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  1. P

    Help is this Coryza?

    I have a 2 month ISA brown that has one eye swollen and seems to be the only one. She is eating and drinking, seems to only be sleepy and wobbles around. It’s poop is fine and doesn’t smell or have fluid coming out of it last nose. Any recommendations to help treat this girl is appreciated! Thank!
  2. Bananer86

    Cecal or bloody?

    Hello all, could someone please help me... I’m not sure if this is cecal poop or if my littles may need some meds edited to add the chicks are about 2 months, he’s a roo & acting normal. I have these 2 inside away from our 3 bigger chicks because the female had an incident with our dog a few...
  3. Nefelibata

    How do I know if my ducks are happy?

    I keep their water clean and their food replenished. They have toys, a big yard, and a pond. I flip over logs for them to get bugs, and I give them a treat of peas every day. But I feel like they aren't happy. I've raised them since they were ducklings, but My hen is still acting a bit scared of...
    • Nefelibata
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    • dark campbell ducks health
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Ducks
  4. RainValleyFarm

    Diet?

    What is the best feed for larger breeds? I have a Peking duck and what I believe is a New Hampshire red rooster. They're about 11 weeks old. I'm worrying about them growing too quickly and getting too heavy for their legs. I currently have them on pier in a flock raiser which is a 20% protein. I...
  5. OfWolvesAndHen

    New chick has stiff, curled toes; trouble walking

    He seems healthy otherwise, but his toes are still and curled up. He was malpositioned in the egg (pipped at narrow end) and I had to help him hatch at around 2PM today as it had been over 12 hours since he unzipped, with continuous struggling to hatch. He's very active, he wants to move around...
  6. M

    Thick sticky bloom? What is this?

    One of our chickens does not lay in the baskets. She consistently lays on the ground of the coop. Her eggs always have a thick gooey cover layer, almost like a discharge. Is this a thick bloom/cuticle? What is this? Is it a sign of sickness? help! I have attached pictures of the egg she laid...
  7. RainValleyFarm

    Brooder & any raising help appreciated!!!

    Hi guys! I am picking up day old chicks on Saturday (18 of them!) so I have a few questions. 1. How do I regulate the temperature with a brooder plate? I don’t want to use lamps as they scare me (fire hazard) 2. I have about a 2 hour drive with them. How can I prepare for them to stay warm...
  8. anatis_amare

    Sick Duck - Help?

    Hello everyone. Our 2-year-old female Welsh Harlequin, Churro, appears to be ill and hasn't been acting herself lately (for about the past 2-3 days). She has been quiet, lethargic, has ruffled feathers, and isn't eating or drinking too much. She seems to be a bit more active today and yesterday...
    • anatis_amare
    • Thread
    • duck health lethargic reduced appetite sick
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Ducks
  9. kaylakukla

    Unable to stand or walk

    I have a chicken who is ten years old; Thàvma. She was healthy and thriving then one day recently, she disappeared. We looked all over for her (we have over ten acres) and ultimately found her ten days later. She was found against the pool equipment and when I picked her up, she was alert and...
  10. K

    Huffy Puffy, our puzzling hen

    Helllo everyone. I have come to this website many times with all my questions regarding my flock, but I have yet to get a solid answer for my most puzzling question of all. My hen, Huffy Puffy, wheezes and doesn't cluck or make mutch sound. The weird part, she doesn't have discharge or watery...
  11. Ssutor

    Duck food

    Hi Everyone, I feed my ducks Dodson and Horrell pellets each day, mixed with a blend of corn, seeds and sweetcorn (I think) from the farmer over the road who has had poultry a long time. They get fresh kale/spring greens most mornings, dried mealworms and roam for buggs all day. Is there...
    • Ssutor
    • Thread
    • diet dodson and horrell food health indian runners pellets
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Ducks
  12. Chirbuls

    HELP!! Chicken making weird noise and gasping

    I have a one year old hen which is making weird coughing like noises and gasping occassionly. She is drinking and eating just fine but i am very concerned since my other hen who was of same age died earlier this year. She also was completely fine except for the coughing like noises. She died...
  13. J

    Sick Coturnix Hen

    I have a large female celadon coturnix who is listless and shows no interest in food, when normally she eats like a cow (this bird is enormous). She sits hunkered and I may have seen her stumble a bit. Passes mostly clear feces with traces of white. I did notice a pink spot in one of her...
  14. ChickenMasta1105

    White liquid found at mt chicken coop

    Hi! Please reply to this quickly. I found this white liquid thing in my chicken coop. My chickens are around 7 week olds, and I found this weird white substance today. Please help, what is it?! Edit: I found this weird dropping there too. Please tell me if it is normal.
  15. ChickenMasta1105

    Do my approx 7 week old chicks seem healthy?

    These are pics of my chicks, 2 of them 8 week olds, 1 of them 7 week old, and the fourth 6 week old. Can you please tell me if they are healthy? They are very active.
  16. ChickenMasta1105

    Breed, gender, and health of my 7 week old chickens

    Hello! I want to know the breed of my approximately 6 week old chickens. Please also tell me their gender, I think the two ones to the right are hens, and the two ones to the left are roosters. Am I right? The one to the extreme right is an 8 week old, the one to the left of that is about 6 week...
  17. D

    Chickens haven't laid eggs in 6 months

    I have about 20 adult chickens of various breeds and ages, all previously laying, that stopped in summer and have yet to start laying again. I've tried moving them around, restricting feed, overfeeding, feeding alfalfa as recommended by a neighbor, oyster shells, omega supplements, deworming...
  18. Backyard Dacks

    Polysymptomatic Doves

    Hello, everyone! I wanted to get some advice on treating 2 doves, each with different strange things about them. Both were just treated for lice infestation with 8in1 spray- possibly oversprayed. Symptoms of Dove #1 Inability to roost properly without some time and extra room; if indeed unable...
  19. chickmamat

    Muscovy Duck weird stomach bumps

    I posted about my Muscovy molting a couple weeks ago, but I can’t find that thread. We adopted her. She couldn’t walk well and we assumed she was over weight and her legs were weak from her previous living conditions. She has since lost weight and moves and runs well. I noticed though, a couple...
  20. warmnfluffy

    Help, My Rooster is Isolating Himself From Coop and Buddies at Night!!

    My rooster Cowboy has recently been isolating himself at night from the rest of the flock and wont go inside the coop. Instead he just roosts on a perch inside the run we have (connected to the coop). Cowboy is about 3-4 years or so (he is second hand so not exact age, also 1 yr when adopted)...
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