My silkie hen recently went through a very heavy moult and now she is unable to walk otherwise she falls and has a very hard time pooping. When she tries to poop she tries so hard to push from how weak her muscles have become. I’m trying to feed her egg and give her supplements but is there...
My 1 1/2 year old hen silkie just went through a very very heavy moult and on this period she was very weak through it. She was moulting for about a month and she had finally finished it but she is still weak and sits all day. When she does stand she trips often even when getting up. Does anyone...
I have had my Silkie for a year now and when we first got her she had a head full of feathers like a pompom and she was also alot fluffier. Now one year later her head feathers won’t grow back since i cut them many many months ago and they also shrank significantly. Even her body feathers are...
My silkie hen recently has been having one eye closed, if i touch it she opens it briefly and it looks fine. Im not sure why this is happening and i'm really worried since she is a very close companion to me. Thank you
I have a bantam who yesterday was huddled up in her house and i thought she was laying an egg until she was still laying there at late afternoon. She was clearly struggling to walk and is always sleeping. She hasn’t even pooped unless i didn’t see it and she wont eat. I tried checking if shes...
For about 2 weeks my hen has had a really pale comb. I thought it could be due to changing weather or diet but she then started getting worse. She has watery white poop, lethargic, pale comb, always sleeping and ruffled up and doesn’t eat much. is it worms? kidney issues? respiratory infection...
i’ve had this chicken for about 5 years. recently she started limping and now she can’t walk at all! i’ so scared because i had a chicken that had the same symptoms and died the next day! i don’t know what to do because i have a holiday the next day! I’m not sure if mabye they drank the dirty...
hello, i have a bantam that seems to be showing signs thats she is sick. Her tail is drooping, pale comb, and seems to be kind of like snorting for air and i can hear it. Im not sure if maybe it could be a respiratory infection. If so, what can i do to treat it?
Im really hoping she will be...
Hello, i recently bought this cute silkie hen last night. Today i was getting her used to me and she seemed pretty tamed but i never saw her run. I realised her poop was very reddish orange and i’m just really worried she might be sick? or is it the new environment? perhaps coccidia? She seems...
hello, so yesterday i noticed my hen was limping on one leg and i thought maybe she sprained a muscle. The next day she couldn't walk AT ALL. She also doesn’t eat much and sleeps a lot. I thought she had leg mite infestation so i dunked her in vegetable oil and put vaseline on her feet. but now...
I have 3 chicks who are 4 weeks old and i am curious if anyone may know what their gender is
I have one that is 100% a cockerel because of the large and red comb
The second one might be a cockerel but im not exactly sure? He fights with the first one often.
He's about a week or less younger...
This morning i went to check if my bantam chicks had hatched since i was expecting them to and i found a day old chick that has been attacked and cannot see! 😰 i am extremely devastated
His both eyes are swollen and had also been missing some feathers on it's neck.
Thankfully the good news is...
Hello, i really need help on what to do and i am extremely worried.
A few days ago the exterminator came to my house to exterminate the cockroaches in my house and outside. After he sprayed the area the cockroaches were running away from the extermination outside. This is when my rooster started...
Hello, just today i noticed that my 3 month old rooster was kind of limping with his wings slightly opened. I think it might be that his toe is twisted?
He is also breathing with his mouth open sometimes.
I dont know if this is normal but the way hes sitting is also kind of unusual to me.
What...
This is my Gold Laced Barnevelder who is 4 weeks old and i've been skeptical whether its a rooster or not. Please tell me if there are any indicators of its gender. The comb is pretty big for it's age but i don't know much about sexing chickens.
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