illness

  1. Rachel_liz15

    Coccidiosis or Something Else?

    I have 3YO Barred Rock Hen who is just plain not looking so hot. She is very dull looking compared to his sisters. Her comb and waddles are very pale (her comb is flopping over to side a bit too), she hardly moves. She walks very lamely, only a few feet or so, then just lies there, closing her...
  2. crunchygranola

    How good is good enough to put my chicken with heatstroke somewhat outside?

    I had a chicken with heatstroke a few days ago and she’s been residing in my room so I can keep a close eye on her. I also don’t have a dog crate to put her in… I pick up any droppings and disinfect the area daily, have an air purifier, and keep it well ventilated. Though, I will be away for...
  3. crunchygranola

    Helping a chicken with loneliness while in the henspital? **important**

    I have a hen that I had to pull from her flock to get her in the a.c. She squawks like crazy whenever I leave the room and gets really restless and uneasy and exerts herself physically. She’s taken a keen interest in a mirror I have on the ground (full length body mirror) and spends most of her...
  4. crunchygranola

    Dealing with guilt of having a sick chicken

    I’m a first-time chicken owner and I have my first sick hen. This experience feels so overwhelming and I feel so guilty for not educating myself better illnesses and injuries.I should’ve brought by her in the moment I saw things getting weird… but for some reason, I didn’t. I can’t help but...
  5. B

    Help, sick RIR Roo.

    Our 17 week old RIR Roo lost his crow about a week ago. And then two days ago I noticed his breathing labored and wheezing. Today his comb has drastically darkened to a deep purple. He is separating himself from the flock and stretching his neck out with each breath. It seems to be getting...
  6. A

    Adult duck trembling legs, won’t sit

    I have an adult duck (3-4 years old) whose legs are trembling a bit when she walks. I just noticed yesterday and made a note to keep an eye on her, and realized today that I haven’t seen her sit or lie down since then. She’s either walking around or just stands still to rest. Otherwise she seems...
    • avanderkolk
    • Thread
    • bacteria deficiency disease duck illness infection niacin parasites shaking trembling
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Ducks
  7. 3speckled3

    Rooster completely limp temporarily

    This is possibly one of the strangest things that has happened to me. I was out feeding the chickens. Everything's fine, everyone's eating, etc. I grab one of the waterers to refill it, which took maybe 2 minutes max, and when I brought it back to them, my ayam cemani rooster was lying on the...
  8. C

    There’s something wrong with my 10 week old chick

    My 10 week old lavender Orpington has been off the last 3ish days. I checked her feet, legs, back feathers, vent and felt as best as i could around her and i don’t see anything visibly wrong with her. She’s been acting lame, not walking long and then laying down, kinda limping at times, a bit...
  9. M

    Sour Crop or Something More Serious?

    Hi all, One of our lovely girls has a suspected case of sour crop, but I'm worried it may be something worse. The right side of her chest, where the crop is, is very enlarged to about the size of a tennis ball, I'd say. She is big for a hen and hasn't started laying even though she's about 7...
  10. ourlittlecoop2022

    Please help! Excessive thirst & lethargy in hen

    Hi all, Our 3.5 year old laying hen was acting normally yesterday, but upon coming out of her coop this morning proceeded to drink water for about 10 minutes straight. She would not stop, even when we tried to lure her away with treats. We examined her and found some messy feathers around...
  11. G

    Possible egg bound unsure of diagnosis

    Hen is a 2.5 yr old RIR. Excellent layer and good body weight at baseline. About a week ago she tried to sleep in the egg box would not jump up to roost, then wouldn't jump up into coop (elevated coop, don't use a ladder). These are never issues for her. Isolated her and she's not laying...
  12. NelsonNedLover

    Sticky/Clear Mucus(?) Desperate

    Hi all, I have a 5-year-old Bantam rooster who has been sick for about a month now. He had been doing this gagging/regurgitating motion and acting lethargic. He was treated by a vet for a bacterial crop infection and given antibiotics. After a week, he was cured of this infection. Although he...
  13. chopin_the_quail

    Quail breathing through his mouth (sick?)

    Hello! Looking out for my buddy of almost three years, our Coturnix quail has been breathing through his mouth all day. I don't think I've seen this before, but maybe I haven't looked closely enough? He has always been extremely calm little sleepy boy, so I don't think it's super weird, but he...
    • chopin_the_quail
    • Thread
    • ill quail illness quail quail illness quail sickness sick bird sick quail sickness
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Quail
  14. Farmgirl805

    Ear infections?

    Hi friends, I have at least 3 hens with ears that look like this (see photos). At least one is warm to the touch. There’s no puss (yet) but there is slight swelling I think with my EE here. I do not have a vet for chickens. Not sure what I’m dealing with and what to do. Can anyone help? Thanks!
  15. D

    Sudden death of two chicks?

    Hey all, This is our third time getting chicks and have never experienced anything like this. We got new chicks last Friday, a couple of days ago we separated a chick out because her toe was bent out and we needed to splint it until it had time to heal (the other chicks wouldn't leave the...
  16. Sarahh_Janeyy

    Sudden lameness, obvious distress

    Yesterday morning I found my 3.5 year old hen on the bottom of the coop. When I looked at the camera footage, I saw she had been there since 3 or 4 am. I brought her inside. I was able to bring her to the vet in the morning, where she suddenly decided to stand, much to my surprise. Her air sacs...
  17. Emrosenagel

    Chicken doesn’t have a lot of food in crop at night

    Hello! I have a pair of 7mo Blue Andalusians and a broody Cochin who I’m not concerned about. Now, Rachel - one of my blues - I’ve noticed doesn’t have a very full crop at night. I noticed this weeks ago, but didn’t think too much of it. It isn’t empty, and I do see her eat (if not as...
  18. Kerya

    Duck foot injury / illness, need advice

    Recently the humidity has been harder to control in my duck house than usual, and now my boys feet don’t look good. I’m assuming the humidity + cold has done it, or helped do it ? I don’t fully believe it’s bumble foot as some of these cut like things have a scaly / ridged sort of texture. I...
    • Kerya
    • Thread
    • bumblefoot duck foot duck foot issue illness injury
    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: Ducks
  19. S

    Old Chicken 7 Years Old Curling Feathers?

    Hi, so I don’t know if anyone has ever seen this before but if so I’m wondering what could be causing it. My oldest hen, Olivia has had some of her feathers curl around her “shoulders” area it first started only a little bit a year ago, but ever since she last molted this fall they are extremely...
  20. Fallenone05

    Injury or cooties?

    Today I noticed my little Queen walking sideways. At first I thought she was about to sprawl out in the sun but I noticed her eye is very wet. She isn't displaying any sneezing or sniffles, is walking around fine, but her eye is SUPER wet. Trying to get a good still image of her one handed was...
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