walking problems

  1. Chickenangel433

    Newbie 1-2yrs of 8 various breeds

    I just got my 8 hens last fall 3 pullets just started laying this summer. I get white/brown/green/blueish eggs but production has gone way down from 4-6@day to 1-3@day. My small old English blue is brooding but doesn't even lay. 2are molting. My main concern is for my New Hampshire red. She's...
  2. LunasPoultry

    Bumble foot? Help me diagnose and treat!

    (picture below) Hello, I've been raising chickens for 7 years now and my oldest hen, who is also 7 years old, has recently been unable to stand on her own or walk very far without falling. So far I have: -determined she does NOT have Marek's disease -isolated her in a dog crate indoors -treated...
  3. Contolini6

    Chick having trouble standing and walking. How do I help her?

    I am really new to chickens. We just got six chicks about a week ago! Five of them are doing great-- cheeping and eating and pooping and running around like nobody's business. I started noticing a few days ago that one of them (Janice) is not doing so hot however. She seemed way weaker and less...
  4. S

    Chicken Paralysis, Help Please with this Mystery!

    Hello All, Hoping for some wisdom on a strange occurrence in our flock. We have 3 adult hens and 4 ~6month old hens. They have a coop but free range on our farm during the day. Last night we returned home after dark and found one of the 6month old hens in the yard, laying on her stomach...
  5. C

    Possible Marek's, please help

    https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/possible-mareks-please-help-long-post.1176278/#post-18524525 Hello all, I am new to BYC but have been reading the forum for months. My husband and I purchased 27 three day old buff orpingtons chicks from a quality breeder we found on the sustainable...
  6. C

    Possible Marek's, please help (Long post)

    Hello all, I am new to BYC but have been reading the forum for months. My husband and I purchased 27 three day old buff orpingtons chicks from a quality breeder we found on the sustainable poultry network early March 2016. They are all unvaccinated, organically fed, and are pastured raised in...
  7. KluckmoorManor

    Please Help Betsy is acting so weird!

    Ok, this morning Betsy my 10 week old Polish Pullet was fine! She got out of the coop, played with her sisters and brother. Then today around 3 pm she started making this sound and walking around without straightening out her hocks. She is weight bearing, no pain or discomfort when I straighten...
  8. BecKub

    Sick Chicken or Old Chicken?

    So I have a Rhode island red hen that is 4 years old this year. She's from our original flock and she's 1 of 3 we have left from that first year. She started looking a little rough on Mother's Day, just laying in the run next to the food bowls. She didn't seem to walk much. I went to work the...
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