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  1. P

    Baby Chick Ear Issues

    Hi! I have 10 3 week old pullets and 3 of them seem to have a crusty red/black raised spot over their ear areas. I’ve attached a photo of one of the worse ones. Does anyone have any ideas for what I should do? Are they just pecking at each other or is this an infection? I could take them to...
  2. S

    Losing feathers?

    HELP REALLY CONCERNED: first time chicken mom here. I have 4 pullets, 17 weeks now. (1 BO, 2 PR, 1aust.) ive looked everywhere for this answer but can’t seem to find it online. Question: do the chicks lose feathers a few a day as they grow to maturity? I’ve been surprised by the Qty of...
  3. Smawise

    In Mareks Disease denial

    Hello flock parents, I hope you're great today. My little Todoboki is roughly 4-5 years old. We got her and her 3 siblings from a sanctuary. They were being chased by a dog in a graveyard where they'd been dumped (so no idea about vaccinations). Todo has developed leg issues. Limping on...
  4. M

    Please help I’m scared my ducks have sour crop

    I’m really scared that my 6 week old ducks have sour crop. Their breath does smell foul, their excretions are runny, they don’t seem to have the appetite they once had, and their chests are squishy. I feed them a chick starter food and I think I over feed them veggies (without enough grit). I...
    • Mck2020
    • Thread
    • ducks health sour crop sour crop treatment
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Ducks
  5. orloffer

    Help me health-check my chickens

    Hello chicken eggsperts! I would appreciate it if you would give some input as to how my chickens are looking (health-wise), based on the photos I managed to capture of them. Here is some information about them, and I will add in more photos if needed: General information: --I have five hens...
  6. B

    Does my chick have Spraddle legs??

    She’s a day and some time old. I’m new to all this and can’t tell if she’s Spraddled. I know she has curly toes but what do you think?? If so what should I do. She can’t stand on her feet. And walks around like that. (Third picture)
  7. L

    Ducks hate NutriDrench?

    My two Pekins are 4 weeks today. They've given me a little bit of a scare this past week with some heavy panting so I read everything I could in a panic that they had aspergillosis, and came across a lot of recommendations for Nutridrench as a general overall health booster so I picked some up...
    • LT71689
    • Thread
    • ducks health nutri-drench
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Ducks
  8. M

    hen laying soft eggs and acting weird

    my almost 2 year old hen has laid 2 soft shelled eggs in a row (two separate days, not two in one day) and after laying these, she still acts like shes needing to lay but doesnt. she isnt typically a daily layer and i keep her on a natural diet but due to me recently moving had to get her...
  9. A

    Single, double, and triple-yolk mania!

    Hello everyone, One of our younger hens (6mo) has been laying for about a month, and is routinely laying double-yolk eggs. As of now, about 75% of her eggs have been doubles, and 25% have been singles. There was one instance where she laid a triple-yolker. We have had chickens for over four...
  10. S

    Can’t figure out why they are dying.

    Hi all, I am so sad, I’ve lost three chicks today and another is on the way out. I cannot figure out what is wrong! Several weeks ago I had a hen that didn’t come out of the coop, I thought she was just broody so I left her alone. I checked on her later that day and she looked asleep but her...
  11. A

    help??

    what on earth is this thing i found on my goslings butt? also is it normal for goslings to sound almost like theirs kissing or they have water in their nose when the breathe? sometimes it's even a small clicking noise? i've never raised a gosling before and just don't know about what their...
    • aliannabadeaux
    • Thread
    • bahaviors ducks geese goose gosling health injury
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Geese
  12. M

    My baby silkie is losing feathers and scabbing!

    Hey guys i need your help! My chick has been losing feathers for a couple weeks and has some gnarly scabs on her neck. We thought she was getting pecked so we moved her into her own separate place with the same things the other chickens had (food, water, heat, etc.). We also took her to ranch &...
  13. C

    Sick Duck

    Hello all, I have a sick duck I think. It is a 8-9 week old white peking duck and it won't extend it's neck even while walking. I should add that sometimes it will extend its neck but only about half way. It has whitish diarrhea, eye discharge and can get around but struggles it looks like...
  14. fivechicks715

    Is my Silkies poop normal?

    This just seemed like a lot of poop for two little silkies. Sorry for the gross picture. I just got them a week ago from a local farm. They are in quarantine from my flock for the next 3 weeks. I gave them rooster booster for the first time in their water yesterday. Their behaviors are normal...
  15. reesechickpic

    Enthusiastically New to Chickens

    My family and I just got 15 chicks, they are now 3 days old, we got 6 of them from a local feed store and the other 9 from a different store. We had chickens when I was younger, now that I am older I have taken charge of raising them as my own. I am really excited and want to learn the best way...
  16. immortalight

    Have You Noticed A Difference In The Health Of Chickens From Hatcheries?

    I've been raising chickens for about 11 years now. My first flock all came from a woman who raised hundreds of chickens way out on a farm outside Austin TX. They were various breeds but they were all happy, healthy, GENTLE chickens. In eight years, of the 15 chickens in the flock, I only...
  17. S

    Rabbit eye looks infected

    My Netherland dwarf has had a yucky eye for a couple of days now. I washed it out yesterday with salty water but it has returned today. I washed it out at about 9;30 this morning only to see at 1;00 that it has returned pretty bad. His eye looks squinty and im not sure what to do. my initial...
  18. D

    Scabs on ducks feet

    Hi guys! I'm new to this whole forum thing but I have two ducks and recently I showed them at a fair. They had to remain in a cage with sand as bedding for four days and during that time I noticed their feet got little red spots on them. Normally for bedding I give them wood shavings and they...
    • ducklover4572
    • Thread
    • feet health health health duck health issue in ducks help !
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Ducks
  19. E

    Broiler vs Layers

    Good greetings to you all. I want to stir up a contradictory topic.To get started ,broiler chickens are fleshier than backyard chickens although they on average take a mere 6 weeks to mature.In contrast to backyard chickens can take more than 12 weeks to mature and still may not be as fleshy as...
    • Eddie man
    • Thread
    • broiler chickens broilers chicken chicken health chicken quality chickens chicks eggs health layer chickens nutrient value produce quality
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying
  20. SavvySilkieMom

    Can I keep Silkie Chicks that are almost 2 weeks apart together?

    If you followed my other thread you know I had 2 white bantam silkies 12 days old today. Unfortunately after all my efforts one has passed away leaving my healthy chick very lonely. My breeder said she will replace the chick with some hatchlings she has that are black silkies. My questions is...
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