I had a chicken pass away and am looking for some ideas on what may have lead to her death so we can decide what needs to be done with the rest of the flock. She was found dead on her side with her legs stretched out. There was no mess around her vent. She had nice shiny feathers and seemed to...
I have 3 rescued, male button quail that are about 2months old- when I went to go check in on them today, I found 2 of the 3 dead with sunken eyes and fluffed feathers. They had all been alive and well Wednesday with plenty of food and water. The one that is still alive is very weak with...
hello! My names Jessie, I have had chickens and ducks for 3-4 years now and I have never seen this! A few months ago I got a pair of these beautiful dark brahma girls for breeding with our dark Brahma cockerel, unfortunately before we got the chance to breed them the male Brahma died, anyway...
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my 10 week old Maran is being obsessive with drinking water and has diarrhoea. I’m starting to be a bit concerned as it’s been a couple of days now.
they are fed layers pellets and Verm-x so I don’t think it could be worms, but what would you suggest doing if it doesn’t pass soon...
I have a broody hen whose hatch date is Feb 11th and shes been eating and drinking just fine she hasn't been sneezing or breathing funny. She just has one eye squinting and looks like she cant unsquint it. Her other eye if just fine
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Just dicovered a hen is sick. She is not moving from her spot, if placed somewhere, she stays there.
Eyes closing/opening-no discharge
Feathers look okay. Some are taken off on her back thanks to my rooster. No problem.
Legs look okay. She stands up and can move/walk so not lethergic...
i was just looking at my female pekin and noticed her crop sagging pretty low and being much fuller than usual.. not quite sure if its impacted or sour crop (i have yet to touch her crop i wanted to get an opinion here first) or if its something else i am completely unaware of. she was recently...
I have a few week old duckling and have a question about his poop. He recently has been switched over to pellet food from a feeding store. He used to eat scrambles eggs with some finely chopped fruit and water. Before, his poops were liquidy with a solid part in the middle. Now, they are solid...