I used to hold her in hand all the time so there is no way she was panicked or died of heart attack. She was happy I'm washing her feet. Yes, she was eating and drinking before I held her but why would a 10 degree tilting to the side cause water to get to her lungs ?!
Hello friends,
I held my hen in hand today and tilted her a little bit to wash her feet and she started to feel like she is suffocating and she died a minute after.
I'm extremely sad.
I didn't do anything wrong.
All I did was to tilt her a bit to wash her muddy feet.
It kind of felt like there...
It is not any warmer than the other side of her cheek and is not tender.
It feels like the same tissue as the other side of her face.
That's exactly why I am hesitant to take her to a canine or feline vet. If the vet wants to drain it or cut it open and if it is not really an abscess or...
It is not too hard or too soft. It is exactly like her cheek on the other side. It is just a chubby cheek. It feels exactly like the other side of her face, but it is just bigger .
Thank you for your response, Ruthhope.
The blue discoloration in those photos are just mud ! They love to play in the mud and they get dirty all the time and then they go clean themselves.
There are vets around me but none of them are specialized in ducks, so I wanted to do my own research...
Thank you Ruthhope for your message.
I touched both of her cheeks at the same time, each side with one finger, to compare them. They both are exactly the same temperature. I don't think they were warm. It was just a normal temperature.
I also touched the lump again. It feels exactly like the...
Hello,
Thanks for the links you sent me.
After reading them all, I don't think what my duck has is Follicular Cyst or Feather Cyst.
Please see the 3 photos I had attached and compare them with the photos for Follicular Cyst or Feather Cyst.
It more looks like a tumor to me.
It is not...
Thanks for your response.
Sure, I will look inside her mouth tomorrow morning.
No, there is no injury. Skin and feathers are normal.
Assuming it is an abscess, what could have caused it and how to treat it ?
Hello Friends,
I have a Crested Duck that started developing a mass on her cheek, next to her beak.
When I touch it, it's not soft and also isn't painful for her.
Looks like a fatty mass but it can be infection.
Her eye is a bit watery but that's about it.
No discharge or discomfort.
She is...
Hello Friends,
I have a Crested Duck that started developing a mass on her cheek, next to her beak.
When I touch it, it's not soft and also isn't painful for her.
Looks like a fatty mass but it can be infection.
Her eye is a bit watery but that's about it.
No discharge or discomfort.
She is...
Hello friends,
I have a chicken which seems to be paralyzed, can't stand on her feet, but she can still move her legs while sitting on her butt.
Please see the photo.
Do any of you have any idea what type of problem she may have and what the solution is ?
She looks very healthy and alert, she...
Thank you LaFleche,
I live in San Francisco area. I use a big flat open plastic container as feeder. It is roughly 2 feet by 2 feet. There is nothing sharp around them to injure them. The chicken coop door ( where they sleep at night ) is 2 feet wide by 4 feet tall. The nest box and the coop is...