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  1. B

    Swollen Preen Gland

    I have two hens presenting with what appears to be an infected preen gland. The two with the problem are behaving normally, but it doesn’t appear to be getting any better. I would guess that the glands on these two have been protruding like this for 1-2 weeks now with no changes. I am unable...
  2. crunchygranola

    SGE with weird tail feather?

    I have a SGE with what looks like a weird, Lightning McQueen looking dual tail feather thing going on. None of her other flock members have this. Normal or no?
  3. F

    Help! Duck broke it's tail? Duck tail crooked!

    Hi guys! New duck keeper here. My 2 month old runner duck was caught in our electric fence yesterday. I immediately rushed there to help it untangle. Unfortunately, (bc it was so nervous) it injured it's tail from what it seems like. Not sure how bad it is.. it walks, sleeps, drinks and eats...
  4. ebisu

    Tail almost always vibrating?

    I have a chick presumably 6 weeks old and a cockerel that is vibrating its tail constantly. The other suspected cockerel sharing the same space away from the adult hens is not doing this. And I'm not talking about the commonly seen wagging of the tail side to side to move body fluids from their...
  5. H

    Black on Buff Orpington’s Tail Feathers?

    Hey all! I have a mix of breeds, all 18 weeks old (Australorps, barred rocks, buff orpingtons) my orpingtons have black on their tail feathers (photos below) Mites? Disease? I checked and didn’t see any mites or bugs on them and I use the deep litter system for their coop so I can’t put DE in...
  6. J

    Droopy tail but acting normal

    I have 6 chickens that have always been in perfect health. I raised 5 of the chickens myself and 1 I got after she was a year old. Out of the 5 babies (they’re actually about 5 months old now) one has grown the fastest. She is a BEAST. She’s always been 3x as big as the others. She has always...
  7. r_o_o_s_t_e_r

    Rooster’s tail getting eaten by hens

    i have a polish rooster (his name is louis) who’s tail is dissapearing rapidly because of 2 of my hens. he’s not molting, because it’s just his tail. the rest of his feathers are big and full. he has lost most his sickle feathers. i’ve picked him up and looked at it, its tender and i can tell...
  8. R

    2 week old chicks losing back feathers

    Please help me with this thread: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/bully-4-week-old-chick.1475476/page-3 I have two week old chicks yesterday found with bald spots on their back near the tail area. Could this be caused by parasite? Or is just pecking by others? 5 out of 7 chicks have...
  9. Jlmiller5289

    Larger tail mean cockerel?

    I’ve posted before asking and the consensus has always been pullet but this one particular chicken is really making me wonder lol Her tail feathers seem awfully large compared to her sister 😆 She’s an 8 week old Easter Egger 🥰 I attached a picture of her sister for tail comparison. Maybe she’s...
  10. WolfLady

    Hen with paralyzed tail? It that possible?

    Hi! I have a hen that always has droopy tail. At first, I thought she was sick, but it's been 2 months already and she's acting normal. I did notice she was pecked (or she pecked herself?) the base of her tail to blood a month ago, but nothing concerning and it healed well by its own. I decided...
  11. PopoMyers

    Why does my pullet have her tail down?

    Recently noticed that my 9 week old Welsummer's tail is down. Could this be an illness symptom? She is too young to have a stuck egg, right? Other than that, she seems to be acting normally. Is there something to check, and how? What do I need to look for?
  12. Eileencan

    Drake duck tail tucked in

    Hi , I have a drake I dont know the age so not sure if he is too old. However a month ago he started to sit longer than usual, now all he is doing is sitting. He is not foraging, eating and drinking ok He struggles while he is trying to sit, he uses his wings as crutches. When he sits he...
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    • drake duck struggles tail
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  13. chickenchicklady

    Pecking tail feathers.

    I noticed this morning that two of my chickens got pretty picked on. One of their bottoms like like this. I’m worried. I have him/her(?) separated in a separated cage for now with food and water. What should I do?
  14. FlockingFantastic

    Drake or hen :)

    I want to know what you all think... we call her Betty, but I’m thinking she’s a Billy or Bobby! Haha.. thank you!! :)
  15. Keely Noodle

    My FEMALE duck has grown a MALE tail curl!

    As the title says, my female duck has just grown a curly tail feather like all drakes have! I know that she is female because of her deep quack and most of all I have seen her lay an egg with my own eyes. When it first began growing I thought maybe it was just an out of place feather but today...
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    • curl drake duck female indian male runner tail
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Ducks
  16. Quailobsessed

    Pheasant keeps losing tail feathers

    So I have two golden pheasants; a male and a female. Over the last couple of days, my male has lost seven tail feathers. Before that he had a very thick tail with many feathers of different lengths, now the poor thing has only one long feather. Why would he be loosing them? Could he be...
  17. LittleBird123

    OEGB rooster tail feathers broken, ripped off, and bleeding.

    My old English game bantam rooster has been trying to grow the feathers back on his tail, I suspect that they fell out because he was starting to molt. New feathers started coming in, but today when I saw him he only had a few bloody stumps left of the new feathers. I saw one of the hens pecking...
  18. R

    Underwear Chick Has Exposed Tailbone

    Hello, about two or three weeks ago one of our buff orphington hens hatched a chick of her own kind and an adopted egg from our barred rock hen. Sadly two other chickens didn't make it out of their eggs, but such is life. The underwear chick was healthy but I found the barred chick crawling in...
  19. Thechickentrainer1999

    Treatment for dirty vent?

    My chicken the one with a purple comb has had a dirty vent recently and it's starting to get worse to where a lot is sticking. Any advice to fix that and get her tail looking clean again? It's stuck to her tail feathers pretty bad. Also what could be the cause of a purple comb?
  20. Cassie Shattuck

    Third sick chicken

    Back story We have had chickens for a while, long story short, we have about 25, mixed breeds and ages. We had a roo about three months old die after having trouble walking, no injury, just sort of stumbled around, almost looked drunk. I brought him in the house and within 24 hrs he was gone...
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