I’ve got a Dominique/silkie with a lame left foot. I believe he is a rooster, about 5 weeks old. He’s very active and strong otherwise, seems healthy. They are housed in a coop, closed off from the big birds for now. I’m feeding them organic chick starter. The have pine shavings in their coop...
I have a sapphire splash, big and healthy who suddenly fell ill tonight. She is very lethargic, unable to walk, salivating. There is a goo coming from her vent. She has labored breathing. I have no clue how to help her or what to do. Any ideas??
Hi all. I posted re my silkie rooster a while back. The eye frothing cleared up but has returned to both eyes. He is otherwise asymptomatic. No nasal drainage, coughing, sneezing. No failure to thrive. No weakness or lethargy.I’ve isolated him from the flock, given him Vet RX by mouth and...
Hi all! I have a baby chick that is about 1 week old. I received him from a clean hatchery but he arrived with a weepy eye. His eye hasn’t gotten worse but is still weeping. There is no purulent drainage, it just appears to be wet around his eye area. His eye opens but not quite as well as the...
I recently lost my biggest hen suddenly, with no signs of illness or trauma. She just kinda dropped dead. Since she died, my other Rhode Island Red has stopped laying. She doesn’t have any symptoms of being egg bound and has been eating normally. My other two Easter Eggers are still laying...