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Aloha. YES. Separate her immediately. Keep her comfortable and away from drafts with plenty of water and feed. You have two options here. You can give her a natural antibiotic called Silver available at any health food store. It is inexpensive. Give her a dropperful twice a day. Or you can get a...

Aloha Tenmore, It is indeed an injury. The problem with chickens is, once there is an injury, the other chickens will peck at it. If this is from a rooster you have too many for your flock of hens. If you have only one rooster, this is probably something else. Could she have caught it on a...

Aloha Sadies Chicks, First and foremost, you need to get your teenage roosters separated. Are you raising them to butcher, sell, or are you needing a rooster for your flock? If the latter, choose one for whatever reasons....color, dominance, gentleness....and remove the others. They will...

Aloha. Pretty little thing. She may simply have been injured by a bigger chicken or gotten her head caught somewhere and wrenched her neck. She is eating, drinking and eliminating and not being attacked by others when with the group? I'd ease up and just watch her, but let her be with mama. In a...

aloha monarchcmj, Boy, a tough one. Any chance of a predator? Rat in the coop? New dog or cat that is harassing them every day? They drop production when stressed. Loud construction near by? Kid teasing or torturing or chasing them? Did she change nesting boxes? Are they more exposed now so...

Don't beat yourself up. You are doing the best you can and, unless you have absolutely NOTHING else going on in your life, mistakes will be made. I broke routine yesterday and walked my dog at a different time and somehow slipped and forgot to feed him dinner. Until nearly 9 p.m. I have never...

aloha kerri, oh my. blowdrying probably was pretty scary. i wouldn't put her through that again. let peony tell you what she needs. keep her close, not down in the basement. provide some sort of cage, carrier, box, and do rig a light for her. wrap her loosely in a towel, give her plenty of fresh...

aloha tenderftchick, Chicks are fragile. If you have 9 doing well, congratulations. You are being attentive and caring. I would separate the one. In the chicken world, a sick or inferior specimen is immediately open to abuse. So find it a small, safe place away from drafts, with a light if it...

Aloha dansarah martinez, NO matter the problem...First thing: separate that chicken from the flock and isolate. Put in a safe, clean pen/cage with food and water. Now. There are a few possibilities. Do you have a place for them to dust? Could she be so covered with mites or ticks that she is...

Aloha. This is a tough one. The hens may be fighting over the babies and the little ones are suffering for it. They may have gotten stepped on and, once injured, the hens finished them off. I can only suggest experimentation here. Do you have a separate area away from the flock? After dark, when...

Aloha Iheartchicks. Your hen is indeed broody. A fever develops in the breast and she must set. Whether you take her eggs; whether you move her; no matter. This is nature. If you have fertile eggs and want chicks, slip them under her and be patient for 21 days. If she is in a coop with others...

Aloha. Get thee to a feed store pronto and purchase tetracycline hydrochloride. It is specific for the indication of mycoplasma gallisepticum and a wide range of respiratory diseases. It is inexpensive. It is a soluble powder. A little goes a long way. You must make a fresh batch every 24 hours...

aloha, sweeterdeeter42, I would definitely give her a separate space until she starts to feather. She'll be pecked. Good food, exercise....those feathers will sprout in no time. Sweet of you to take her and make her better.

Aloah ErinG, Glad she's doing better. Sometimes these ARE one-time things. I think it would be wise to consider isolating her for just a few days, unless you are home all day and can watch her very closely. If it were to happen again the other hens could hurt her severely. But if you are close...

Aloha, luvs2fish. Chickens are designed in such a way as to make them desperately susceptible to respiratory problems--fungus, thrush-type stuff, viruses, bacteria. As the chicken is still able to eat and get around this is something that is slowly growing. Probably a fungus. If you could get a...

Aloha, Gonda. You have obviously been diligent in trying to resolve the problem and keep him comfortable. I agree he is probably on his way out. This sounds like a neurological problem. Could he have eaten something damaging: poison, chemical, bad feed? Could he have dislocated or wrenched his...

Aloha Suzie. Is there even a remote chance she might have been shot? Perhaps by a bb? It sounds like that kind of injury. Gently hold the bird and do a fine-tooth comb check. Look and gently, gently feel for a little round hole, a tear, a piece of glass or sharp stick embedded. A bit of blood...

Aloha. The chick is weak and will probably die. All you can do is make sure it is warm and comfortable. There really are no magic answers under these circumstances. Take care of the strong. And keep everyone from the pipping area in the future.

Aloha. So, is this a new endeavor? If you got all the chickens at once and you want to be safe, you can get a small bag of medicated feed at the feed store. There is chick starter and even pellets that are medicated. I, myself, do not want my animals, or children or anything, on medication for...

mccabe again. aloha. i totally agree with outofthebrooder. if you want to save it, definitely add antibiotics and an ointment (or aloe vera) and a covering. but all chicks are drawn to the color of blood and will peck a sibling. even passive ones. it need quiet. no jostling, pecking, getting...