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I have a young mille fleur hen who was in her run when a raccoon managed to grab her through the fence and pulled her leg right off. OMG poor bird. I thought she would die either from blood loss or shock, but I bandaged her up in a pressure bandage and she is doing well. but, now I have a bird...

she recovered completely and since then has shown no signs of any trouble. all good suggestions for sure.. Most of my birds were either hatched here, or have been here for years, and I have not had any other birds demonstrate any symptoms of any illness, let alone the neurological symptoms of...

Mine recovered after a few days. She is doing fine now, but as some others told me, I am waiting to see if it comes back when she starts to lay. So far, she is fine. it lasted about 10 days roughly and i kept her inside then she just started getting stronger and suddenly was up and around...

their heart muscles go mushy from the worms? can you "worm" chickens? I worm all my other animals but wasn't aware that worms were an issue in poultry. can you actually see the worms or are they not visible? creepy. I'll have to have a look. Any other ideas of what I should be looking for...

I just went to check on him and he had died. So sad. But the frustrating part is not knowing why. I would really appreciate any insight you may have. None of my others are showing any similar signs so far. thanks would it be worth doing a necropsy?

Hi I have this beautiful boy "Louis" after Louis Armstrong...He is about a year old and is usually very friendly but also energetic. He's a lover not a fighter. He didn't go out with the girls today and stayed in the coop. I couldn't see anything wrong, but I left him with clean water and...

Thank you for the info that is very helpful cheers Lynn

I thought of that too, but the only symptom in common is the neurological issue. No diarrhea, no lesions, no lack of appetite etc. Also, no newly introduced birds, brand new coop. I did however get the silkie eggs from a neighbour and incubated them. Could it have been infected as an embryo? I...

So sorry about your duck he was adorable. Not that I have anything to add as the other post was very thorough, but I have had Muscovy ducks for years and have had one or two injured. it is usually the shock that kills them unfortunately. they are very sensitive that way. I had one Drake who...

Hi again, I see 21 people have viewed my post, but no one has responded...I'm guessing its because no one has any more understanding of what is going on than I do, which is not altogether unexpected, but any ideas at all are welcome! thanks:)

Hi, my pullet was fine in the morning, in with 2 others that hatched at the same time. they are fine. all my other birds are fine. She has no sign of runny nose, just found her on her side and she couldn't get on her feet. I brought her inside and have had her in for 3 days. she is eating and...

Were they your eggs or were they shipped? how was the quality of the water you used in your incubator? are you sure the themometer and hygrometer are working properly? its usually because of some sudden or severe temp change towards the end, or insufficient oxygen, check that your vents are not...

I really appreciate the story, and all the helpful info. I feel at least optimistic now that some might make it if I leave them alone. We'll see. Other than topping up the water if I need to I'm just going to ride it out and see what happens. Where there was one there is likely one or two others...

that gives me a tiny bit of hope! thanks

I bet you will as ducks are pretty hardy compared to chicks. I've got my fingers crossed for you and the little guy. I kind of agree with the name lucky, we've had bad experiences with that name too. Howard is good. what if its female? Lynnk

I meant does this sound like the result of a power outage or would they just have died at that point? all I can think is that the thermometer must be off because I have gone over my dates like crazy. forced air 99.5-100 degrees the whole time according to the thermometer I use a hovabator that I...

Also, I'm looking at him in my incubator and he isn't developed enough. So assuming there was more than one who got to this point, should I just keep waiting and see if others develop normally? His development and yolk makes me think that I miscalculated, but I know I didn't I have checked my...

ok, so the one I just mentioned, I carefully helped out and weirdly enough managed to get him out without tearing a blood vessel in the sac, but the yoke is huge. I"m so confused. could this be from a power outage?

Hi all I'm freaking out here as I have a clutch in my incubator that I was about to abandon. I thought I'd open the end of one a little just to be sure, and low and behold a living moving chick in there. the membrane is intact. I don't want to kill these guys, but I'm losing hope that they can...

I'd do it for you where are you? I'm in Canada though, not sure if the egg would make it...but I'm sure willing. let me know. Lynn