advice needed

I wasn’t sure how to post a picture but the link below goes to a picture of the hens eye. I’ve never seen an eye look like this and her other eye looks completely normal. She is definitely blind or partially blind in the affected eye. I’m not sure if it’s an injury or if she is sick and could...

It’s my first time raising ducks so I’m very inexperienced. I don’t have much knowledge regarding ducks either, so there’s a lot I’m unaware of. How do I know if my duck’s abdomen is swollen or not? Can’t it just be fat?? How do you know whether or not it’s because of the egg??? How fat should...

I have a 6 week old muscovy duckling and I want to know or have an idea what gender it might be. I never had ducks before and haven't got a clue how to vent sex or what to look for. My duckling did start developing feathers around the tail quils (if thats what they are called) just before 3...

Quick backstory. We got 2 new chicks last week and unfortunately we lost one, when my family went back to buy another (while I was in class) the farmer apparently "threw in an extra one for free". Already knew it'd likely be a rooster when I heard that, but I also have no idea what the breed is...

My hen, Tiffany, went broody beginning of last month. Lost all but one chick, “Lucky”, on hatch day. I took Lucky away and kept her inside her in the brooder to keep her alive in case Tiffany was killing them or something. Chick was lonely, started imprinting on me on day 1 and freaked out...

Is there any way I can easily clean up and look after my duck when she lives indoor and often stays on a bed without having to constantly buy dog diapers for her? It’s hundreds of dollars a month just for her dog pads and that really isn’t working out when she needs food, treats, and toys...

Hello! Just thought I’d post here in case anyone has any thoughts or suggestions on what to do. :) So I have 4 laying hens (all are about 8 months old and have laid eggs before). In with them I have 3 roos that they grew up with and are friendly with (the roos mate all the hens and I’ve had zero...

I have a 3 year old (this spring) golden comet that has been sick for about 2 days now. She has been walking around slightly upright with her head kind of tucked back into her neck. I noticed yesterday late afternoon water leaking from her mouth so I checked her crop and it felt squishy and airy...

Any clue what’s wrong with Cupcake? She is a 3yr old female Dominique chicken. Today she was drinking water, and stood next to the water bowl with her beak open. I picked her up and white fluid started coming up her throat. I put her down and she shook her head and the white fluid dribbled down...

Hey everyone! Got my chicks purchased (six Rhode Island Reds) and now that it isn't -40F/C outside, I went to take a look at the coop that came with the house when I bought it a year ago. The run is about 10ft/3m by 11ft/3.3m, while the coop itself is TECHNICALLY about 8ft by 4ft. However, the...

My female duck has been making odd jerking motions like she needs to vomit for about an hour now. I can hear occasional gurgling sounds from i assume her crop. I tried massaging her chest, gave her some grit and olive oil, she's drinking water but it won't stop. All she ate today is some kale...

Good day all! I'm looking for some advice from any seasoned quail parents out there. I am curious as to whether there are any signs that a quail, in my case a button quail, "might" get broody? I have 9 button quail that are 10 weeks old which i hatched in an incubator. These are the first birds...

My Rottweiler was attacking my hen when I came home, and he ripped off a huge chunk of her skin and ate it. You can slightly see a few of what I think are her organs? we were able to get him away from her and keep her alive for longer, she’s eating, drinking, and standing but she’s still in pain...

Found a female California quail in the road on the way home yesterday, stopped and scooped her up, I noticed immediately that she was having trouble with both her legs. Both of her wings however seem to be fine. We didn't think she would make it through the night but now that she has I'm...

Male Indian runner duck; both feet have a knot but one was bleeding today. Wouldn’t even have known it except he bled on hubby’s hand when he picked him up. He is walking with a limp now. Third pic is his other foot.

Hello, One of my 7-week-old girls has developed Valgus leg deformity in both her legs. As of 1.5 weeks ago she had not grown to size or strength of her flock mates, so we moved her to her own area, started treating her water with D-Vis-Ol and directly on her beak twice a day and have started...

I have a one year old female ancona duck with 1 bumble on her left foot and 2 bumbles on her right foot that have been there for months now. Every morning and night i clean her feet, spray with vetericyn, and apply original neosporin. I was bandaging her feet for a short while before it got too...

So, in some of my recent posts, I’ve been saying I used to have 5 chooks. I did, until muffin (we don’t know what gender but oh well) passed away. We know it was mareks. It has been at least 2 months since and none of the others have caught it. Any thoughts? Also, I’m fairly sure muffin had a...

One of my chickens has been getting sick with the same symptoms every few months and I’m unable to see a vet. The symptoms she has is lethargy, lack of appetite, gurgling sounds from her stomach, red, swollen and sore vent with discharge. I think this time there’s been small bits of blood? I...

Hello! We are new to incubating eggs and recently hatched our first duckling which is now 5 weeks old. We have a young Khaki Campbell (?) duck that has been a bit tricky to sex, I was wondering if anyone can help us or if it is too early to say with any confidence. Edit: We were sold these...