HI! I'm Krystal

You have such beautiful birds! How are you liking turkeys? My friends got some and I was thinking about getting some maybe next year.

Welcome to BYC! I'm glad you joined us!

Krystalfarmgirl said:

I've been raising chickens for about 8 years. And have never had any health issues with my chickens until this year. Ducks and turkeys are new to me, just started doing them this year. I've been raising goats since 2006.

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What health problems?

Where do I start? Ok so since I have a few health problems and cant work. I raise and sell chickens so I can help support my family. I sold 2 hens and a rooster in Jan. Well the lady said that the rooster died in April. The chickens were only 8 months old and didn't have any issues here. None of our birds show any signs of health issues. she said that the rooster stopped eating and his comb turned black. she said the hens that I sold her are having no issues. the chickens that I sold her all came from the same group of eggs and hatched out at the same time and were all kept together. then I sold another couple from the same group of chickens a rooster and 2 hens. they said the rooster got sick and died from the same issues. and the hens that I sold them are having no signs of health issues. Now I have this one rooster left that is spinning in circles and then after he spins in circles he loses his balance and falls down. this rooster is not from the same batch of chickens and is an older rooster. his comb looks healthy. he seems to be eating fine that I have noticed. I cant find any other noticeable signs of health issues. i try really hard to keep my animals as healthy as possible. im just concerned.

That sucks, Post these issues in the
"Emergencies" section.

I bet you will get some answers. I am a newbie and I have no other helpful advice or than to post it there.

There are a lot of helpful people on here, and I am sure someone can help you out.

Good luck and welcome.

The spinning rooster really sounds odd, I wonder if he had a stroke/seizures - maybe brain damage from an injury. Since it just seems the roosters have trouble I wonder if it is a problem just among males.

That's a lot to go through Krystal, I hope someone can shed light on it. Welcome to Backyard chickens.

im liking turkeys so far. i wish i could let them free range but i have alot of untrustworthy neighbors and lots of predator. so to keep them safe i built them a coop.

Hello and welcome! Please check out the Learning Center if you haven't yet. Tons of info to help you navigate the site. Sorry to hear of your rooster having problems. Hopefully someone can help you. I really like the dark rooster pic, he looks like my Fester! My avitar pic.