Hi all - last week I introduced some new girls into our existing flock. I noticed one of the new girls was acting pretty sick - puffed up, lethargic, wouldn’t eat, etc. Separated her and unfortunately she did not make it. Yesterday I noticed 3 of my existing hens acting sick as well. Respiratory...
I have a 1 year old cream legbar chicken exhibiting concerning symptoms. She is pretty small compared to my other legbars of the same age. Unsure of weight but hasn’t decreased in size since symptoms appeared. She is very lethargic. Walks around a little but mostly just laying down. Isolating...
I'm brand new to chickens, I bought 7 chicks from Tractor Supply Co 3 weeks ago. The other 6 seem to be fine but one of my Lavender cochins is a little smaller than the others and this morning she was laying down and stumbling when picked up and put back down. Since she was getting walked on...
My welsummer hen has been acting sick since yesterday morning (that I’ve noticed). Very lethargic, not eating or drinking, and opening mouth breathing. I can tell she’s having a hard time breathing. But no discharge from eyes or nose. No coughing or sneezing. She did have some runny poop...
I've had this experience before with two other Buckeyes so I'm fearing the worst.
I found Speckles this morning sitting out on the floor of my garage that has flake down as if she was planning to lay.
Picked her up and put her in a nesting box. She didn't fuss.
I checked her vent she was...
Hey guys, I has posted a thread a few days ago with a different title that didn't really specify what she had. Now I'm sure that she has something going on. Her name is Gert. She is a 2 year old sapphire gem. Her face is very pale and her poop is extremely watery. She's eating, drinking, and...
So today in the evening, I noticed my hen was acting strange. When they went outside, she just sat in the sun under a tree as all the other hens picked around. I got her to drink water and eat food. She is acting very lethargic, and the top of her comb is purple which I think may be a sign of...
My favorite goose has been acting odd the last couple of days. She won't eat (we changed the food but she won't even eat the scratch) although seems to attempt to graze. She'll eat wood and drinks a little but mostly she just stands still and rests.
She can't move fast and seems to have no...
Hi all! I’m new to chickens and my 6 month old australorp chicken has begun to stand like a penguin. I have too many chickens to really know if she is laying yet but one of my others that is also 6 months just started laying (she’s the only olive egger) so I assume she will be or should be. I...
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One of my hens appeared especially lethargic today (seemed totally fine yesterday). Lots of standing still with her eyes closed, and little interest in food. When her eyes are open, they do appear bright, and she is responsive to gentle pokes. It's pretty cold here (23 F), so I've...
My male peach golden pheasant is 2 years old. Always been healthy, he’s recently started throwing his head backwards and his feathers are ruffled and keeps eyes closed. I originally thought gape worm, but I’m not sure that’s it. He’s been given dewormer. It’s like his crop is full? What should I...
Noticed this chicken this morning shutting its eyes and just standing around. It ate a little and socialized a little but clearly not normal. No wheezing, eye or nasal discharge. Just quarantined it and gave it a scrambled egg which it ate with vigor and some feed and sunflower seeds which it...
I did not place this in the emergency/injuries because it's not urgent.
Noticed AngryGirl was off Saturday, but we have five or six going through a molt. Checked on her yesterday, she just seemed off. Wasn't moving much, extremely pale and her wattles/comb were nearly the color of her eyes...
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I have a one year old buff Orpington hen who seems to be feeling unwell. I noticed a couple days ago she started looking sick. Her tail down, pale face and generally not as happy to see me as she normally is. I firstly suspected that she was just going through a rough moult but im not...
Hi all, my 5 month old cross beak silkie crop is really full with liquid. She basically has all the signs of sour crop, except well the sour smell!
I made her throw up…. By massaging her crop. It appears to be a clear liquid with what looks like soggy food?
She hasn’t had food in 24 hours. I...
Hello, I’m very concerned about one of my chickens (a Buff Orpington, approximately 4 years old and need urgent quickly! This is usually a sign that they will die soon and I really want to do something now!
Symptoms:
1. Limping: I noticed she was limping earlier today and sitting down often...
I have a 3 day old quail chick that had a tough hatch.
1st night it was very lethargic and shaky, swollen eyes and gagging, raspy (clicking?) and shaking head constantly. I fed quail egg yolk and manuka honey water from drops on my knuckle and the chick improved massively within 15m...
My 7.5mo satin silkie hen is suddenly lethargic laying all day in the coop in a corner by herself. She isn’t eating or drinking. Has an empty crop.
She wouldn’t eat when offered feed or worms. She’s kinda in a hunched position at times. She does lay eggs but hasn’t in a few days. This is very...
So my hen had actually been laying more often now and hasn’t been gaping. Not today how ever she’s been slow and lethargic ? Any reason why ? Crouched down her neck more in , walking slow.Not pecking as much. She is a creamlegbar 35 weeks old
one of our two olive eggers was pretty sleepy earlier and squatting weirdly so I checked for a prolapse and nothing was there so I left her alone. Later I went out to get the eggs and I got hers. I know it’s hers because she lays bigger eggs than her sister who started laying very recently. It’s...