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We made the tough decision to put her down yesterday. She was no longer still “with us” mentally, and she couldn’t stand up anymore, wouldn’t take water and showed absolutely zero interest in some treats I took to her. I hate making that choice but I knew she wasn’t going to pull through and I...

Little bit of an update: I got a few syringe-fulls of Nutridrench in her which seemed to perk her up momentarily. But as soon as I set her back down she slumped down and closed her eyes, so really no change. I did, however, rinse her bum under warm water and felt all around—no bound egg and her...

I do appreciate everyone’s advice and input though. I’m not giving up on her yet, but I also don’t want to prolong her suffering. My vet also told me with chickens so much is a guessing game—most times you don’t know what’s wrong unless they’ve passed and you get a necropsy done. Even then it’s...

I should’ve mentioned her crop feels empty, no foul smell coming from her mouth. From the little bit that I’ve handled her and looked her over I see no signs of pests (mites, etc.). Her vent is pretty dirty so I think I’ll go back to the garage and try to clean her up a bit. I’m hesitant to soak...

Oh man, that thread gives me some more things to think about that I hadn’t considered. Thank you

I lost one of my older hens a few weeks ago. We attributed it to old age—she just started slowing down, lost color in her comb, lost interest in food and then stopped roosting until she passed in the night. Well now I have another one showing similar signs, and I don’t think she’s as old as my...

Thank you for the kind words. After reading your comment and others' I'm pretty sure that was the problem. This was the one injection where I didn't take the split second it takes to pull the syringe back to make sure it's in the right spot. I feel terrible, she was such a sweet duck, but it's a...

I'm afraid that's what most likely happened. I didn't feel 100% comfortable doing the injections after leaving the vet, but I'd done it with my chickens before and never had an issue. This is the ONE time I didn't take the split second to draw the needle back to make sure I didn't hit a vein--I...

I'm a bit devastated at the moment. Just watched my golden hybrid 300 (Meryl) die in my husband's arms after I finished her penicillin injection. She's been on it for about 5 days after a predator (we think a hawk) tore up her leg. She'd been doing fine, hanging out in a pen in the garage...

We haven't had a necropsy done on any of the birds yet but I need to figure it out--I called UGA (which is over an hour away but you may know has a pretty prominent veterinary program) but it just seems like a complicated process, they said I had to have a vet referral and basically that I can't...

Thanks so much for your reply, aart. My husband has been convinced this younger flock (16 of which are now deceased) had Marek's, and that the two roosters who are left survived the initial bout, but as I've learned it's a very complex disease and once it's around it never really goes away. None...

Update: I just moved him into the chicken hospital. He looks worse than I previously described. I tried to get him to perk up by throwing scratch in the yard and while everyone else went crazy he just sat there and eventually moved farther away from the rest of the flock. His walk is a bit...

Just a few days ago my husband and I relocated two one-year-old roosters (we raised them from chicks) to our coop full of older birds which includes another rooster just a few months older than these two. We have the older, dominant rooster sequestered so the new guys can get acclimated, but one...

Horrible duck luck so far! BUT I am glad my Pickles turned up safely. I just wish it didn't have to be a one for one kinda deal. I'd prefer them both to be home safe. We're only about 8 months into duck keeping so far so I guess we're doing ok overall considering we've only lost one.

That is too funny! Glad your little guy didn't go MIA for too long :) I'm still trying to figure what could've gotten to Penelope and what could've scared Pickles off for so long. I considered she could've been hurt by mating from our drake but I don't think I've ever seen him go after her, and...

I had to share this hilarious story. This day has been an emotional roller coaster as a duck mom. Our ducks have been enjoying free ranging on our pond and surrounding land for a few months now with no issues, no signs of predators... until yesterday morning. We awoke to our poor little black...

I'm so sorry to hear that. What virus do you suspect? I'm sure different than what mine are experiencing since you are in Thailand, but I'm not ruling anything out, especially since our symptoms sound so similar.

jak2002003 That's really interesting that you're seeing similar issues in yours--the high stepping and partial paralysis and seeming fine until suddenly they aren't, all around egg laying age. I thought my strong ones were in the clear until they all got to about 5-6 months, which is when they...

Very interesting, I'm glad you guys aren't dealing with those same issues anymore. Chicken keeping seems to be a neverending puzzle sometimes. I finally decided to take a fecal sample of my girl that's currently quarantined to a local vet, just so I could rule out parasites. Wouldn't you know...

I should mention I just separated another pullet today who just started high stepping today. A lot of times with the others that's how the paralysis began. They'll high step with either or both legs then eventually only be able to walk on their haunches, and it'll go downhill from there. She's...