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    Hen injured in fox(?) attack - can't move properly

    We have had chickens for about 5 years now, mostly rescue chickens from battery farms. Yesterday morning, I went outside to find that something had broken into the coop, and 2 of our 5 chickens were killed, another 2 escaped with minor gouging and scratching, but one was barely breathing, eyes...
  2. S

    Mystery appetite, mobility, and crop issues. She’s starving herself.

    I have a 2-year old Speckled Sussex that’s having some issues. Specifically with her legs/balance and her appetite and crop. I am most concerned about her appetite because she is starving herself. Overall her temperament is good - usually sits with her tail up unless she falls asleep. Very...
  3. C

    Coccidiosis - weak legs

    Hi all, I have an 18 month old Belgian D'Uccle named Genie. 3 weeks ago we found Genie in her run, unable to stand. When I approached her, she tried to move away from me and just rolled over. We brought her inside and started vitamins, plus I treated her for coccidiosis. After a week she was...
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    Silkie falling forward and unable to balance

    Hello all! I have a 10 month old Silkie pullet. A few days ago she started losing her balance and falling forward. I brought her inside 5 days ago and she’s been inside since. She’s eating, drinking by syringe, and pooping. Poops look somewhat normal. She’s able to move her legs and flap her...
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    Hen suddenly acting lame! Seeking explanation, advice, guidance for self-treatment if possible!

    Hello! This is my first time posting to a forum, I just wrote out a message to my uncle seeking advice on a hen and thought it might be beneficial to edit it a bit and repost it here. Any replies are greatly appreciated. We have a problem with one of our chickens! I've been observing her...
  6. Mariakoltsa

    Tremovirus or other disease

    Ive posted about an issue with the same chicken in my previous post but new things have become clear since. My 5 year old chicken has been losing weight and slowly moving less and less for months and months.. maybe around 6 months..and eating and drinking less until she stopped about two weeks...
  7. chickenmamafl

    hen with balance issues

    hey everyone, i have a little hen who went broody last week. (i tried several methods throughout the week to break the broodiness) so now i’m trying the put them in a little cage away from the nest box trick… all that to say: she seems to be having balance issues on and off? she can stand up...
  8. E

    Eye Injury + Balance Issues

    After a year and half of having backyard chickens and no problems with predators, it happened the other night (we think a raccoon). My partner and I woke up to a horrible sound and immediately grabbed the flashlights and went towards it. Flash forward and all hens were alive but one sustained...
  9. CooperCats

    Can wing injury cause unstableness

    I have a 16 week old Barred Rock pullet that had a freak accident. She caught her wing on a treat skewer hook that was hanging. I’m unsure how long she was caught on the hook but it could have been up to 7 hours as I last checked on them while home for lunch. She was laying rather limply with...
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    Is it time to cull my 3 month old hen? Vet said it's a pinched nerve or Marek's.

    VIDEO HERE: My husband and I are first time chicken owners. Two weeks ago one of our hens, Moon, very suddenly had balance issues. Just hours before she was running around and jumping up on all the roosts. Then when we went to give them an evening treat before bed we noticed her walking with...
  11. fanficfreezone

    Her legs are strong but her balance is off

    Over Memorial weekend, we noticed that my hen Fiona was unable to walk. Her legs still worked but her balance was not right. When we first saw the vet he said she was emaciated, and since she was refusing to eat, we have been tube-feeding her. Over the last two weeks (since Memorial weekend)...
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    Can’t stay balanced/falling over

    I have an Americauna. Not sure her age but she is done laying so my best guess is over 3 or 4 years old. Out of nowhere yesterday she started limpin. After a couple hours it progressed to stumbling and losing balance. Like she is drunk. She loses her balance walking and sometimes just standing...
  13. Kimmyh51

    Canker parasite/Trichomoniasis in ducks

    Hi guys just wondering if anyone has dealt (by this I mean you have a certain diagnosis) with this parasite in ducks before? Most of what I google about it is relating to pigeons and other non waterfowl avian species, rather than ducks. I have had it confirmed in two ducks and lost 3 others...
  14. Landerb

    Silkie hens w/ balance issues

    Hello— I’ve had three Silkie hens— two roughly 8 months old (sisters) and one nearly two years old (mother) that have developed balance issues over the last 2-3 months. They’ve all been isolated & brought inside for monitoring. The first presented sort of like wry neck, but eventually she got to...
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    Chicken injured sick

    Hello, I have a silkie hen and am trying to figure out if she is injured or sick. Initially she was a bit wobbly on her feet but was able to get around. Within a few days she has lost her balance, she will fall forward or backwards. When I hold her she has good grip in both feet and ‘runs in the...
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    My rooster is walking like he’s drunk and crowing like he needs to cough.

    Hey, I’m currently treating my flock for worms and what I thought is coccidiosis, my rooster is on treatment for 5 days he improved a little, he doesn’t have explosive diarrhoea with blood in it anymore (he used to), his legs doesn’t shake as they did before but he’s still weak, he used to fall...
  17. hugitnotnugget

    Lost balance

    I have a hen who’s about 5 years old. She was off her perch this morning and she can’t walk. She keeps falling to both sides, like she can’t keep balance when’s she stands or walks. Stroke? Any advice? She seems healthy otherwise. Thank you for any advice you can give
  18. P

    Help to identify what's wrong with this chick please

    Can someone help please to identify what's wrong with this baby chick? Seems to be doing fine except does not walk well, loses balance and sits a lot on the bum. Eats ands drinks but is so from birth, now on day 3 not any better but also not worse. Sits a lot under heat and less active than...
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    • baby chick 0-1 week old and up balance issues health concern not better not walking well
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    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  19. Greystone farm

    Balance issue???

    Hi there! My silver laced Wyandotte chick Penelope, who is a few weeks over a month old, seems to have developed some sort of balance issue. Her center of balance is very low, and she tends to lean back on her shanks and hock joints a lot, to the point where she sometimes ends up toppling...
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    Barred Rock Rooster can't walk at all anymore- too off balanced. How can I help??

    We got him back in late winter he was able to walk, albeit somewhat unstable. He had to occassionally use his wings for balance, and we treated him for what we thought was bumble foot, but he never re-stabilized like we thought he would. It seemed like it was something more than bumble foot, but...
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