I am hoping someone will be able to help. A feral adult hen was missing for two days and is now very wobbly. Bird is eating. I tried to upload a video but was not successful so am trying to show it in still photos. Any help is appreciated.
I am hoping someone can recognize what is going on with this young hen. She is a feral bird who suddenly was hiding, etc. Upon inspection, she is totally blind in both eyes. The eyes look clear but are very dilated. Thinking it might be poison or a poison plant, I tubed her active charcoal...
I took in a feral hen (I rehab mainly wild birds) who was seen having what looked like a neurological problem. I am not so sure about that, but the bird was weak enough to be catch-able. What I do notice is that is that the hen has a very large lump (bigger than a ping-pong ball) on the right...
I hate to post in the emergency section, but I need to do something asap. In short, my two young birds, raised together from several days old, have started to fight and tear each others' skin off. This just started this a.m. If I don't keep them apart, I fear they may kill each other...
I am a wild bird rehabber (with three pet feral hens; lightweight birds). Several days ago, I was given a feral chick (2 1/2 to 3 weeks old) who suffered a partial leg amputation due to trauma (just above the foot -- about mid tarsus). The bird is otherwise doing well; able to hop a bit and...