just for anyone who wanted an update. he passed away an hour ago. im heart broken. but i had no cure for him. the research i did and the symptoms of his lined up with gumboro. i cant say for certain if thats what it was. but he is no longer in pain. ive buried him and i hope he crossed the...
yes thats true but the only reason i feel its not that because his siblings do not scratch. and they also dont have feather loss. its just this lone ranger. could it be he initially injured himself somehow and keeps scratching the healing causing this?
nope. while i do have other chickens. these were kept at first indoors under lamp and now outdoors in a separate cage with just his siblings. they havent met the other chickens. they otherwise eat and poop well. no limping or anything. i feel bad for him he seems so itchy. is there anything i...
I found these chickens motherless, they don't have mites. its only one out of the four that cant stop scratching his neck. no mites, its like dry and yellowish? i will attach a photo. i hope someone can help me. thank you
here she is. the left leg is a little back compared to the right. she doesnt put pressure on that leg, it is down. but she doesnt use it. she loses balance quite often. she doesnt walk or move around.
she was born perfectly normal. she used to run around all the time. everything excited her.
I’d try this:
i tried it. im not too sure im doing it correctly. is there a video i could reference? just to make sure i do it correctly. she is so little im afraid i might hurt her.
no skin was broken. but precautions sake i used a little. the vet near me doesnt deal with chickens and he make terrible jokes about putting her down. i wouldnt know how to put it back into place :( i feel so helpless
she jumped from a high place if this helps diagnose her. the yellow bits are from an antibacterial cream.
i circled the part i think is jutting out on the diagram.
her skin isnt red. but it hurts her when we touch it or she puts weight on it.
I noticed my about a month old chick was limping. She kept wincing and lifting her left leg. She just sits now. Im not sure what to do. there seems to be something jutting out where her leg joint is.
so far I've kept her isolated with food and water.
i read somewhere about baby aspirin but im...