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Hi, I'll try to grab a video later today, she's still holding it up and only setting it down but when I unwrapped it this afternoon to make sure there wasn't any new heat/swelling, etc. I was able to see the problem now. Two of her toes (back claw, one outer toe) are totally bruised. Obviously...

Hello, I have a beautiful little hen named Honey with a foot or leg problem - maybe. First, she was inside a week ago, I found her sitting on the ground in their run cold and lethargic. I found that she had pooped on herself and it was so cold here (-40C) that it froze and stuck and of course...

I realize this thread has been quiet for a while so I apologize for dredging it up again, but I'm experiencing the same issue. I hatched 14 Polish eggs in late spring of this year. They've been kept away from my big birds this entire time. In the past few weeks we've lost 7 pullets suddenly...

No, and the more we look at it the more I think it's full of air. So like Coach said maybe a ruptured air sac. We'll monitor for the next few days and hopefully it will resolve on its own. I thought it might be a tiny bit smaller today but we'll see with time.

Thanks, I'll go read up on it. :)

Thanks for loading the pic, my phone wasn't cooperating and I'm too tired to figure it out today. That would be great if it was the crop, I've never seen it like this on the back of the shoulder, but we've only had chickens a few years so my experience is limited. Is that normal? And I...

Hello, We just hatched some Polish chicks this last week and today while cleaning up and checking for pasty butt, etc. we noticed a growth or lump on one of the chicks. It's on the back of the "shoulder" and is very squishy to the touch. It was actually hard to notice so it may have been there...

Just in case someone else has a similar issue down the road... I now suspect Frank has Marek's. This morning his eyes were still pretty clear but now they are very definitely cloudy. We've been advised to cull immediately and deal with the coop/run cleaning, etc. And we'll be watching the...

Unfortunately no, when the smoke rolls in it's literally everywhere, even in the house. He looks good this morning, still perky and even opened his eyes for a moment when I went to sit with him. I'm thinking the smoke was just too much - which is awful because the way this summer is shaping up...

I will definitely do this! I didn't even think of it. Thank you!

I forgot one more thing! We're having insane wildfires where we live right now and today it got very smoky in the afternoon. The sky is orange and there's ash on my car. I wondered if this could be affecting his eyes/sinuses? None of the other birds seem affected (yet) but maybe a possibility?

Oh sorry, I forgot that part. Frank is almost 16 weeks, an orpington/cream legbar pullet or cockerel... gender is very much up for debate still. We hatched him and haven't introduced any new critters from anywhere else for a while now. We had some new chicks this spring but they were separate...

Hi, I apologize in advance if this is a repeat question, I did search and read all the posts about vision problems but they all seemed a bit different than what we have going on here. On to the problem... when I was tucking "the kids" into the run tonight I noticed Frank was lagging behind...

Ours is named Little too! It just feels appropriate, since we keep saying “you know, the little one”. 😂 I’m glad to hear it’s working for your Little, that gives me confidence!

I've just asked a similar question, I have a 6 1/2 week pullet that is definitely not growing at the same rate as her "sister" and other brooder mates. She's teeny, and has no feathers on her head yet but otherwise does everything her room mates do and seems energetic and healthy. She's...

Hi, I hope this isn't a redundant question, I haven't been able to find anything about this yet. And I'll apologize in advance for the long-winded post, but I'd like to give as much info as I can and then I have a few questions. I have four almost 7-week old chicks, two pullets and two...

Definitely no smell, no pus or other fluids/goo, it’s just a bit pink and maybe a bit puffy. Might even just be irritated from her bath last night, who knows. I assume that infection in chickens is a lot like humans? Warmer to the touch, puffy, red, etc? Hopefully it’s more inflammation than...

Thank you all so much, I’m off to find nitro-drench and save-a-chick to see if that helps. She allowed me to slather her backside with neosporin again but it’s looking pink and tender to me now. My guess is that it’s inflamed or infected and is probably the reason she’s not moving around...

So this morning has brought some new challenges. I bathed her last night, blow-dried and applied neosporin darn near everywhere. I’m not sure if that just sapped all her energy or what but when I woke up she had pooped and stayed in it so it was all stuck in her tail feathers and I had to wash...

I was just reading about Neosporin, I'm off to the drug store to grab some. Darn it, wish I'd looked that up sooner. You may be correct, as it's healing it's also drying and that can't be comfortable to have the skin & flesh pulling when she tries to move. Ugh... I really hate that I missed...