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  1. BlueberryOatmeal

    Pullet suddenly weak, stumbling. Vitamin deficiency or is it worse?

    My largest pullet is about 5 months old, an easter egger. One week ago I noticed her stumbling and tripping over her own feet. Her legs seem to have gotten weaker, and she has a hard time walking without falling over. Her tail is sometimes drooping, sometimes upright. Only possible trigger I can...
  2. T

    Sick chicken - waterbelly drained, weak/lethargic

    Maybe 3-4 days ago this chicken had signs of waterbelly. We drained some fluid out and she was doing better. Eager to be out with her friends, so I put her back on this morning. Now she's mostly sitting again and moves a bit gingerly. Legs seem like they're sticking out a bit, but maybe that's...
  3. P

    Peafowl Hatching/Walking Issues

    Hi gang, A month ago I bought 4 peafowl eggs from a lovely guy near me. I put them in my (very cheap) hobbyist incubator with little hope but and interest to see what happened. This morning we work to one hatched and two pipped which was exciting! By late afternoon, it was clear that the...
  4. S

    1 day old chick legs turned out and bone showing. Please help!!

    Some silkies hatched yesterday and one more hatched today. He seemed to be doing fine just weaker than the others when he first hatched. Then we realized the other chicks were picking at him to the point of dragging him. We put the chicks in a brooder and put this one back in the incubator. We...
  5. Artchickenlover21

    Hen can't walk or move

    I have a roughly 3/12 or 4 year old hen who has suddenly stopped moving. Two days ago I found her stumbling around in her coop while the others were roosting for the night, looking around as if she couldn't see well and walking into walls and stumbling. Yesterday she acted fine. This morning I...
  6. U

    Hen suddenly struggling to walk, almost like she is drunk

    Edit: reddit link that has video: https://reddit.com/r/BackYardChickens/s/EUP7RzlYyU In the attached video you can see the way my hen is walking weird. Has anyone ever seen this? What might be the cause? I'm running out of options. *the chicken in question is vaccinated for mereks. All if not...
  7. Average Flock

    Chicken Can't Stand

    I have a four year old Golden Comet hen who my brother took to the county fair a few weeks ago. While she was there she collapsed and since has not been able to stand up. She has lost a lot of weight. During the first few days after bringing her home she refused to eat or drink, however since...
  8. V

    Weird skin issue? I’d love some help!

    Hi! This is my first time posting to BYC. Thanks in advance for your help :) A couple weeks ago I noticed my 1 year old mystic maran hen has what looks like pink, scaleless lines down the outside of each leg. I’ll post a picture for clarity. On both legs, only this small outside strip is...
  9. chickenmamafl

    scaly leg mites?

    do my roosters have leg mites? they are about 3 or 4 years old
  10. P

    Legs/feet?

    I have a scalped chicken living in a crate in a bathroom while she heals. She did have another pullet with her, they're buddies, but yesterday there were pulled feathers off her friend and her head wound had been pecked. So I took the friend back to my son's coop, figuring one unhappy chicken...
  11. 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...
  12. Waddlewoods

    3 week old ducklings legs turned inwards

    One of my ducklings who's 3.5 weeks old is tripping over their legs which are slightly turned inwards. I noticed lately that they would come out and get food and water but then go back and lay down. I did a ton of researched prior to hatching my ducklings and since day one have been making...
  13. Waddlewoods

    3 week old ducklings legs turned inwards

    One of my ducklings who's 3.5 weeks old is tripping over their legs which are slightly turned inwards. I noticed lately that they would come out and get food and water but then go back and lay down. I did a ton of researched prior to hatching my ducklings and since day one have been making...
  14. B

    Scaly leg mites?

    I just took in a chicken that someone needed to rehome because she lived in an apartment. I noticed the front of her legs looked slightly calloused? I wasn’t sure if this was due to being inside or if she has scaly leg mites? Thank you
  15. A

    Chicken unable to stand – keeps both legs straight

    Hi all, I'm new to the forum and have a couple of fairly serious chicken problems to ask about... They're separate questions so I'll ask them in separate posts. One of our chickens, Polly, is unable to stand up today. She was fine yesterday, and last night when we closed up the coop she was on...
  16. DuckDuckRooster

    Problematic legs.. please help!

    I have a 3 year old sultan rooster and he's been very healthy up to a few months ago when his legs started to look odd. Kind of dry. I put Vaseline on but it did not help. It continued progressing and now his legs are all raised and red and swollen. One toe is terribly swollen. He has been to...
  17. The chicken nurd

    Is it normal for chickens to have multicolored shanks

    Today when I was with my flock I picked up one of my hens and noticed for the first time she has patches of black scales on her white legs is this normal or is something else going on She’s an olive egger by the way
  18. M

    Duck has leg issues

    I’ve had this bird for 5 years, and I’m beginning to see leg issues that are beginning to get to her. I believe she’s a Jumbo Pekin, and I’ve read about their health issues, but I hope to do something about this before it’s too late. Her voice is becoming weak and she’s a bit more dull than...
  19. 6

    Bumblefoot Aftermath

    Hello again! So, I just thought I'd ask, to be proactive. Over the last year, I have been battling bumblefoot with my hens. I had to do many mini 'surgeries' to drain the bumblefoot, then I would use hen healer ointments/sprays and wrap their feet/foot. Around 4 months ago, two of my hens...
  20. BlueHorse17

    Duckling with big leg gap?

    Hello everyone! Someone came to me letting me know they have a duckling who has a wide leg gap, often sits down, and trips a lot when it walks. It was born a little different; even had a wide leg gap when born. They are currently feeding it flock raiser, along with zucchini and sometimes cat...
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