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Hi, last night I noticed 1 of my hen’s eyelid is swollen some and it looks like she has some peck marks around her eye. Do you think another chicken is picking on her or is it an infection? Thank you

I heard a loud thud at 3:20 in the morning. I turned on the lights and I saw her dragging her wing while she was crying in pain. She broke the tip of her wing. It broke through the skin and It was bleeding. Idk what to do! None of the vets are up at 4 in the morning!!! I have no Gauge Strips or...

does anyone know what this is or what might have caused this thing on the side of my chickens head? she also has scabs around her vent

Hi, all. I have a nearly one year old Sapphire Gem hen. I noticed today that she’s limping. It doesn’t seem that bad, she’s moving around, kicking up dirt and leaves in the yard, but it’s noticeable enough that she’s limping. I wasn’t able to spend much time out there with them yesterday, but...

I have a Khaki Campbell and last week I noticed a swelling on the top of her foot. I grabbed her and brought her inside yesterday thinking it is bumblefoot. I will attach a picture. The first is the spot where I noticed swelling on the top of her foot and the second are a few spots on her other...

My duck was attacked by a raccoon three weeks ago. His brother sadly had to be put down yesterday because his leg issues were too severe to fix. However, my ducks legs look a lot better, not saying that means much, than his brother. After having to put his brother down, as they are both my first...

Last night, my three 7 month old Easter eggers were attacked by something. One survived but was limp( Mary). We went to the nearest vet that would take her this morning. We weren’t able to get an appointment but I really wanted a professional to look at her. The vet did X-rays and nothing...

my chickens got attacked with 29 casualties and one of my roosters got hurt. the rooster has an injury on the back of his neck, his comb/waddle are pale, he’s not eating or drinking, and when he breaths, he breaths in through his nose and out through his mouth. i have him in a dog kennel. he...

One of our favorite buff orpington’s was one of the only chickens to get attacked by a raccoon, we caught the raccoon in the attack and scared it away, she had many feathers pulled from the back of her head and neck and was bloody and barely responsive when we found her. We immediately isolated...

so i have a button roo who is normally with my girls, but i started noticing my girls had some bald patches from him, so i decided to try to put him in with my bachelor roos. they tore him up. the skin is peeling off of his head and he is obviously in a ton of pain. i feel so bad, im literally...

I just noticed a piece of mud or poop on my 5 week old chickens toe. I soaked it in warm water and got it to come off. However, it totally left an indent and his foot is misshapen! It looks like his toe nail could easily be pulled off it is like dangling on from the indent. Is he ok? What can I...

Hi all, so about an hour ago a hawk attacked my birds while I wasn’t home. Our one silkie got hurt the worst and received this large laceration above the tailhead. I have clipped the area, cleaned it with saline, and applied TAB. While I do work at a vet, they do not see birds and there are no...

Hi everyone I’m a new chicken owner - got 4 girls of 8-9 weeks old, about a week ago, 2 Araucana crosses (Easter Eggers) and 2 Marans crosses. When I let them out of the coop into their run this morning, I noticed that the smallest one (one of the Easter Eggers) - named Agatha - had a bloody...

One of our chicks has been losing her feathers at a quick rate. I can't tell if it is moulting or feather peaking. I haven't seen any mites of any kind. We live in Colorado and it's getting pretty cold. Was thinking of quarantining for her. Any advice would be very appreciated. Thanks

Oct 18th my Turkey was injured in its own cage.. got his leg caught and ripped a large hole in his upper thigh area. The vet had no time and I had no time to waste, so I stitched it.. he's doing quite well as far as I can tell.. its scabbed over and hes calling to get out of his "sick" cage to...

Hi everyone, I came home from work today to find that my duck has been a little wonky all day (my family told me she was “acting dizzy”), so I went to check on her and noticed something wrong with her left eye. I don’t know if it’s a disease or if she got poked or what, I’ve never seen anything...

Hello, we purchased 6 Silver Laced chicks from rural king this last Sunday (1 week ago today). I’m assuming they’re no more than 2 weeks old. About 2 days ago I noticed 1 chicks leg was “off”. Balance was off, and it seems to be bending the opposite way but not at the knee, it seems like the...

Hi there, I don’t have chickens but I do have ducks. It happened by accident really. I had a mama duck nest in a planter box I had. End of June checked on them. Only one baby hatched and couldn’t get out on its own. So I helped them out and off they went with their mama. That was that. She...

Found a female California quail in the road on the way home yesterday, stopped and scooped her up, I noticed immediately that she was having trouble with both her legs. Both of her wings however seem to be fine. We didn't think she would make it through the night but now that she has I'm...

Hello, I have a pet Cayuga duck named Big Mama who has dislocated her hip overnight. I have had this happen to a previous duck, and due to where I live (extremely rural island with no mainland access except boat) there is only one, very busy vet, and he was not able to see her within the 24 hour...