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  1. A

    Buff Orpiton weak and weigh loss

    Hey, we have a buff orpiton with 5 other chickens. We were out of town for a couple of weeks, and we come back and she is pale, lethargic, and around 1450-1480 ml weight ( measured her on a container zeroed out on our food scale, I think around 3 pounds.) she does get bulled by the biggest hen...
  2. MisaF

    2 year old hen, pupils not the same, strange drifting neck movement

    My friend’s hen is displaying some very weird symptoms. See video: She is about 2-3 year old. Rather sudden onset. Seems to be completely blind now as well. Pupils are different sizes, one eye she keeps closing, and she has a weird drifting in her neck. I’m wondering if it could be marek’s...
  3. S

    10 wk old silkie still passing blood after 5 days on Corid. Is this normal?

    I noticed August 9th that my silkie, Noot Noot, was lethargic and passing blood in her droppings. I immediately got her on liquid Corid on her water. She perked up the very next day and has been acting just fine, but this is her 5th day on Corid and I'm still finding blood around her enclosure...
  4. T

    My 3 week old is using her head like a kickstand. Eyes closed, not moving. Please help

    She is only 3 weeks old. She was fine last night when we entire to bed. This morning she has her eyes closed, using her head like a kickstand, hanging down on the floor. I tried warm egg yolk but she won’t take it.
  5. V

    Possible Respiratory Infection - What do I do?!

    I have two chickens who seem to be sick and I’m seriously lost on what to do. One of them, my Black Australorp who just turned 5 months a few days ago, has started to make this gurgling sound along with her right eye being closed shut. The tips of her comb have become dark and she seems to have...
  6. I

    Found a sick/injured female mallard duck at the beach, help please

    So today me and my boyfriend went to the beach and as soon as we got there we found a female mallard sitting under a willow tree twitching her head uncontrollably and visibly stressed, now for some more context it was 33°c out and it was packed full of people, I’m not sure if she has heat...
  7. C

    Molting, bullying or disease?

    I have nine hens, six black Ostralorps and three sexlinks. Three of my hands are looking pretty shabby never really came out of their first molt. They are about two years old. This year I’m only getting about four eggs a day last year I averaged eight to nine. The one that looks, the worst has...
  8. C

    Green/yellow urate poop

    My 13 week ameraucana pullet had green poop overnight and yellowish urates the previous few nights. Pictures included. She is still eating and drinking, but has definitely lost weight. She is also usually hard to catch, but has slowed down, and I didn't hardly have to chase her this morning...
  9. quailrescuer

    Bumps on rescue quails' beaks for over 8 weeks

    I noticed one of our rescue quails, "Autumn", with a big bloody bump on her beak in late May. We separated her shortly after. A couple weeks later, another one of our girls, "Summer", developed a much smaller black bump. They're currently living together, isolated from the rest of the flock...
  10. S

    Sick baby quail not doing well.

    My 7 day old baby bobwhite quail has its mouth open and panting. I also hear crackling noises coming from its mouth. It’s been doing this for about 3 hours. It just drank and pooped. It was eating normally this morning. It’s still acting somewhat normal. Is it choking? Can I do something? What...
  11. M

    Sick hen not Eatting or drinking possible infection

    Our friend brought over a hen for us to try and help as he works during the day so since I work from home I could give her more attention. she is a cinnamon queen close to two years old. She was very lethargic and her comb was a light pink. She can open her eyes but chooses to keep both closed...
  12. Trenton H

    2 Week Old Chick Losing Control

    I have a two week old Black Copper Maran who has been a very spirited bird in the brooder. Very active and jumpy. All looked fine this morning, but about two hours ago we found him sitting kind of slumped in the far corner from the brooder lamp. He is slumping on his left leg/side, and while...
  13. E

    Sick Chicken!

    This is Cooks, names for her crooked beak. At first I thought she was going through a molt, but her feathers have never come back. Then this morning I found her in the run, unable to stand and I immediately took her inside. None of my other chickens have patches of feathers lost and from my...
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    Chicken suddenly lethargic and white runny poo - please help

    Three days ago, my 5 year old Black Marans chicken suddenly became really lethargic. She used to be really high energy and always run up to me when she sees me, but now she hangs back and moves very slowly. She stands or sits still with her eyes half closed, and has not been eating much. Her...
  15. D

    Pekin duck laying soft egg shells/broken egg

    Hi all, Posting because I’m nervous and want to make sure I’m doing everything that needs/can be done. Our 1.4 yr old Pekin duck laid an extremely soft shelled egg the other day. You could hardly handle it without puncturing it. Today she laid what’s in the picture. Here’s the situation and...
  16. Red_1997

    HELP!

    so I recently have a broody hen who has hatched out some eggs. I noticed today she can not stand or walk. She’s very wobbly, and uses her wings to keep steady. I noticed her poop is a very light green and she is panting. Does anyone know what I should do for her?
  17. C

    Silkie with bad sour crop

    My 1.5 y/o silkie hen has really bad sourcrop. I have her inside and the smell coming from her pen area and near her is just completely foul. Her crop is so big and squishy. She’s having diarrhea that also smells horrid. She is just sitting and not really moving. I have only water with some ACV...
  18. PantherWaltz

    Sick 2 week old chick. Any way to save?

    I bought a group of chicks about 2 weeks ago, there's one particular that has been looking off since I got them. Today I went to go change out their water and food, and saw that one laying down looking pretty bad. I've kind of suspected from the beginning that he might need to be culled since he...
  19. C

    Duckling Ate something Toxic

    Hi all I have a 6 week old duckling who escaped his run yesterday and ate some Mugwort. He’s a Black East India cross, so a bantam or miniature breed (idk what this is called in the US) He ate a small a leaf lower down on the Mugwort plant before running off (as we were chasing him 🤦🏻) I...
  20. C

    Silkie hen suddenly acting sick- help

    I’m a bit stumped on this. My hen suddenly is acting sick. I noticed on the camera she had been laying around in one spot for hours so i went out and checked on her. She did come right up to me and come out of the run for a bit. But she is puffed up, feathers drooped, lethargic, bigish squishy...
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