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  1. R

    Ear infection on broody hen

    Hi, Please help.... i have a broody hen whose one ears seem to have an ear infection. Yesterday i tried cleaning the ears with hydrogen peroxide in Q-tip. I did not see any foreign material but only an empty hollow hole? But there are fluid like pus or watery that attach to her ear hair which...
  2. pine_lore

    Rough Frostbite on Big Comb

    Hey all, this poor dude has had a rough few days. First, he seemed to be having circulation issue to tips and back of comb (getting purple-ish). This had happened in warmer weather but it ended up being very extreme two days of cold and bluster. I also noticed the tips going white. Then he...
  3. E

    Feeding eggs to chickens on antibiotics.

    So, I'm treating two quarantined egg-laying hens with antibiotics in their water for three days for a respiratory infection. As per the antibiotics, we are not to eat their eggs until after 6 days of discontinuing the antibiotics. Can I feed these eggs back to the chickens or should I discard...
  4. B

    Chicken recovery from sedation/anaesthetic ?

    I posted yesterday about my very poorly ex battery hen Edith. She was worse today so I took her to the emergency vet as it’s a bank holiday. They said they would x ray and scan her to check for tumours, stuck eggs or any blockage. All was clear and they have said she has a severe infection...
  5. DuckDuckJuice

    Need Advisement on Joint Infection

    Our Pekin, Ducky, seems to have an infected joint in his right leg. His legs have been deformed since he was a duckling and he has always lived a pretty sedentary lifestyle. He’s always seemed happy and is easily our sweetest duck, so we just accepted that he’s a bit different and worked with...
  6. emalin

    Rescued sick chicken. Help.

    My daughter found and rescued a neighborhood chicken. Owner said she thought it was dead for months. The other chickens had attacked it and chased it away. After getting warm and eating at our house, the hen perked up, and I thought there was nothing much wrong with her. She is very...
  7. J

    Bumblefoot??? Can’t see vet please help

    I have a chicken I’ve had since June of this year. She’s my absolute baby and I really don’t want her to go through this pain/die but vet is just not an option in our area. I’m pretty sure this is bumblefoot but still not completely sure. (Pictures attached) Any advice on care or any stories of...
  8. Chicken0223

    To cut or not to cut. That is the question…

    We’ve had to do bumble foot surgery on chickens before, however, usually they have the telltale Black scab on the bottom of their foot so we’re able to soak the foot to pull the scab off and squeeze it out. This one’s a little bit more tricky because there is no black scab. Any advice on whether...
  9. K

    Limping duck

    Hey everyone. This is my first real post and I’m a new duck momma, so please excuse my ignorance 🙂. Our duck pen is currently awaiting some renovations to add more chicken wire and predator proofing so that they can be safe at night, so our 2 ducks temporarily go in their pen during the day, and...
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    • ankle duck foot infection injury leg limp
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    • Forum: Ducks
  10. J

    Swollen chicken leg

    Hi I have a 6 month old black copper maran who about a month ago started limping with a swollen leg overnight. I checked and there does not appear to be any bumble foot issues going on so I assumed she had strained/ broken it at first and splinted her leg. It then seemed to get a bit worse and...
  11. Adil_Ali

    HELP! Respiratory illness

    Hey there, about 4-5 days ago one of my hens got really weak and sick, however it showed no sign of respiratory illness. I dewormed the entire flock, and gave all of them a easy-going basic antibiotic. The course for the antibiotic is over. However my rooster develop respiratory illness. He...
  12. S

    HELP!!! Weird sore on baby chick hatchling (turken hybrid)

    Hello I need help identifying what in the world this site is? Ring worm? Botfly? Fungus? Cellulitis? Something else? PLEASE HELP!!! This is 1 of 2 turkens we hatched put of 9 and they are all loved!
    • spcmoken
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    • babychicken botfly chicken hatchling help ! identify gender infection sore
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    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  13. Punkabear

    Rooster knees

    Our roosters knees look red swollen and meat is puffy on knees. Took to vet got antibiotics and cream. Don't know what this could be from. Looks as if he was shot in the knees. Which isn't the case here, just trying to paint a pic of what it looks like. It looks so painful and I don't knew...
  14. N

    Large scab type thing

    Hello. I found this large, raised scab thing on my chicken's neck, to the left of the crop that goes near the wing and breast. It is about 2"x1" big. Her feathers pulled out super easy from it and you can see where they once were (little holes in the scab). She is not sensitive to me touching...
  15. witchypaz

    Slimy yellow mass came out with my duck's poop, is this a bad sign?

    hi! my one and a half year old female fawn runner had a normal poop (blue from blueberries lol) and something small, yellow and slimy came out with it. i thought upon first looking that it was a small slug, because it looks and feels like one, but she hasn't eaten any slugs that i know of (we've...
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    • duck emergencies / diseases / injuries and cures emergency emergency duck help fawn runner infection lash egg lash eggs poop weird poop
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    • Forum: Ducks
  16. sophiasflock

    About my Hen and her tongue

    Hey guys! I know it’s been awhile I have t had access to wifi to let you guys know what was going on. My hen dodo, as most of you know had her tongue sticking out from the skin under her beak. I don’t have any vets around, but after using honey and giving her some apple cider vinegar water and...
  17. Lerdawerd

    Can you eat meat from a duck with an infected phallus?

    Hello, I have a pekin Duck who has struggled with a prolapsed phallus for a few months. He had the gangrene part snipped off and was treated with antibiotics. He seemed much better, though it would pop out it would go back in eventually. Now after a few months, it has gotten infected and is...
    • Lerdawerd
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    • ducks infection meat phallus
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    • Forum: Ducks
  18. M

    Chukar Partridge possibly infected, dizzy (ataxia) and shaking! HELP!

    1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) Chukar Partridge (red-legged partridge) 2) What is the behavior, exactly. he shakes and he is laying down (more than usual). can't seem to stand up. seems dizzy when he tries to walk...
  19. Hannahnic14

    I need people to take better care of their chickens😣 (Broken swollen toe)

    Yall.......I'm going to just stop buying chickens from backyard breeders.....yall have seen my experience.🙄 Anyway, I have another little one that needs help. When the lady brought her to me she said, "She broke her toe on the way over in the cage", I said ok, I'll doctor her up. I got her home...
  20. CityChickenLady24

    Possible Fowl Pox?

    Hey all, I have a chicken that seems fairly healthy all around, however today I noticed she was not wanting to move much. She will move a little but for the most part lay there. She isn't panting, her comb seems normal, I checked for a bound egg and I didn't find anything that indicated she was...
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