illness

  1. S

    Silkie Hen with Respitory Issues SOS

    Hi there, So I have a beautiful silkie hen who is my main paint breeder. She has recently had a sneeze but I assumed it was because of the cold weather and it’s off and on temperature (warm cold warm cold). Today I noticed she has begun to get foamy/bubbly eyes and I immediately brought her...
  2. Raptorchick

    Mites spreading disease?

    Hi all :) I've had this slow spreading disease in my flock since I brought some girls home in September, I'll try to keep the story short. I've been keeping chickens a number of years now, never had a pest or disease problem... I also don't usually buy hens elsewhere, sorta have a hatching...
  3. Shmegel

    Help- Adult Female Suddenly Can’t Walk

    Two days ago, my adult female coturnix quail stopped being able to walk. She just keeps falling over onto her side and kicking her legs in circles on the ground. I’m not sure what’s going on- what can cause this? She hasn’t laid an egg in two or three days. I thought maybe she was egg bound...
    • Shmegel
    • Thread
    • can't walk coturnix help illness injury legs quail
    • Replies: 25
    • Forum: Quail
  4. 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...
  5. Tlco

    Is something wrong or do I have a rooster?

    These 2 hens are the same age and as far as I know same hatch, they came from a local Chicken hatchery bought at 5mo of age aprx 8mo old now. The comb and wattles are completely different. Do I have a rooster? Could something be wrong? Or is this a common thing?
  6. Amirabbas

    Chicken breathing hardly and laying down her head and slobber coming out of her mouth **EMERGENCY**

    Hey I have chicken having a hard time breathing, and there are some noises when she's breathing She has put her head down and there is slobber coming out of her mouth and nose She doesn't eat anything I think it is some kind of lung infection so I fed her some tetracycline She's getting worth...
  7. Barredrocker99

    What’s wrong with my hen?

    This is all regarding my last couple of posts about a sick(?) BR: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/botulism-marek%E2%80%99s-disease.1426247/post-23474571 I still have no idea what’s wrong with my hen, and I’m afraid of not finding out until it’s too late. She’s been relatively lethargic...
  8. Beverrlly

    Hen with suspected impacted crop, swelling between legs, no appetite

    Hello! I've had chickens for many years on and off but I've been (fortunate?) enough to never have a sick bird, just a suddenly dead bird. Here's what I'm dealing with: About the bird: Speckled Sussex, 1.5 years old. Purchased from MyPetChicken as a 6 week old to replace a racoon loss...
  9. Qualien

    Respiratory illness

    I've got a strange respiratory illness moving through my flock. So far none of my chickens have died from it. it started with one of my roosters. He was fine that morning, running around picking as usual. 20 min. Later he was falling over, couldn't stand up, he was wheezing, and had thick ropy...
  10. C

    Goose sudden illness/ seizure help

    I have 7 four month old African geese. Today one goose suddenly started to have neck spasms and twisting. She stopped before I could reach her, as they are free range, and walked off normally. She just did it again while I was changing their waters. So I was able to get a better look. She lays...
  11. HorsesRMe123

    Chicken Sneezing?

    I have a chicken named Stella who I have been noticing will sneeze. I’ve noticed it for the past week and a half or so. She’s 15 weeks old like the other chickens. It’s worrying me because all the things I see that deal with sneezing immediately seem to lead to a respiratory infection. I don’t...
  12. NatalieP

    Chicken wheezing non stop, respiratory, worms, or something else?

    On Thursday we mowed the lawn and threw a lot of dust in the air since there isnt any grass right next to the coop. Friday after work I noticed my 5 month old chicken wheezing almost like an accordion and occasionally barks (see video). We also had a slight increase in temperature after several...
  13. K

    Cuckoo Maran is sick but it is a mystery to us. Warning: Poop Pictures

    Chicken Poop Pics - Three separate days and taken in the morning after sleeping...these are the worst of the days (from the 7th, 15th, 16th). One of my hens (not even a year old yet) has been having diarrhea (very watery, green, sometimes really mucous-y but no blood and no yolky looking stuff)...
  14. plaidapus

    Help! Scabs all over chicken

    A few days ago, I noticed our Delaware was losing feathers. She's a few months over a year so I thought she was having an off first molt and didn't notice anything on a cursory check. Yesterday, she was lethargic and drinking a lot of water. Upon checking her, I found horrible dark gray scabs...
  15. Lilyrdcarter

    Sick hens

    Hey everyone! This week has been incredibly hard. I had a hen (1 year) pass away suddenly on Sunday and found another hen (6 months) dying in the coop this morning. Both had previously seemed okay. The first one had a slightly pale comb. I’m at a loss. I took Ginger (pictured below) to the vet...
  16. Goosebaby

    A gander with mysterious chronic illness

    Parsnip has had an ongoing illness or illnesses since last year, it started with his bill changing color, he was expieriencing symptoms of liver disease and/or pancreatitis, the two other threads addressing that are here...
    • Goosebaby
    • Thread
    • anemia chronic diarrhea droppings gander goose illness jaundice sick yellow beak
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Geese
  17. samcrook2

    Help ! Ill chickens !!!

    So I previously had this with two polish and was unsure. But this morning I lost one of my old hens and the same is happening to one of the newest editions please help. She is lathargic shutting her eyes and rocking backwards and forwards without a desire to eat or drink. It’s killing my entire...
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  19. J

    Hen with a swollen eye (with photo)

    Hello all, My hen has a swollen eyelid. I didn’t see anything stuck in her eye and I’m wondering if anybody knows what could be the cause —I’m hoping it is not related to a respiratory infection. She’s been healthy and is about four years old. She is acting normally, the only change in her is...
  20. P

    Very Sick Baby Turkey!!

    Hello! I am a new member to this community but have been actively reading and learning from this website since I started my poultry-loving journey early this year! I am sadly having a bit of a problem. I have a sick week-old baby turkey. She can’t poop on her own - she strains and pushes and...
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