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Ive got a male and female quail/rutin chicken. the boy was pecking at the girl, so we took him out to trim his beak with a solder. this hasn't caused him issues before. since doing that on Sunday, he has been very low energy, like he wants to sleep and sit in the corner near the eggs all...

Hi everyone I have a sick quail and have to wait to see the vet and wanting to know how to help her in the meantime. This quail has gotten herself sick by repeatedly dunking her whole head in water when she goes for a drink. I didnt know she was doing this until i saw that her white feathers...

I noticed about a month ago that one of my chickens’ combs was very pale and shrivelled and that she seemed to have less energy than the others. When I picked her up I also noticed that she is extremely skinny under her feathers, like basically a skeleton. I brought her inside and dewormed her...

I noticed about a month ago that one of my chickens’ combs was very pale and shrivelled and that she seemed to have less energy than the others. When I picked her up I also noticed that she is extremely skinny under her feathers, like basically a skeleton. I brought her inside and dewormed her...

Our adult Silkie rooster hasn't been able to make a sound for a couple weeks. We've had him for about 6 months but I'm not sure how old he is. I now can't tell if he's trying really hard or maybe having a hard time breathing? He falls over and lays down, appearing to struggle breathing, for a...

My hen is about 4-6 years old and recently she has gotten increasingly disheveled and lethargic. This has been going on for about 3 days, her main symptoms are as follows --- Lethargy, muscle weakness, falling over, pale. I performed a vent exam and didn't find an egg stuck in her, I also took...

1) Easter Egger Hen, 2 yrs old, getting thinner by the day/significant weight loss 2) Not her normal self, not joining the flock (free range), staying close to coop, puffed up/cold looking, laying down, unable to stand, falls over everytime she tries to stand. Less mobility with each passing day...

Hi all :), We have just bought two white leghorns around two weeks ago, apparently at point of lay but am presuming they are younger due to size. One is doing well, however the other one has become lethargic in last day or so, will eat and drink have a short walk around but as soon as it...

Hello! One of our chickens is acting differently and I am very worried. We live in Florida. We have a backyard flock of 8 hens (all same age of 9 months). 2 of which are Rhode Island reds, one started acting different last evening. She isolated herself for most of the day from the flock, she...

I have a 4 month old silkie pullet. A few days ago, she was laying around more than usual and when she walked, she walked low to the ground. The next day, when she tried to walk, she stumbled backwards and fell on her face. She can't stand up or even hold herself upright while laying down. She...

So a couple weeks ago my 4 year old turkey, Brittany, had foam in the corner of his eyes and without any other symptoms the vet recommended just keeping an eye on him. I took him in to the vet when he started stumbling, spinning in a circle and flipped on to his back once, the vet gave him...

My buff Orpington Sunny is super lethargic I pick her up and put her down and she barely stands and lays down. Her comb is extremely pale and she usually runs up to me and she didn’t and then I knew something was wrong. Her two other flock mates are fine and crazy as usual. She laid an egg today...

I am a preschool teacher and my centre participates in a 'hatching eggs' program, where we incubate a dozen eggs (nine chickens, three ducks) and then keep them in a brood box. We have them for two weeks, then return them to the breeder. One of the ducklings had a very difficult hatch, and...

We have had two cases of egg bound chickens in the two years of having them, but this feels different. It could be another matter, but I want to be sure. This morning, my little brother brought to attention the fact that one of our girls was acting off. She was puffed up like she was egg bound...

Hi, I've had 5 or 6 backyard hens for years and done great with them. They have a nice medium-sized coop and run for night-time, and free-range in my grassy back yard with lots of tree and bush cover so I've only lost one to a hawk over the years.. Because they're all now 6 years old, and laying...

Hello! I'm new to this community and I was hoping that someone here might be able to share their knowledge with me in order to prevent a very sad reoccuring event from happening again. My husband and I have been attempting to incubate fertilized eggs from our own flock for a few months now...

Hello! A week ago I found my 6-month Ancona hen falling over and acting super drunk. My out-of-state chicken-loving cousins advised me to remove her from the rest of the flock to see how she does, but she has not gotten better. She is eating and drinking fine, and is laying normally (she's one...

Hello- My adorable and otherwise extremely healthy 3 wk old chick (1 of 3) suddenly is limping, falling over as she tries to move as usual. She obviously hurt her leg somehow and is off balance even in the large cardboard box with hay and food/water I keep them in most of the time with their...

hi all, my 3-4 month old Easter Egger (we think he's a cockerel but not 100%) has developed a very strange gait. It is almost like his legs are buckling out from under him. He sits down to eat and drink, and will take a few normal steps but not many before his legs seem to "go out." He is eating...

Update #1, July 6, 2017: I contacted our State Veterinarian's office to report this issue and am expecting to hear back from our regional inspector some time today or tomorrow to further discuss and determine whether/when they will come out and assess and see what recommendations they may have...