and gave all of them a easy-going basic antibiotic. The course for the antibiotic is over. However my rooster develop respiratory illness. He...
  2. S

    HELP!!! Weird sore on baby chick hatchling (turken hybrid)

    Hello I need help identifying what in the world this site is? Ring worm? Botfly? Fungus? Cellulitis? Something else? PLEASE HELP!!! This is 1 of 2 turkens we hatched put of 9 and they are all loved!
    • spcmoken
    • Thread
    • babychicken botfly chicken hatchling help ! identify gender infection sore
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  3. Punkabear

    Rooster knees

    Our roosters knees look red swollen and meat is puffy on knees. Took to vet got antibiotics and cream. Don't know what this could be from. Looks as if he was shot in the knees. Which isn't the case here, just trying to paint a pic of what it looks like. It looks so painful and I don't knew...
  4. N

    Large scab type thing

    Hello. I found this large, raised scab thing on my chicken's neck, to the left of the crop that goes near the wing and breast. It is about 2"x1" big. Her feathers pulled out super easy from it and you can see where they once were (little holes in the scab). She is not sensitive to me touching...
  5. witchypaz

    Slimy yellow mass came out with my duck's poop, is this a bad sign?

    hi! my one and a half year old female fawn runner had a normal poop (blue from blueberries lol) and something small, yellow and slimy came out with it. i thought upon first looking that it was a small slug, because it looks and feels like one, but she hasn't eaten any slugs that i know of (we've...
    • witchypaz
    • Thread
    • duck emergencies / diseases / injuries and cures emergency emergency duck help fawn runner infection lash egg lash eggs poop weird poop
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Ducks
  6. sophiasflock

    About my Hen and her tongue

    Hey guys! I know it’s been awhile I have t had access to wifi to let you guys know what was going on. My hen dodo, as most of you know had her tongue sticking out from the skin under her beak. I don’t have any vets around, but after using honey and giving her some apple cider vinegar water and...
  7. Lerdawerd

    Can you eat meat from a duck with an infected phallus?

    Hello, I have a pekin Duck who has struggled with a prolapsed phallus for a few months. He had the gangrene part snipped off and was treated with antibiotics. He seemed much better, though it would pop out it would go back in eventually. Now after a few months, it has gotten infected and is...
    • Lerdawerd
    • Thread
    • ducks infection meat phallus
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Ducks
  8. M

    Chukar Partridge possibly infected, dizzy (ataxia) and shaking! HELP!

    1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) Chukar Partridge (red-legged partridge) 2) What is the behavior, exactly. he shakes and he is laying down (more than usual). can't seem to stand up. seems dizzy when he tries to walk...
  9. Hannahnic14

    I need people to take better care of their chickens😣 (Broken swollen toe)

    Yall.......I'm going to just stop buying chickens from backyard breeders.....yall have seen my experience.🙄 Anyway, I have another little one that needs help. When the lady brought her to me she said, "She broke her toe on the way over in the cage", I said ok, I'll doctor her up. I got her home...
  10. CityChickenLady24

    Possible Fowl Pox?

    Hey all, I have a chicken that seems fairly healthy all around, however today I noticed she was not wanting to move much. She will move a little but for the most part lay there. She isn't panting, her comb seems normal, I checked for a bound egg and I didn't find anything that indicated she was...
  11. heatherschiefer

    Could scaly leg mites be causing this "infection" at / above rooster's hocks?

    I have a beautiful brahma / rhode island rooster who is about three years old. We noticed him kicking his right leg out behind him a lot. Almost like he was being irritated by something. I had recently moved him into a new run while I added new hens so I thought maybe he was just being sassy...
  12. Diveks

    Only one duckling sneezing?

    I have 3 ducklings that i monitor constantly as they will peep if i go too far out of their sight. i have had them for 4 days and but one for 6. Only one of them is sneezing. i am not familiar with duck disease so i came here for some help. this is the only one duckling that won't clean its...
  13. Celcampbell23

    4 week old chick with missing down/feathers

    Hi there! I’m new to the site and also new to owning chickens. I hate that this is the first post I’m making, but here it goes. A little background on my flock: We bought 4 chicks about 3 weeks ago. 1 Starlight Green Egger and 3 that are either Sapphire Gems or Sapphire Olive Eggers (My guess...
  14. CatsandCrops

    Fowl Pox? Tumor? Growth appearing on side of head/beak

    We have been out of town on vacation since 7/9/21 (today is the 18th) - that morning I did my final checks of the chicken coops (two coops - one holding 7 hens, the one in question lives here, who are about 1 year and 5 months old. The other coop has 5 hens who were born in March) and everything...
  15. G

    pekin duck

    5 week old pekin eye watering??
    • gygcyuvv
    • Thread
    • duck infection pekin
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Ducks
  16. K

    Torn ear lobe

    Hey everyone! Looking for some first aid advice! It appears that one of my hens got her head through some chicken wire and tugged and she tore her ear lobe right down. I currently have her separated from everyone else, cleaned the wound, and have given her some electrolyte water. She is eating...
  17. R

    Infection in his leg please help

    My duck was diagnosed with an infection in his leg and given antibiotics with a poor prognosis. I'm scared It's not getting better with antibiotics and I'm desperate to help him. Any suggestions?
    • Rimav
    • Thread
    • bow legs duck feet problems duck leg duck limping infection
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: Ducks
  18. buffy-the-eggpile-layer

    Swelling Around Eye - Neighbor's Chicken

    One of my neighbor's chickens recently came to me with a bad limp. I took her in to rest in a big dog crate for a few days and she healed beautifully, so I had released her back to her flock. Since then she's been attached to my hip. Sadly, a few days later, I noticed one of her eyes is swollen...
  19. BlackWings

    Penicillin Dosage

    About 3 weeks ago a fox attacked one of my hens, I didn’t realize until today that he actually got deeper than the feathers. There’s a huge open infected wound I found tonight. I cleaned it up with peroxide and water and rubbed some Neosporin triple antibiotic on there for tonight. I have some...
  20. veetown707

    Odd bald spot with an odor on my hen

    I have a hen who is definitely getting up in years now. I've had her 6 years, she was full grown when I got her. Anyway, she still is very active and spunky normally. I recently dealt with 2 problems simultaneously with her. We had a Northern fowl mite infestation which I treated with warm baths...
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