So long post sorry! I have an 8 month old female emu who has been fine up until about a week ago. She was slightly quite just over a week ago, nothing too noticeable but was fine the next day so didn't worry too much about it. Fast forward a few days so isn't really eating just pecking, still...
I have a 5 month old female emu that suddenly has stopped eating or drinking. Was fine yesterday, I notice late last night she didn't seem completely herself but was still with the others and eating and drinking. This morning won't touch any food, won't drink and is lathargic and sleepy. She...
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I have bought 3 rhea chicks today they are 2 weeks old. Eating and drinking great but one is slightly smaller and she keeps getting her food stuck in her mouth almost goes into a paste and then sticks there. I have pulled it out and noticed a small hole in the back of her tongue is this...
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I have a 4 day old brahma chick who is not putting weight on his right foot. I have been away for a few days so not sure when it happened. Possible slipped tendon? What do I look for and do if it is? Never had this in a chick so any advice would be great.
Hi I am hatching Sebastopol goose eggs, I had 5 due to hatch, two quit at lockdown, 1 hatched on day 29, the other 2 were rocking around so left them to it. The next day one was completely still so I candled and opened it up and it had pipped internally and then had never got any further and...
Advice needed please, I have a cockerel who decided to get into a fight with another cockerel who weights more. He now looks like he has broken his leg at the knee joint (not sure what it's called). When he stands his leg at the knee pushes out to the side. Is there anything I can do for this or...
So I have a chicken who has gone lame, he started two days ago with a slight limp which then seem to develop to curled over toes. He is in quarantine, but another hen has started with similar symptoms. I am thinking this is Mareks disease! So do I need to cull the infected ones and then deep...
Hi everyone my name is Hannah and i have finally decided to join this amazing site!!!
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I have been keeping chickens for well over 10 years now starting when I was just 10. But I am always learning something new!!!
(2) How many...
Hi so I have a duckling that is three weeks old. He hatched in a funny position with his head bent right back and to the side. I don't think he has formed properly in the egg as his neck is now permanently kinked to the left. He eats and drinks fine by himself and can swim. My question is that...
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So I have a one day old duckling who appears to have wry neck. He's the first one to hatch out of my incubator and he came out backwards and I had to help him, his neck was crooked as soon as he came out of the egg. He also walks around in circles could this be neurological instead? He eats...