diagnosis

I have had 3 hens in the last few weeks show signs of varying degrees of prolapse. I've been trying to researching into causes to see if it is anything I am doing and what I can do to fix it. I have been treating them with witch hazel, and 2 seem to be ok, but just had the third show it today...

I’ve been trying for a while to get to the bottom of my hen’s health issue(s). I’m baffled. Symptoms in Buff Orpington hen (rescue, roughly 4-5 yrs old): Watery poop with white streaks or dark green mass (new symptom, past few days) Worms or worm-like matter in some of the watery poop (new...

I have a Welsh Harlequin duckling that is not doing well. She(?) acts like she feels ok but she is not growing and she has an area around her eyes that is missing down and just looks unhealthy. (See photos) I tried frequent assisted head dunkings but it did not help. All the other 40 ducks...

Hello all, I am in south Texas and after the horrible cold front we had this past week with snow, ice and freezing temps, as well as with working, today was the first day I was able to thoroughly go through and check my entire flock of chickens. All of my hens are fine, as well as four of my...

Hi, I noticed today that our scatty legbar chicken was slow and didnt panic when I went near her so picked her up and noticed a big swelling underneath her. I cant feel anything hard like an egg in it, but I bathed her and have tried to snuggle her in case she's egg bound. She last laid two...

Hello, I was wondering if anyone has ever downloaded an android app called "SaveTheChicken". It is supposed to use artificial intelligence to identify disease in poultry and almost instantly give you back the results. If this technology is legit, this is a HUGE asset for all of us chicken...

Hi I have been a chicken mom for a year now it's been awesome ,scary and worth every second. I have 2 barred rocks Betty and Margey we had 4 but 1 was rooster we had to give him away we aren't allowed him where we live and the other is, or was, it still hurts she was are favorite squeak she died...

So about two weeks ago I had an RIR rooster pass away after he got an infection on his leg from being attacked by a dog. I didn’t want my hen to be lonely so I went out and bought a bantam Polish pair. One hen and one rooster. A couple of days later the rooster died. He had diarrhea, so I’m...

For a little over 24 hours I have been treating my 3 week old silkie chick for what I THINK is wry neck. Through observing her today though I am starting to wonder if its something else. Her symptoms include: *neck hanging between legs (but she has good moments were she can hold herself up...

Hi All, I have 21 chickens and this is my first year with them (have had them since March), so I don’t have any real experience with chicken diseases yet. My cream crested legbar hen started acting weird yesterday. She was just lying on the ground in full sun, which was strange since it was mid...

I came home from work to find my Cayuga didn't seem like she is feeling 100%. I will list the symptoms and what I have done. If anyone can offer advice it would be appreciated. My other Cayuga didn't make it during shipment so I really REALLY don't want to lose Sonia Duckstoyevsky! The first...

Hello chicken community, A couple months ago I posted a forum regarding one of my chickens being very lazy around the yard. What I thought had gone away has returned, and I am again concerned that something is very wrong with my hen. Cheeko is showing symptoms of being recumbent. She will stand...

A couple months ago, I moved houses. We made a coop out of a room in the barn that was used for horses or cows by the previous owner. All my chickens from my old house loved the new place and were doing just fine. Then, I decided to add new chickens. I got 4 Speckled Sussex and 2 Polish hens...

I meant to post this in this thread. I went out to check food and water this morning and AmiJo, one of my top hens, was dead in the run near the fence. I have checked her for predator damage and have found none. I admit that a few other things have been going on lately that have caused temporary...