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  1. T

    Guinea fowl is lethargic, doesn't appear to eat or drink and has liquid green poop HELP

    This past weekend (last friday night) a raccoon got into my chicken yard and injured one of my male guineas. From what I can tell it only ripped out some feathers and possibly cut him on his neck however I only saw blood on his neck but no wound. I ended up bringing him inside that night as it...
  2. F

    Help! Duck broke it's tail? Duck tail crooked!

    Hi guys! New duck keeper here. My 2 month old runner duck was caught in our electric fence yesterday. I immediately rushed there to help it untangle. Unfortunately, (bc it was so nervous) it injured it's tail from what it seems like. Not sure how bad it is.. it walks, sleeps, drinks and eats...
  3. E

    Duck missing feathers and blood feathers look rough?

    Hi I'm a newer duck owner, we had gotten two ducklings originally about two or three months ago then decided to get three more ducklings about a month ago. One of the newer ducklings is missing his feathers on his wings and his blood feathers look beat up after I got home from work today. Theyre...
  4. R

    Please help my chickens wing got wrapped around in a wire and I just found her, her wing is extremely swollen what do I do?

    It's still warm, I've been massaging it to give back circulation. I've got the wire out unfortunately I'm not able to post any videos or pictures. The nearest vet that could help me is an hour away and I can't make the trip. She's acting fine and has some mobility in the wing, as she pulled it...
  5. U

    Swollen duck legs

    Good evening to all reading this, me and my girlfriend are in desperate need of duck knowledge. One of our female ducks has become immobile over the past week! At first we noticed a slight limp in her left leg which progressively became worse and swollen. Upon further inspection I noticed no...
  6. CatWhisperer5

    Pecking injuries

    We have five laying hens that are about a year old and seven poults that we've been trying to introduce to the adults for quite some time. We introduced them slowly- first a cage outside the run, then inside the run, then in the run with a bin that the littles could run and hide in if needed-...
  7. Skipper Carnes

    HELP!!! A DOG ATTACKED MY CHICKEN!

    Hey everybody. Just a matter of minutes ago, we assume a dog attacked my hen. We were short of white leghorn hen, and called them to come and feed hoping they were all there after we heard an giant amount of squawking and screaming. About 5 minutes later, out of the same direction, the missing...
  8. tomik261

    Chicken with broken? finger

    I was closing the coop for the night and I noticed there was blood on the floor and it was coming from her. When we got her inside we disinfected and patched with some bandages and sticks for support. She had and exposed joint but it wasn't fractured and we tried to put it as best into place. Do...
  9. crumb

    Male Pekin Ducks Over Fighting

    For some background I have three, two year old male pekins and no females. One of our pekins has been getting badly mauled by another and separating them is not really a perfect option right now. Any advice on what to do? Should I be treating the balding spot of his neck or covering it with...
  10. M

    Ruptured air sac not healing

    I already had a forum going for this but it hasn’t got much attention and this problem is still persisting. I have a baby chicken with a ruptured air sac which I have been treating for WEEKS now and it just isn’t healing. We went to a vet first thing and she said to just drain the air a few...
  11. Lilybljm

    Foamy eye disease

    One of my girls has foamy eye disease from over-mating and it’s quite sunken and swollen. At first I thought her eye had been pecked out and panicked, but it seems to still be there behind the swelling. She’s still eating and drinking, but her eye looks really bad. I could bring to the vet ER if...
  12. Chickenwithnobrim

    EMERGENCY DID I HURT MY BIRD

    I was trimming my chickens nails with a dremel, holding her on her side. I was holding one leg while my girlfriend was holding the other because that was the only way to keep her from kicking. She started panting but i figured it was normal because she was scared/ Hot. I kept it under 5 minutes...
  13. Wandering_r0gue

    Quail chick with injured toe

    I have one quail chick that looks like it has dried poop stuck to the tip of one toe. I tried to carefully break it off but it is very hard, and seemed to be causing the bird distress. Now, it is walking fine, but it looked like there was some blood underneath it, so I am thinking now it injured...
  14. Wandering_r0gue

    Quail chick with injured toe

    I have one quail chick that looks like it has dried poop stuck to the tip of one toe. I tried to carefully break it off but it is very hard, and seemed to be causing the bird distress. Now, it is walking fine, but it looked like there was some blood underneath it, so I am thinking now it injured...
  15. coltgrizzz

    Silkie attacked by dog

    Hi all, so yesterday my little champagne silkie was attacked by a dog. She has two relatively large wounds on her back and was in a state of shock. We cleaned the wounds with saline and then used blukote. She’s alert, eating, drinking, and standing up in her pen. However, I noticed her abdomen...
  16. madelynfayeh

    6 week old chick having balance problems

    Hi! I have eight chick babies that are approximately 6 weeks old. (based on their size/feathers) theyre all doing great except for one. She seems to be having really bad balance issues. She keeps falling over to her left side and it takes her a second to get up. It happens every time she starts...
  17. Quacking ducks

    Injured chicken

    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
  18. R

    My Juvenile Chick broke her wing PLEASE HELP 😭

    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...
  19. echo392

    help plz

    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
  20. isabellajosie

    Hen Limping, Possible Sprain?

    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...
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