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  1. Lilybljm

    Stressful poop

    One of my girls is pooping a very vivid green color. It’s one of three ducks (the only ones staying indoors as the males are especially aggressive toward them this time of year. They are occasionally visited by one male. Other than that, no one goes into the closed in area of the coop and they...
    • Lilybljm
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    • duck illness poop
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    • Forum: Ducks
  2. DuckDuckRooster

    Hen acting odd and suddenly puffs out and drops on to her side. Completely fine after a few seconds.

    I am taking care of a hen that was being picked on by her flock, I think she is around 1 or 2. She appears to be very healthy, she lays eggs frequently, her comb is bright red, her vent looks good, her legs and feet look good, her feathers look good. She has behaved normally up to this point...
  3. Fuzzychicken98

    5 month old polish rooster hasnt been crowing as much

    Hello all my lovely chicken people! Recently my absolute baby, Gary, my 5 month old double barred polish rooster hasnt been crowing as much. He acts normal. Just like he always has acted, but instead of crowing around 630-730am and thru the day and before bed time, he hasnt been. I've checked...
  4. Z

    Threat of Salmonella & Your experiences

    Hey everyone! New to chicks and chickens. Ive read handling them can be a vector for salmonella - have you experienced this with yourself? with your children? Im vigilant and wash hands after handling and hand sanitizer if changing water/adding food Any anecdotal experience and advice is...
  5. ItsYelik

    Found silkie lethargic (POSSIBLE SHOCK) with laceration near eye

    I’m not sure how long she had been out there, but we found our 4 month old silkie lethargic with blood in her nostrils. She’s very cold, lethargic, and can barely hold her head up, but she’s fighting fluids by syringe. She was introduced to our flock along with another 4month silkie roo about 2...
  6. R

    Top heavy, drunk, or sick?

    I have googled help until my fingers cramped up! From the get-go, my duckling CONSTANTLY sways head side to side, almost in a figure 8 movement. I’ve read it that it could be niacin deficiency, some sort of toxic illness, or both! She/he swims well, eats from my hand without issues, feeds...
    • reaganbates4
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    • afro head duckling head bobbing head sway illness
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    • Forum: Ducks
  7. B

    Help - Is this a wry neck or constipation?

    What can I do to help it out and treat the situation?
  8. Emrosenagel

    Chicken looks and acts strange

    Hello! One of my ladies suddenly started acting a bit strange yesterday. Her comb is drooping over, she has kind of a dazed look, and sleeping more than usual. She still scratches and forages but very slowly and almost uninterested (and yes she is drinking and eating, just not so...
  9. C

    Respiratory illness

    This morning 2 chickens are dead. 1 laying hen and one near laying pullet. Other birds are getting bubbly noses and are coughing/sneezing. The hen that died had swelling in her face and had a floppy comb. Her neck was kind of wonky looking. Some birds have light diarrhea. I'm setting up an...
  10. ChurchsChickens

    Not sure if we're dealing with Sour Crop... UPDATE: Yup, sour crop.

    Hi all! Not having great luck with my first little backyard flock… My chickens came home on Wednesday 4/27, and as soon as the next day I noticed our Easter Egger doing some weird movements with her head & neck - sort of squiggle stretching it out long, and opening her beak. I was out of town...
  11. ducksndaisies

    Khaki Campbell Cannot Stand, Any Advice Appreciated

    Hello all! This is my first post on BYC, and while I would have preferred it to be on a happier note, after two weeks of worrying, I feel I need to seek all the advice I can. We have a 2.5 year old Khaki Campbell duck who lives with one other Khaki and two Anconas, all females and all the same...
    • ducksndaisies
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    • advice appreciated advice needed duck illness khaki campbell lameness
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Ducks
  12. missmaqs

    Goopy Eye & Vomit??

    Hi I have one hen in my flock of 14 who I got about two weeks ago. I noticed at the beginning of the week she regurgitated/vomited 1x a night - she would do it just one time and then act totally fine? Tonight I was looking at her and one of her eyes was just a little goopy and her beak looked a...
  13. tabs_flock

    Some idea/No experience but sick hen

    Okay So. I have this red sexlink. She turned 1 year last month and has been acting pretty normal as of 4/18 and by normal, I mean she is digging, scratching, exploring, trying to get into new spots. Part of this involved digging under our deck last week. Part of it's involved getting into the...
  14. Lilybljm

    Help! Duck collapsing

    I raise calls and one of my girls, about five years old, can’t hold herself up. She’ll walk a bit and then collapse. She doesn’t have any sort of infection on her feet as far as I can tell, nor does she have any lost strength (even in the legs) or appetite. When she does walk, it doesn’t look...
    • Lilybljm
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    • collapsing duck illness
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    • Forum: Ducks
  15. Snowy Canadian

    Sick chicken having extreme trouble passing food, being tube fed, Help!

    Hello, I have a sick hen who went downhill due to un untreated case of scaly leg mites. I didn't realize anything was wrong until one day she was just on the ground in the corner, she could barely walk, and had stopped eating. By the time I realized what was wrong with her, and started treating...
  16. B

    Baby duck has clear mucus coming out nose

    My baby Indian runner, about 6 days old, has some weird clear mucus coming out her nose. She was a little tired when I got home today, but still eating and drinking. It came out when I picked her up. What should I do, and is this normal?
  17. H

    Unknown Chicken Illness, Stuck How To Help My Girl 😣

    Hi Everyone, One of my rescue battery hens has been poorly for the past 5 days. She started by limping on one foot and then a day later took herself off into the coop and has since refused to walk. She won’t weight bear on either leg/foot now at all and for the past 4 days will not take water...
  18. luckysamara199

    Please help me I think my hen is sick:(

    Hi thank you for reading this can someone please help me with my chciken she is a red Rhode Island and is 1 year old. I notcied today she started wheezing and stretching her neck. But I don’t understand why because yastedday she was completely fine. Can someone please help me what’s going on...
  19. Ashley4

    Mycoplasma gallisepticum

    My female turkey has mycoplasma and her eyes are extremely swollen. I have tried giving her La200 and Nuflor. Nothing has helped her. What do you recommend to help her get over this?
  20. Chicken Esquire

    Suddenly sick rooster (and avian flu in my state!)

    Hi all, Having a little panic here! One of my roosters has suddenly (in one day) become very lethargic. He is not eating or drinking. I have put him in a quarantine cage in my garage to keep him separate from my flock. He doesn't seem mucusy or coughing/sneezing, and doesn't have any obvious...
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