Hello, i have a pet chicken, who must be at least 7 years old, about a week ago she started walking weird and losing weight (even though she eats just fine), I don't think anything is going through? She walks in this almost upright position as if trying to push something out, but she doesn't...
Sadly the chick passed away this morning :( but the other ones are all doing fine, they were pratically all born at least 1 day apart, (one has been born for 4 days!) And we had to take the younger chicks in with us til theyre stronger
Update- it is now 11:21 pm, the chick is still alive and under their mom, they're way smaller than the rest (probably born prematurely as i had thought) tomorrow morning ill give another update
They do seem a lot more lively, they also arent bleeding, they just have those two things attached to them which is why I have been keeping them still unless they themselves move
They look normal, at least to me, just smaller than the rest, they havent opened their eyes yet, they have these two things attached which i cant remove as it seems its stuck to the lower side of their abdomen
I have isolated them, i put them in a small plastic pot with some paper towels and im keeping them warm, they seem to be getting a little more lively, and i dont think its their blood that they lost, I think it was the one who was in the sack? I was able to detach the egg shells that were stuck...
No i did not help it get out of the shell, it was pratically out and while i did pick it up to see if it needed help, i put it back down once i saw the sack, now the nest is covered in blood and the yolk, the chick is very weak, is there any way to help it recover or is that just a sure death?
Since you answered me ill give an update! It seems she isnt egg bound, or at least thats not the problem, she is, in fact, full of tiny litlle bugs, not chicken flea, I have seen that before, i have never seen these bugs, i hadn't looked at her cloaca too closely today or yesterday so I hadn't...
My chicken has been bound with her second egg for about 2 to 3 days, she keeps getting lighter every time I pick her up, her crop seems full but when I touch it its firm and i dont feel any food? She seems so tired and breathes through her mouth, even sleeping while standing up, I think its...