Is it possible to have your chicks make it thru being exposed to mareks just to succumb to it once they reach the age to lay? All the other chickens are about the same age and this one suddenly can't walk around anymore. Her right foot has no response and no resistance when you mess with it.
I checked her over but saw nothing. Here is a better pic of her eye She has no use of her right leg and can't walk around anymore. She's probably about 6 months old, can it be mareks?
She's still alive this morning but seems the same. I haven't noticed any smells or discharge from her nose. She sounds kinda gurgly when she makes any noises. She won't stand up just lays there. :( poor Pickety!
Well, today the bubbles started and she just sat in the rain and didn't even try to get away from me when I walked up to her. I washed her eye with eye wash and have her by herself with food and water in the garage. Do eye bubbles mean an upper respitory infection? Is there anything I can do to...
It just swelled up, no discharge. It looks like its the membrane inside the outer lip of the eyelid. Tonight I'm going out so I can get a closer look, none of my chickens let me pick them up during the day
A couple days ago one of my chickens eye started looking strange. She's been kinda subdued but other than that she seems fine. Any ideas on what it could be?
I have a 5 month old blue copper marans rooster that needs to find a new home. We live in a subdivision and can't have him cock a doodle dooing all the time.
We're in Palmetto Georgia, south of Atlanta.
Please message me if you are interested.
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We have an 8 week old (or somewhere around there) chick who walks like her feet hurt. She hardly gets around at all and when she does its like her feet hurt. After walking she basically hunkers down and sits for a good long time. I've checked her feet and I don't see anything on the outside...
Attached is a pic of one of my chicks. This one has been acting like a rooster, running at other chicks, jumping around randomly about nothing. Does this look like what a blue copper maran rooster would look like? He even tried to crow the other day! I can't keep any roosters so I need to find...
Thanks everyone, I have moved the 250 watt light higher up. They still seem to like sitting in the heat, but they're not panting anymore. I think I have two chicks that are 3 weeks and 4 little ones maybe 2 weeks old. Its the 3 week olds that were panting.
Thanks again!
My chicks are 3 week old Blue Copper Marans. They seem to like just hanging out under the heat lamp and then they start panting with their mouths open. There is plenty of space for them to escape the lamp but they just seem to like laying under it and panting. Is this normal? Should raise the...
Hi all,
After a lot of hard work on a chicken coop we are now ready to purchase some chicks this weekend at the Chattahoochee Valley Poultry Association show in Newnan GA! I am looking at maybe getting Plymouth Rock, or Orpingtons. We want chickens primarily for eggs but I want them to be pretty...