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  1. O

    Maggots please HELP

    My chicken OJ who is 6 has maggots and can’t move her left leg much. It seemed like she couldn’t move her left leg back and can’t walk on the leg, she is still walking sometimes but does it on her other leg. It seemed to be a hip dislocate or brake, but after looking closer I saw a large coin...
  2. F

    Lone baby chick

    My little brother recently went to a farm house with my dad. It’s owned by a friend of my dad’s. While there, he saw them killing runt baby chicks. (know it’s runt because he asked why are u kill killing them and they said it’s because the chicks were too small.) My brother originally picked...
  3. xKaitlin

    Duck Breed?!

    Back in March I got day old ducks and ended up with 2 drakes and 2 ducks, once they were 4 months I got 3 more girls 7-12 weeks old that were mixed but I still can’t tell the breeds as I am new to this. I was told I was given a Welsh harlequin (biggest), buff Orpington (smallest) and a Swedish...
  4. Crusty Duck

    Help! Does my turkey have blackhead or coccidia?

    My 2 1/2 month old turkey started to have runny yellow poop three days ago and acting sick. She wasn’t running around with the other turkeys or eating and drinking much. She was acting normal after I gave her a supplement on the day it started. After being fine yesterday her symptoms started...
  5. W

    PLEASE HELP!! Almost day 33 and think my gosling needs help!

    HELLO! I am brand new here but have been DEVOURING everything from this forum trying to hatch this gosling I was given!!! Everyone here is so helpful, so I figured I'd give it a go! I am freaking out because I've fallen in love with this little guy and want him/her to hatch SO BAD- but...
  6. Fangeddeer

    Is my raw diet for my ducks okay?

    I ran out of all the feed I had, n I don’t know when I can get more. So I’ve been making feed out of stuff at home. Before I use it, I research if it’s safe. I only feed them vegan, ofc. And I change it everyday (yesterday was eggs, carrots and lettuce while today it was lettuce, carrots and...
  7. T

    duck fell and twisted its neck

    So this happened quite a while ago, like a month or two ago, when my ducklings were still pretty young (not super young, they were in that stage where they were a little big). so back then my dad put the ducklings in big carboard boxes with grass and holes poked in them, and that arrangemnt was...
  8. CRH

    PLEASE HELP

    The title is a little much but I’m in need of serious help. My ducks had eggs turns out they were fertilized there about 10 of them? there mama has been sitting on them daily but 2 days ago, I picked up an egg and out it to our Hatcher light (pic in post). To see if it was fertilized and it...
  9. Y

    chicks dying fast dont know what to do !

    hi last two days i had two of my little chicks doing like this clip just looking weak and mostly just standing eyes closed and gasping like this like there is something stuck in their throat both of them died i gave this one some yogurt and olive oil i forced him to eat some and i massage...
  10. O

    Is this an internal pip?

    Hi, so we are at the end of day 22 today(live in the UK) and i have been montering the eggs today as when i candles this morning i thought i saw movement right by the air sack. I candled them again tonight as i heard that when they internally pip i need to increase humidity and as this is my...
  11. Meme1991

    Lets play! Hen or roo!

    Hi everyone! I have two 7 week old Blue Isbars. I'm hoping someone will be able to tell if they are pullets or cockerels. Their hatch date was 4/21. Their names are on each photo. Let me know what you think. Thank you 😊 💓 ☺️ ☺️
  12. T

    Chicken with vent gleet

    Afternoon guys, I have a chicken which I believe has vent gleet ? Just have a question What is the best way to treat this ? And then if people out there could give me some advice on what’s the best treatment to use ? I live in the uk 🇬🇧 . Thanks Tom P.S . Sorry the photos not very good as...
  13. C

    Strange bump on newly hatched chicks head.

    This barn yard mix chick just hatched and has a strange looking bump on its head. Almost looks like it’s full of fluid. Will it survive?
  14. Y

    Help! My duckling is having seizures!

    My duckling has had 2 seizure episodes today. It seems tired and won’t eat. Although it has been drinking water. It has walked around a bit but still seems tired and warm. What do I do?!
  15. D

    911 Exploding egg. Are the rest dead too? Should i ho back and get them??

    So there is a pair of geese I visit every day. I noticed the female laid five eggs and had been sitting on them nonstop. About. Two days ago I walked over and there were only 3 eggs left and it smelled I only saw one shell on the side of the nest and one inside. There were flies everywhere and...
  16. ducklingsareadorable

    URGENT HELP WITH HATCHING DUCKLING

    hello! i have 4 eggs and one hatched this morning, ones in hatching and one is a bit younger so still developing. its another one wich im very concerned about, he had 2 VERY big air sacs from day 13 already, and it didnt shrink or something till day 30 (today) and our neighbor used to be a vet...
  17. O

    Hen attacked by fox! Has dropping neck and puncture wound to back and stomach

    Hi all I’m new to this forum but seen some good advice posted about fox attacks, thought most did not apply specifically My dad has some backyard chickens that we just keep as pets, so we are very close to them and yesterday daytime (4pm) a fox came and attacked them. There is one dead and two...
  18. ColeTrain425

    Help: red bourbon hen is laying down a lot won’t get up unless I get near her

    I need help my red bourbon hen is laying down a lot she won’t get up if I talk to her or two on the fence I have to go inside the fenced area and go underneath a shed/house I had built she will then get up and walk out of there but once I got out of the area she went an layed back down my...
  19. Goldnmine

    Day 24 and one egg left

    Hello I’m new to hatching chicks (my 1st time ever) I received 3 Easter egger eggs from someone , 3 barred rock, 3 australorp eggs from another person. The 3 barred rock & 3 australorp all hatched day 20-21. Of the 3 EE, 2 failed to develop early (day 7-14) the last one looked promising, but...
  20. Chickenwithnobrim

    EMERGENCY DID I HURT MY BIRD

    I was trimming my chickens nails with a dremel, holding her on her side. I was holding one leg while my girlfriend was holding the other because that was the only way to keep her from kicking. She started panting but i figured it was normal because she was scared/ Hot. I kept it under 5 minutes...
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