I had 6 speckled Sussex . 1 started looking tired with half closed eyes from about 4 weeks till I lost her last week. Now 2 more are tired looking and 1 can't stand up anymore, they have been separated from the rest of the flock for 2 weeks now, and none of my other birds are showing symptoms...
they are not goopy or droopy, but look as if it just woke up, as compared to the others that are completely round..... she kinda looks "stoned" no other ailments. she is eating and drinking. any thoughts?
where to start.... i have 8 ri reds and i noticed today that their vent areas are bare and some of them are loosing their feathers around their tail feathers and up their backs. i have scoured them looking for mites or lice and ill be dammed if i can see any movement around the feather bases...
so i started 5 silkie eggs about a month ago now.... 2 of the 5 hatched on day 21 exactly, 1 hatched on day 23 and i have just re candled egg 5 to make sure it was dead or not developed and now there is a moving mass in it developing..... i am perplexed that all these eggs went in the incubator...
hey all just joined up here... i have a small flock right now consisting of ri reds and whites and ri red x buff orpington. the wife also has 6 bearded silkies and 2 bantam silkies, have just ordered a few new ones from efowl due to be shipped march 7th. cant wait.
got some amerucana's...