She's been this way for 3 days...this morning she got out of the coop okay, but now is just standing in place puffed up with her eyes shut, trying not to fall over I seperate her during the day Ina pop up pen right outside the run so she can still see & hear the others
She is the same today, she did her best to roost last night but fell off during the night, I haven't taken her from the flock just yet, she still acts like she wants to eat and be normal, but then stops drops to the ground and her eyes go closed..... I don't know of anything that would be...
Our one year old BR Just started acting funny yesterday, she can't stand for long, Falls over side to side & even front words into a somersault... I have checked her for any extra no injuries and nothing... I have given her an Epson salt bath no bumble foot, could anyone help me with what may be...
I have never had ducks, this will be my first, I'm worried that it won't be a good enough bedding for them to lay, I hear they don't lay in boxes so there's a chance that their eggs will break as well.
We have just made it through our 1st winter using the deep litter method ( worked VERY well) now that it's warmer I need to switch the bedding out, I had sand last yr witch worked very well also BUT this year we are adding ducks to our flock & using sand is not a good thing being that they bed...
Thanks for your replies casportpony and BethMatt. I took Midori to the vet, and she was diagnosed with an impacted ovary duct. It seems the prognosis is poor, with surgery not having a great chance of her pulling through it, and antibiotics likely not going to have much of an effect at this...
This morning she doesn't appear to be any better, she's laying on the coop for not interested in coming out but still eating and drinking when given to her, I caught her again and checked her vent still yellowish in color and swollen a bit. I noticed one of my other hens had a Poopy bottom, so I...
I gave her a soak, cleaned the entire area & couldn't see any open wounds...but I put vetex around her vent, dried her off & put her back in the run, she is still just standing around un-interested in foraging, or eating..
I have an 18 week old barred rock Pullet, she started acting funny a week ago, she stays by herself tail down and lethargic. I finally caught her today and checked her vent a very foul smelling swollen yellow in color & A clump of feathers with poop and what looked like little worms or white...