Hello, all,
My polish hen just started doing this weird thing— something between a sneeze and a hiccup? She seems to be having trouble breathing, but the behavior seems to be episodic. We just began mixing pellets into their food, so could she possibly have one stuck in her throat or something...
Hello— I’ve had three Silkie hens— two roughly 8 months old (sisters) and one nearly two years old (mother) that have developed balance issues over the last 2-3 months. They’ve all been isolated & brought inside for monitoring. The first presented sort of like wry neck, but eventually she got to...
Any ideas what is causing this? From my research, I’m thinking maybe fowl pox, but these growths don’t look like the pictures I found online. No discharge and she is still eating and drinking normally. She’s always been smaller and more timid than her sisters— I just assumed it was bc she was a...
My serama frizzle has been sick for nearly 3 weeks now, and among other symptoms, when she tries to stand she leans to the left & falls over. The vet originally said it was bc she was too weak, but last night as I was tube feeding her, I noticed for the first time that she appears to be missing...
Our vet ran a fecal test on our 6 month old chicken & found cocci. He prescribed albon, but she really seems to hate it and since starting it, she’s stopped eating at all, has developed head twitches, and is closing her eyes more. Otherwise, her condition remains the same (lethargic, unable to...
Hello all,
Newish chicken owner & first time poster. I’ve found so much help on this site just by reading the threads, but I’m at my wit’s end and am desperate. I have a 6 month old serama frizzle who laid her first eggs on Saturday. I know chickens don’t usually lay two eggs in a day, but I...