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  1. J

    Hen passed away, not sure from what

    So my hen passed away today and I'm trying to figure out from what and if I need to worry about the rest of my flock. So I knew she was sick but I didn't think she was this sick untill yesterday. So I'll start from the beginning, as you can see I have a previous post about it. It first started...
  2. B

    Indian runner duck suddenly won’t stand or walk

    We have a 2 year old Indian runner duck who has suddenly gone off his legs and just cannot stand up for more than a few steps and then slumps down onto his tummy to lie down again. We have no idea what’s going on as she was fine a few weeks ago. She lives with 6 chickens in a coop and run and...
    • Bro837383
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    • duck ill indian runner walk
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    • Forum: Ducks
  3. S

    Something is wrong with one of our ducks

    Hello, we have four ducks a month old almost exactly. They just started spending days outside. It is between 65-75 degrees Fahrenheit. They have water and food in a 5x5 pen I made them. Recently, starting this morning, one of our little ones, Peanut, has been acting lethargic. She sits there...
    • ShaneAM
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    • 4 week old duck duckling help ill lethargic one month old sick sick duck
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Ducks
  4. P

    My chicken has seizures and can't walk.

    My 1 year old hen has became ill all of a suddena and can't walk and gets seizures all the time and jumping in pain what medicine should I give him NOW
  5. S

    Turkey screaming and itching?!

    Hi, I’m new to backyard chickens! my turkey poult (almost 3 weeks old) is the only turkey amongst ducklings and chicks. He was doing fine and was very active and happy until earlier today when he started screaming constantly and running around everywhere only stopping to itch his neck or stab...
  6. L

    Wobbly Chicken

    Hi all :), We have just bought two white leghorns around two weeks ago, apparently at point of lay but am presuming they are younger due to size. One is doing well, however the other one has become lethargic in last day or so, will eat and drink have a short walk around but as soon as it...
  7. Stella1027

    PLEASE HELP my duck is throwing up water and has difficulty to breathe

    I have a female duck 10 month old, she is breathing heavily and like there was liquid is in her throat, also she is vomiting water (yellow) , at first we thought that it was because she is laying eggs but now we are very worried cause she layed the egg today and the symptoms didn't stop She was...
  8. L

    Help! First time trying to diagnose a sick chicken (photos attached)

    Hello everyone! I've always been a lurker, reading posts and gather information, but at the moment I'm stumped and worried I may or may not be doing the right things. I have a 6mo. Australorp hen who we found on November 30th acting pretty unusual in the coop the other day. We brought her...
  9. Grey Gables

    Not sure what’s wrong — dehydration? Parasites?

    Hi, My 5 month old RIR has not been herself the last few hours. I went to let my chickens out of their run and everyone excitedly ran out. She did not, which is very unusual. She eventually slowly walked out toward the others. She kept stopping and standing still for lengths of time. High was...
  10. 1234chicken4321

    Reintroducing ill chicken

    Hi, I've had an ill chick which I've kept separate (with its mum) for over a month. The vet said (over the phone) I can now let it back out with the others and stop giving it the antibiotics. Its been a couple of days and it seems fine off the medicine, but its still got a sneeze. The mother...
  11. 1234chicken4321

    Chick still ill after vet?

    Hi, Long story short I had five 2 week old chicks but three died after they all contracted some respiratory problem. I felt so bad for the gasping little guys o tool them to the vets around the start of the month and got some medicine. 2 weeks on that hadn't cured the last two so we've switched...
  12. Catbutts

    Is this a sign of respiratory problem?

    One of my chicken keep sneezing like this. Is it normal behavior? Or is she sick?
  13. NineChickens

    Unbalanced hen; falling with bad aim. HELP!

    I have a Rhode Island Red hen who is about 4 years. I moved about a year ago and unfortunately i lost 2 female ducks to predators we didn’t know were around. That left my one male duck with my flock of hens. He has shown a lot of interest in my Rhode Island Red hen, Lucy, and started trying to...
  14. 1234chicken4321

    Ill chicks, please help??

    One of my chicks being raised free range by its mums (it has two) seems to have a cold. It stops every few seconds and seems to look up and wheeze with a rare sneeze. It still runs around and eats fine but its had it a few days and seems a bit worse. I know how quickly they can go down hill, so...
  15. chicksonline

    My chicken is ill and i cant work out what’s wrong

    My chicken RJ - naked neck x white leghorn she’s two years old bred from me she’s just finished being broody but now she’s gasping to breathe and not eating, she also has an impacted crop. its not canker as has been on medication and not helped i have massaged her crop and it’s not moved, i...
  16. 3

    Mystery Diagnosis: Chicken Edition - HELP ! ! !

    Greetings Backyard Chickens Community, This is my first time posting on here and reaching out directly for help, though I’ve read dozens of threads over the past little over a year of keeping hens in our small suburban backyard and all the minor follies that have accompanied that endeavor. I’m...
  17. F

    Swollen belly (with pictures)

    Hi, I noticed today that our scatty legbar chicken was slow and didnt panic when I went near her so picked her up and noticed a big swelling underneath her. I cant feel anything hard like an egg in it, but I bathed her and have tried to snuggle her in case she's egg bound. She last laid two...
  18. WildCHILD400

    SICK RABBIT PLEASE HELP

    Hi I have a rabbit i Rescued a few years ago. He is usually so happy and full of energy and personality. Lately he hasn't been finishing his food and this morning I picked him up and he didn't even fight back. I offered him his favorite apple treat and he turned it away 3 times. I touched under...
  19. P

    Mucus buildup

    Hi, my gold laced orpington started laying two days ago. The problem started well before that but that’s just an age perspective. The last week or so she has been opening her mouth a lot like she’s chocking on something and trying to get it out. I’ve looked in her beak and there is nothing stuck...
  20. buffy-the-eggpile-layer

    Transitioning Convalesced Chicken Outside During Winter

    A couple months back we had to being our BO pullet into our basement infirmary coop due to unspecified illness. Through treatment (Corid, amoxicillin, special diet) we were able to bring her back and she even started laying beautiful eggs (that we sadly couldn't eat re: antibiotics)...
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