illness

  1. greenthebean

    Goslings dying quickly

    Hi all. We had a flock of 6 goslings about 2.5 months old. The past 2 days they have been rapidly dying. Yesterday morning one was found dead in the coops and no signs of injury. The rest were separated from the other waterfowl. This morning, the remaining goslings are all dying; lethargic...
  2. gailburt

    Muscovy Duck illness

    My duck Hazel is at least 6 years old. She hasn’t laid any eggs in more than a year. The past week or so, she has been racing to the oyster shell and chowing down on it. Yesterday, I thought she was entering her “psycho stage,” which is not out of the ordinary. Both she and her sister will phase...
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  3. RayrayB

    Swollen eye

    I have a young pullet who began acting off today (staying off to herself, laying down a lot). She has no other physical symptoms, other than a small amount of swelling above her right eye. She's not displaying any respiratory symptoms, but should I go ahead and treat her with an antibiotic just...
  4. DavisHenitentiary

    Cough and lethargy? 🥺

    Hey all, one of my young Orpington hens started having a weird cough today and has been rather lethargic. Her couch sounds like a rubber chicken or that big blue bird from the Pixar short (I can’t post a video) She has no runny nose and has been eating and drinking fine. She also breathes a...
  5. M

    Poorly hens - mycoplasma

    I recently bought 4 hens (2 silkies, pekin bantam and polish bantam). Sadly just after a week of getting them 2 died - we thought it was a case of worms as they were gaping and only died very suddenly. The other we took to the vet and they diagnosed mycoplasma- sadly after 3 days she also passed...
  6. W

    New Hens - How to check for illness?

    Hello everyone! 🐥 We’re adopting 3 x 1.5 year old hens from a friend who has too many eggs to manage. We already have 4 hens raised from chicks that are 2 years old. We will be doing a 1-2 week long quarantine in side-by-side fenced runs, and all hens will sleep in our coop which is open concept...
  7. D

    Chickens comb going pink/pale! Help!!

    My buff orphington is 1 year old and recently was sick/injured. She had a limp and was treated for peritonitis. She has been on two medications for a week and a half and stopped them two days ago. Today and a little last night we noticed her comb turning pink starting from the root. we’re not...
  8. M

    Help! Our silkie seems very ill but can’t figure it out

    Our sweet as can be silkie Henny Penny, hasn’t been herself. She goes broody a lot so her sitting in the nest box wasn’t abnormal. However we noticed the head hen going in there and pecking her head and when she would leave the nest the others would start bullying her. We immediately separated...
  9. Lordofthegreenpeas

    Duck with kidney issues panting a lot.

    Dose this have to do with his kidney issues? I recently got a rescue who has enlarged kidneys and he's been panting all day. His lungs were totally clear on x-ray and he was otherwise very healthy. I've had him in quarantine for 30 days and introduced him to the flock yesterday and right after...
  10. B

    Slow/Sour crop

    I have an ISA Brown hen-almost 3 years old. Brought inside a few weeks ago with unknown issue- has recovered well with some tlc until now. Believe she has a very slow/sour crop-it is very large and very squishy. She had fluid coming out of her beak when I put her on her side for a few minutes to...
  11. BarelyBirding

    Sick hen, paleness, lethargic and spot on tongue

    One of my year and a half old black sexlink hens is sick. There is definitely something going on but I’m not sure what. She has been a bit lethargic lately, but still eats and drinks and gets around fine. Her comb and wattles are pale, and when I looked inside her mouth she had a nasty red spot...
  12. M

    Help! My baby duck has a discolored section of feathers! Is it sick?

    Hi, my husband and I are new to raising poultry, but both are from livestock families and have grown up with cattle, pigs, sheep, etc. Last fall, we got many baby chicks from a hatchery and had no trouble with them at all! We purchased 5 ducks from Tractor Supply 2 weeks ago. This morning, one...
  13. C

    Please Help!!! She is going to die!!!

    Hi All! My sweet frizzle hen is sick. A few weeks ago she had a swollen eye. I cleaned the coop and put drops in her eye which later cleared up. Now she is unable to stand or walk and will not eat. She is also very skinny. I need help! I have given her vitamin B , boiled eggs, rooster...
  14. Chickenlicken444

    Stuffy chick and weird poop

    Hello everyone! I was doing my daily chick check today and I noticed one of my 5 week chicks sounded a bit different than normal. When she peeps, she almost sounds congested and I noticed a few sneezes as well. When she pooped, it looked pale yellow and foamy. Does anyone know what might be...
  15. B

    Ill chicken-shaking head sometimes, sounds a little wheezy, mostly urine only output

    Hi all. I have an ISA Brown- almost 3 years old who I originally thought might have a prolapsed vent from how she was acting. She was roosting on floor of coop-first night thought maybe she had straggled in too late and didn't get up when she had enough light left. I have brought her in- no...
  16. meltedcow

    Clogged Nose?

    Hello Friends. My Pam girl has had a clogged nose with sneezing for the past month. I have not quarantined her and none of my other girls are ill. I've tried using a syringe with distilled water to shoot the clog out. I've use Q-tips to try and moisten the clog. Nothing seems to be working...
  17. C

    Chickens keep dying

    I'm having a problem losing chickens lately and quickly. It started off with a buff orphington hen acting lethargic and dying overnight. Then silkie cockerel not lifting his head up and backing up until he ran into something and laid down. Treated with nutridrench and selenium paste but would...
  18. D

    Favus in silkie bantam rooster? Or another disease?

    I have a 10/11 month old silkie bantam rooster and noticed over the past week or two white chalky and flaky developing on his comb. In some areas there is little black specs but no raised lesions. He seems normal with the same amount of energy and the only thing wrong we noticed was this...
  19. The_Chicken_Dude

    Chicken Constantly Breathing Heavy

    My chicken, about 2 years of age, has been constantly breathing heavily for a few months. I have tried all the home remedies that I can find or think of such as vinegar in her water or diatomaceous earth and wood ash. She is extending her neck often and opening her beak every time she breathes...
  20. rebeccasl

    Ruffled Feathers, Head Shaking

    I have a 10 month old Dominique hen who is currently living in our house after a bad bout with mites (based on our vet's assessment). After the vet gave her a dose of revolution for the mites, she has grown back her lost feathers, gained her lost weight, and is almost back to normal. However...
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