One of my young chickens has been standing like this all ruffled up. She’s still eating and drinking, I was wondering if this coccidiosis or if I should be concerned about something else going on?
My duck will not move, eat or drink. It is laying still with its wings outstretched and it sound like it is having a very hard time breathing. It also sounds a little bubbly in its airways and has a mucousy substance coming from its nose holes. This happened with another one of our ducks...
I have a duck that is laying down with its wings spread out. It sounds like it’s having a hard time breathing. This has happened to another one of our ducks recently and it passed away. We are worried this one will have the same fate but would at least like to prevent it from happening again...
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
I first got chickens 2 years ago.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
I think around 33
(3) What breeds do you have?
All sorts of breeds, almost all my chickens are different
(4) What are your favorite aspects of raising...
I noticed one of my hens limping so I caught her and found that her foot is swollen. Any ideas as to what the problem is? I didn’t see anything stuck in the foot or anything.
I had one of my ducks laying on a clutch of eggs, and they were about ready to start hatching. Yesterday one started to hatch. When I went to check on the ducks, the duckling had hatched but was about two feet away from the nest and slightly bleeding from it’s head/neck area. I rushed the chick...
I had one of my ducks laying on a clutch of eggs, and they were about ready to start hatching. Yesterday one started to hatch. When I went to check on the ducks, the duckling had hatched but was about two feet away from the nest and slightly bleeding from it’s head/neck area. I rushed the chick...
I have a duck egg that has pipped and is making a lot of knocking sounds and chirping, but the air sac is on the other end of the egg. Should I let it try to hatch? Will it need assistance? It sounds fine but it seems weird with the air sac being on the wrong end.