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  1. B

    Strange Poop

    My chickens just went through one round of roundworm medication a week and a half ago. I've noticed they have consistently been pooping white cloudy poop that outlines their dark poop + they have diarrhea often, but that might be because of the fruits we've been feeding them lately because of...
  2. Chickenma65

    3rd rooster sick

    My friend lost two roosters in the last year and a 3rd rooster is now showing the same signs as the last two. His head slightly tilted yesterday, today he’s off balance. Vets couldn’t determine what was going on other then if it happens again to send him in to exams after he passes. This is...
  3. ansmith1999

    pimple looking abscess on chicken’s neck

    I was moving my young showgirl rooster today (16 weeks) and discovered that he has a small pimple looking bump on his neck, that looks like it may be puss filled. I also believe I may have saw a single flea or lice crawl across his neck but couldn’t find it again/see any more. He also has a...
  4. paul rustad

    Diagnosis?

    I have a 5 yr old hen who can not longer stand on her feet. She flops all over the place and her head is constantly wobbling up towards her back. She’ll take water from a syringe but will not take food from my hand. Any ideas? I have video of the behavior it cannot upload it to this site. And...
  5. I

    Baby chick so sick! Having seizures help!

    Hey, I have five chicks, the first one had some kind of illness I couldn't really figure the illness but it looks contagious but then my other chick started getting as sick at he was, we observed her poop and so she had a slightly bloody one then it changed to orange then it's now brown. Also...
  6. N

    Can anyone identify this disease?

    Hello everyone. I usually raise a few broilers every couple months for meat and have been experiencing roughly 5% losses as chicks which is normal from what I've read. Recently the losses have been getting greater and greater, sometimes as much as 40% and it happens when the chicks are 3+ weeks...
  7. samcrook2

    Help ! Ill chickens !!!

    So I previously had this with two polish and was unsure. But this morning I lost one of my old hens and the same is happening to one of the newest editions please help. She is lathargic shutting her eyes and rocking backwards and forwards without a desire to eat or drink. It’s killing my entire...
  8. I

    My rooster is bulking his own feathers!!

    I have a year old rooster who recently started bulking off his tail fathers, like removing it but he doesn't eat the feathers, is there a reason for that??? Please help
  9. HollyJenk17

    What is wrong with my chicken?

    Hi there, I have a dark brahma, about 20 weeks old, that is displaying some very bad signs of illness. I’ve done my online research of what I think it is.... but would love to hear from some of y’all and your opinions. Here is what’s going on; She is unable to walk, she is sitting on her...
  10. A

    Chicken sick, maybe Ascites

    One of my chickens is apparently really sick - I'm out of town, so my mother is taking care of them, but a hen started to get sick last Friday. She wasn't moving much, and seemed to have trouble walking. At this point, it's apparently progressed to where she can't stand, won't drink water, and...
  11. chickenchicklady

    Vomiting chicken, PLEASE help.

    I went to feed my chicks leftover watermelon and I noticed one of my chickens vomited black vomit. Any suggestions? I can’t find any other threads on this?! I’m worried it’s a sickness that will affect my entire flock! That particular one is about 3 months old. I didn’t notice any of them acting...
  12. C

    My chicken has a pimple, what is this?

    I have two chickens with a pimple near their nose/ beak area. It’s fairly firm and she gets uncomfortable when I try and squeeze it. It started with one chicken but now two of them have it. I have looked at many chicken diseases but nothing looks like this. If anyone knows what it is and how I...
  13. L

    Chicks dying!

    Please help! My chicks are dying and I don’t know why! Some background: The chicks were hatched underneath a broody hen. We decided to build the chicks a home of their own when we failed to introduce a couple of keets we purchased to the mama chicken in the hopes she’d adopt them. The adoption...
  14. ediebaggett

    Please help!! Six year old lavender Orpington has sore by vent and green pasty butt

    please help! We were out of town for two weeks (with a pet sitter in place) and returned to find my six year old orphington to have pasty butt and a sore on her vent after I gently bathed her and washed all her poop away. She’s pretty lethargic, still will eat and drink from a syringe but lays...
  15. N23

    Chicken has purple legs/feet

    I have 4 buff Orpington hens that are 11 weeks old. One of the hens has purple legs and feet. This is my first flock and I don’t know if it’s a Disease or a natural thing. The other hens don’t have the purple legs and feet they have more of a. White color. This hen seems to be the dominant one...
  16. H

    Please help - anyone have any guesses on this mystery illness?

    Hi! Thanks so much in advance for advice here. I’m devastated that I keep losing birds and panicked that I will have to cull the whole flock including four new babies. 18 months ago, got 4 pullets. Immediately, one was very sick. Symptoms: lethargic, no “chicken behavior” like scratching...
  17. Q

    1 day old chick with protrusion from butt

    So I have a broody hen and the eggs just hatched about 8 hours ago. They are all still under the mom. They all seem healthy except for one, it is laying down, breathing quite fast and its eyes are closed, It has an odd thing sticking out on its butt (I have attached a photo). Anyone know what...
  18. Jax12Ts

    Lethargic Chicken, Lost Weight, Won’t Eat

    My 3 year old Americana chicken (the one in profile pic) isn’t doing too well. First noticed last week when she had green poop stuck to feathers outside of her vent. As of right now she won’t eat food, except for mealworms, has lost almost all of her weight but her feathers still look good and...
  19. CHICKENLOVER747-8i

    Tapeworm

    Hi. My chicken has been recently been treated for tapeworm, maybe a month ago, and today he had tape segments in his poop again. I wormed him using worm out gel 50ml and that worked. I was wondering if I can use it again in less than the three months treatment period safely? He is about 3 months...
  20. -Dakota

    Hen Can't Stay Up! HELP!

    Hello! This morning my white orpington (we think thats what she is) (a few years old) cant stay standing up. there is no eye, nose or mouth discharge. her crop is not swollen. there is no clear injury on her leg. her legs are tucked under her as they usually are, they aren't leaning out to the...
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