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  1. crunchygranola

    Is my hen sick or injured?

    I have a hen that is exhibiting some odd behavior. She used to be one of my most active and busy hens, but now, all she does is lay around. When she gets up, she kind of stumbles a bit and her wings go out— when she walks, she’s a little slow and almost waddles kind of wide-legged. Any ideas...
  2. H

    HELP! I assisted a duckling before internal pipping!

    Hello! I have been incubating duck eggs for the first time. I placed 6 eggs in the incubator, 4 were fertilized and 2 were not, and then later one of the 4 died, so I am currently left with three eggs. Yesterday was day 28, and all the eggs still didn't do internal pipping yet. I also realized...
    • Hamudazahabi
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    • assist duck duckling egg hatch help help ! incubating incubation
    • Replies: 224
    • Forum: Ducks
  3. WildLemmens

    UPDATED WITH PHOTOS: Hunched, Ruffled Feathers, Excessive Quacking, Weird Yolks. Whats happening?

    Hello. I have a 1 year 3 month old Cayuga Hen. Since April (it's almost July now), she has been ruffling her feathers, hunching her neck, and quacking excessively every time she sees or even just hears us in the yard. In the last 2 weeks, her eggshells have gotten gray (which is exciting), but...
    • WildLemmens
    • Thread
    • cayuga duck cayuga hen egg abnormalities help ! help asap yolk color
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Ducks
  4. S

    Help! Chickens too hot and mouths open!

    Help!! Chickens are hot!! I have 6 Orpington chickens 3 micro chickens. It’s hitting the 90s here today and this week. The chickens are panting and I’m super worried they will die. I keep putting out cool water for them to drink. I have frozen bottles wrapped in a towel in their coop so they can...
  5. B

    Had an accident with my turkey this morning

    Hi, new member here. I’m about two years ago my uncle passed leaving behind his flock and two turkeys. Most of the flock didn’t make it with the raccoon/and or hawks on our we have one asshole rooster, one hen and my precious Pheobe the turkey that I never thought I would bond with but she is my...
    • BirdBimbo
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    • help ! tips and tricks tukery
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Turkeys
  6. A

    need advice/help asap !!

    I have a baby pigeon that I’ve rescued along with some other but this one in particular started acting off yesterday it can’t move that much and it doesn’t eat or drink water which is strange because it was eating/drinking a few days ago,I’ve moved it into my house and tried giving it sugar...
  7. Chapmangc1

    Very sick chicken who’s lost weight, has a crop the size of a softball, and has thrown-up. Help!

    My family and I went on a vacation for Three weeks and I had a church friend watching my chickens while I was gone. Before I left, one of my chickens was not acting 100% right, but there were no obvious symptoms other than mildly lethargic. I got home today and she was not doing well. She...
  8. PuddlesandWaddles

    HELP duck egg wobbling day 24!

    One of my duck eggs is wobbling! Should I go ahead and lockdown?
  9. K

    Duck will not stand

    Please help. My daughter got her way and added 3 babies to our flock. Everything has been wonderful with them all pekings. A couple of days ago they were playing around and one got tangled where its feet became discombobulated around one of the water hoses as their pool was being filled. The...
    • Kc_821
    • Thread
    • #hurtduck help !
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Ducks
  10. S

    Weak chick randomly opening its mouth HELP!

    Hi guys i just saved some random baby chick idk we found it and its really small but has like hair idk what u call it. The problem Its doesnt eat, i try to give it water like help it drink water it does but just a little bit, his eyes are closed almost all the time, he doesnt move or anything...
  11. Flutterbudget

    Fox attack, duck hasn’t pooped in over an hour?

    Hi all, This morning unfortunately we had a fox visit the garden but due to hearing it and my partner darting out, the fox dropped my precious poppet and scarpered. (5am). She has a puncture wound above her right wing and to her tummy. She’s had a bath, I’ve cleaned the wounds with vetericyn...
  12. R

    Is this a gapeworm???????

    my gosling just pooped this and there was a bit of blood she’s less than 3 weeks and no gaping to breathe but sometimes sounds like a crackle when breathing in very very quiet tho. Only started a high pitched sneeze noise today. No eye discharge and I can’t see anything in her throat yet but...
    • Rubyreece
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    • gapeworm help !
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Geese
  13. Goose in the snake room

    HELP! Gosling with Infected feather follicle?

    I feel like my goslings are falling apart with my frequent post. But today I noticed my 7 week old Chinese gosling’s wing was red and swollen. Last week I treated him for Angel wing and this was not present at the time, and I haven’t noticed it until now so I believe this is new. The feathers...
  14. P

    Emergency Dying Lethargic Duckling, Need Help

    Hi all— I’ve been referencing this form a lot for my newly hatched ducklings, but I haven’t found a definitive answer on this. I have five, five day old ducklings, and this morning, woke to one not standing like the rest. I immediately tried to make some diy sugar solution and also mashed some...
    • pand0rasbox
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    • duckling emergancy help ! sick 1 week
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Ducks
  15. greenchicky

    Old Duck PLS HELP

    Hello! I am making this post in hopes that someone can suggest something to help my duck… I have a Muscovy duck named SPLASH who is quite old, he is about 15 yrs old, has lost sight in one eye, but still kicking :) SPLASH has always had wat we just called a ‘wonky wing’ ((we assumed he injured...
  16. Roseynose

    Help mites on hen and hatching eggs!

    Help! My hen is sitting on eggs in the cracking stage about to hatch. I moved my hen to an isolated coop for her safey from some bullys. But I just found some sort of feather mites all over my hens inner feathers. I put dimostacious Earth all over her and then relized that may be harmful for the...
  17. Vee_Bri

    Egg Bound or Waterbelly

    Hello! I have a hen who has been walking funny today and slightly lethargic. She was eating and drinking earlier in the day though. I thought she was eggbound by the penguin walk and have given her 2 Epsom salt baths. She is breathing heavy and her vent is consistently pulsating. Her belly also...
  18. 1

    Injured Duck, Need Help

    I came across my duck laying down, barely able to move this morning. He is unable to stand or move much and it appears that he is unable to open his bill on his own. He has been cheeping constantly. I do not see any physical injures but am new to ducks. I did check the band on his leg but it’s...
    • 10 Baby Ducklings
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    • duck help help ! injured injured duck need help need help & advice please help whats wrong
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Ducks
  19. CountryWomanFarms

    Chicken with worms

    So a few days ago I noticed one of my chickens seemed a bit off but I chalked it up to it being an unusually hot day. But tonight when I went to close up the coop she was laying on the ground not moving so I checked her out and she couldn’t stand, had some poop stuck to her butt, and felt a bit...
  20. K

    Changing Chicken Laws in Smithfield, NC

    Hello! I am a stubborn gal who was told by her neighbors that chickens were illegal in our small town of Smithfield, NC. I want to be able to have a nice urban chicken coup and raise a few Silkie chickens. Im looking for like minded individuals to help create change in our little town. I would...
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