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  1. Abrios

    Should i be concerned about how this pullets comb looks?

    I bought some pullets about 3 weeks ago and most are developing nice looking combs but this one this wonky. I also notice that some of the girls look dry on their heads. Is this do to a diseas or climate. We live in Lancaster CA which is very close to the Mojave desert. So we are in the high...
  2. Maryam.

    Not sure what’s going on

    Hi, I have a 3y.o female pekin called Cookie, she’s my pet duck and lives indoor. Almost a month ago she suddenly started limping, exactly on the very day that I added levamisole to her water for worming. Her ankle was a little swollen but not like joint swelling, just a spot. I took X-ray from...
    • Maryam.
    • Thread
    • disease disease question duck female duck limping pekin
    • Replies: 59
    • Forum: Ducks
  3. mapurcel

    Sneezing Chick Dead in 4 Hours

    Please help me understand what happened. I am concerned for my two remaining chicks. I had two 2 week old Mille Fluer chicks I hatched myself. Both were appropriate weight, feathering nicely, ate, and drank frequently but dead chick had curled toe (unsure if related). Both had symptoms of...
  4. AgnesGray

    Chick quarantine... how long should it be?

    Hello - Looking for information on how long to quarantine baby hatchery chicks from chicks I hatched at home. All are less than a week old currently. Thanks
  5. delaneylgray

    Odd feathers on Silkie Chicken's face

    Hello! I have had Silkies for almost all my life. I have noticed these odd feathers on one of my Silkies faces. They're a bit hard to describe (see photo) there are these small bead like things gathered around the base of the feathers. I had another chook with a similar condition, I assumed it...
  6. theroosternamedrooster

    Any idea why my roo is doing this? Sickness? Trying to burp? Help!

    This has been going on for the last couple of weeks. At first it was very random and sporadic but now I can generally count on it happening once a day or so. He seems happy/eats/drinks water/crows/doesn’t seem abnormal otherwise, but this is very concerning to me . I am not sure what to search...
  7. R

    Adult rooster foot becoming deformed now walking on wrist! What is causing this?!

    My 5 year old rooster had bumblefoot years ago and pneumonia in 2015, and made it through those, though he was left with a sneeze. I moved him to the Florida panhandle and over the past several weeks I noticed his legs/ feet seem swollen and red, but it's always kind of looked like that. Then...
  8. MomJones

    Is This Ocular Marek's Disease?

    Hi Friends, This is difficult (because I want the answer to be NO), but I have 27 birds. In my mature laying hens (2 years old) one of the Buff Orphington's has a strange eye. It's pupil is tiny, while on the other side, the pupil is normal. She eats, drinks, lays normally. Comb is slightly...
  9. MMA727

    Does this look like Black head disease ?

    Curious if the black spots on my Tom looks like black head disease? He is behaving normal.
    • MMA727
    • Thread
    • diagnose help disease question
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Turkeys
  10. W

    Help Vent Warts/Growths in Sick Silkie Roo

    I need help figuring out what is wrong with my silkie roo. Here is what we have observed and done so far: - Roughly 3 weeks ago He stopped standing up was very weak in the legs and stopped eating. He came and spent a couple days with his “nana” and he got medicated water and quiet time without...
  11. alexpalafox82

    Chicken Feet Problem

    Recently I have noticed my chicken feet, she has something on her feet and I dont know how to cure it or help her. I think to some kind of disease, her scaley feet are kind of scrapping off. I need help.
  12. NubbyRyuu

    Zombie Goats?

    There's been this thing in the news lately spreading like wildfire called Zombie Deer Disease, aka Chronic Wasting Disease. It says only deer, elk, and moose get this, but it has me thinking. Deer and Goats are kinda similar (mostly the browsing thing), but I do get deer that travel through my...
    • NubbyRyuu
    • Thread
    • deer disease question diseases farm animals goats horse illnesses livestock question zombie
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Other Pets & Livestock
  13. T

    My chicken passed, could it have been Marek's?

    Hello, I had three 7 month old chickens that I raised together, and my biggest chicken, Big Red, just passed yesterday very suddenly. A couple of nights ago I heard the chickens being very noisy around 11:00pm which I thought was odd, when I ran down to the coop, Big Red was lying on the ground...
  14. toriyr

    New flock | one chicken not moving, eating or drinking

    Hi there everyone, I know similar threads have been started here about the same subject, but I'm a very new backyard chicken enthusiast so any help would be much appreciated! I went out and got four chickens from a reputable breeder on the weekend just passed, all wormed and vaccinated. Have...
  15. HuskerHens18

    Are Auction Hatching Eggs Safe?

    So there's an upcoming exotics and poultry auction, I decided to sell a bunch of my less lovable birds on it (Egg eaters and jerks). I will not buy adult birds, but I spotted they'll be selling hatching eggs, and by the looks of it, a LOT of hatching eggs!! I know there are a few diseases...
  16. KLIL

    Dead chick with scabby sore?

    This morning I checked on my 4 day old chicks that I only just purchased at 2 days old and found one dead with what looks like scabby sore on its side and under its belly. Has anyone seen this before or have an idea on what it could have been? I thought maybe the other chicks had pecked it then...
  17. Swastik Choudhari

    What to do if chicken get cold?

    My rooster may has got cold. He is sneezing every 5min and mucous or water like thing coming from his nose..the watery thing all around his beak... His eyes are tired.. He ot cold or whatever it is like a typical human woukd have.... What home remedy can i do for this case?
  18. JBirdy

    Mycoplasma - is quarantine essential?

    Hello, We recently decided to create our own backyard coop and flock. It's been about six weeks since purchasing our chicks and they now range from 7-10 weeks of age: a speckled sussex cross, two silver laced wyandottes, silkie, and bantam cochin. About one week after purchasing (while still...
  19. courtney426

    imobile chicken

    My hen is a buff orpington. I have no idea how old she is or how much she weighs. This morning I went to feed my flock and saw her in the coop not moving. Her comb is floppy so we think she is dehydrated. She eats cracked corn/pellets and drinks water but she is barely eating or drinking. Her...
  20. IizChicken

    My chicken is making a sound unlike the others, is this a problem?

    I have a plymouth rock hen who has been making clucks that are more like those of a rubber chicken toy. She is between 2 months old and egg laying age, as well as none of the other girls are sounding like her. From what I’ve seen is that she is eating and drinking well and doesnt have a runny...
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