This is more of a better safe than sorry thread. Not sure if this is an emergency yet or not, so hopefully someone with more expertise can help me out!
I entered my coop about an hour ago to lock up the girls for the night and Bari, 2 year old Aracauna hen, was in her usual spot, except that...
I'm trying something new here and am adopting a duck from my sister-in-law's brother. He is moving and the codes at the new property in the city allows for three hens. Naturally since I have chickens he thought the duck would be a nice addition to my flock. However, I have never had a duck...
I have 14 birds that are all about 3 years old, they all grew up together.I bought them when they were 2 years old. One of the hens is a Buff Orpington with a bum leg, because her previous owner stepped on her when she was a chick. The leg healed crooked. She can walk but slowly, and only runs...
We've been having a little problem for the past 2 years with our horses that goes by the name of white line disease. We have 2 horses, one of them is 23 years old and she has never had white line until 2 years ago. We've spent over $200 trying to get rid of the white line but nothing has worked...
1) What type of bird , age and weight: Unknown white colored hen, 3.5 years of age, thinner than normal but the previous owner told me she's always been thin
2) What is the behavior, exactly: she stands hunched up, walks slowly
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms? I haven't even...
What type of bird , age and weight: Brown Leghorn, 5 yrs, normal weight
2) What is the behavior, exactly: There's a lump between her waddles, and what appears to be a yellow pussy streak on the underside of her mouth
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms? 8 days
4) Are other birds...
What type of bird , age and weight : Aracauna, 5 years, weighs less than usual
2) What is the behavior, exactly: droopy, walking with tail down and talking small steps, standing with eyes closed
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms? 1 week
4) Are other birds exhibiting the same...
1) What type of bird,age and weight: Silver Sebright hen, 6 years old, feels lighter than usual
2) What is the behavior, exactly: sneezing, sporadic shaking, gasping, wheezing breath. No fluid dripping, no foam, no blood
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms? She has been a seasonal...
I just discovered our 1 year old black sex link hen has yellowish liquid dripping from her beak and she has very liquidy diarrhea. She is still eating and drinking (not very much) but she is very lethargic and sits in one place for long periods of time. She was sitting hunched up and i scooted...
So we have a banty White Sea-bright hen (Mrs. CB) that sneezes every winter time. Its a slight little "ptooee" noise, with no white discharge or foam, and sometimes she breathes with her beak open, but not very often. She only sneezes in the winter; we've had her for 3 years now and her symptoms...
My 4 year old Golden Laced Wyandotte appears to have injured her right leg in some way, I think it might be her hip. The leg is completely relaxed and she can not curl her toes, and the leg is cold to the touch. Her left leg is fine and she uses it to support all of her weight. She cannot walk...
Hey there, I'm Wild Prime aka Sam. I've come here to BYC a couple of times for help with my chickens and today I decided to register My family has 17 chickens and I am their caretaker