chicken injuries

  1. hmmleider

    Rooster Injuries - Unknown Cause

    Hello All! We are new to chickens and stumped. We have had this flock since April. We did have a surprise rooster but re-homed him so we have just the one Cornish Rooster. So he was being a typical rooster with our 12 remaining females breaking their feathers and causing damage to them (drew...
  2. D

    14 Month Old / Leg suddenly bent

    I noticed my 15 week Chicken started limping and applying little to no pressure on the leg (left) in question. After close inspection I noticed her foot had bent outwards and seen to be twisted or fractured. The bend feels as though it starts at the joint area of the Fibula and further bends at...
  3. Dixie0831

    Bumblefoot Question

    Yesterday, I noticed one of my hens more stationary than usual -- not limping but still less mobile. After looking her over I noticed she had two small black spots on her feet, which I believe to be bumblefoot. This is my first time dealing with bumblefoot in my flock. I soaked her in an...
  4. PiGE0N

    Helping a chicken's wound/scab heal??

    Just a couple of days ago two of my pet hens got seriously injured by the neighbors dog that trespassed into our backyard, the birds had to be rushed to the vet. One of my birds got surgery along with sutures(her intestine was literally hanging out), the other got stables to close the deep bite...
  5. W

    Limping/lame chicken

    Hello all, My barred rock started not wanting to use her right leg/limping yesterday. I came home to her hopping around on it. She holds it out front of her while moving, and she lays with it kinda out to the side. She's still eating/drinking and going outside into the run etc, just isn't quite...
  6. 23kthistlethwaite

    Cockerel With A Wattle injury

    Hello all, I just noticed today that one of my cockerel’s wattles seems to have a pocket of something (blood, puss, idk) and was wondering if there’s anything I should do for it. There’s a spot on the wattle where it looks like it could have been scratched, it was bleeding earlier, and it got...
  7. aubviouslycornyhomestead

    PLEASE HELP WE HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING!!

    so we have a rooster who when was young got all his back feathers plucked off by escapee ducks it has now been about 2 1\2 months and majority of his back is healed but the tail just wont heal we have tried everything we have put saddles on him we have completely wraped it we put on a dog cone...
  8. S

    Eagle attack injuries

    One of my chickens was attacked 2 days ago by an eagle. She is still able to move, eat, drink, and has even laid eggs the last 2 days. However with the severity/ appearance of her injuries, I don’t know if I should put her down. Her breathing seems labored at times and she seems to shiver (not...
  9. M

    Silkies eye swollen shut

    So it’s a long story but we had some weird things happen last night. I have 2 coops side by side. 1 was for full size chickens the other for bantam chickens. Each of them have nesting boxes side by side and they’re separated by chicken wire. The big chickens nesting box has a lid with no lock on...
  10. TheCoup2020

    Chickens attacked by ? Maybe Coyote?

    One chicken completely missing. Just a pile of feathers. The other had her tail bit off. Including the popes nose. There was a tear in her skin but very little blood. I sprayed blue cote on tail and put neosporin on the skinpulled back part. This happened yesterday. This morning she’s still...
  11. S

    Found my girl dead.

    The other night my favorite girl was dead on the floor of the hen house. I was peeking in to say good night and saw her lying in the middle of the floor. I did not free range them that day so they were in yard and or hen house all day. The day before they ranged and she was her usual perfect...
  12. M

    Chicken loosing balance? What do I do?

    Hi guys- I have 6 GLW's all about 3 months old. Blanche, my biggest girl, has all of a sudden developed a hard time standing in one place for more than 30 seconds and kind of walks a little wobbly. I've been monitoring her all morning (noticed this last night just before dark) and she still...
  13. Raccoon Attack: Hen’s Recovery Process

    Raccoon Attack: Hen’s Recovery Process

    Hello all, I thought I’d share how one of my hens was attacked by a raccoon and her recovery process in hopes of providing aid to those who may be experiencing the same scenario and may also be searching for help. I did not have access to an aviary veterinarian; therefore, I tried my best to...
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