My golden comet chicken, almost 5 months old, was suddenly very lethargic this morning. She didnt run out of the coop with the rest of the birds, and just stayed on her roosting bar. She doesnt usually let me touch her, but shes letting me pick her up and inspect her without complaint now.
Her...
I posted a few days ago about my concerns with the intestinal linings and small blood globs in my chickens poop. Everything seemed to be Ok, nothing serious, until this morning. Out of nowhere, my one mama hen (who is also mid molt) was acting very sick, and had blood in her poop, which is...
I have a 2 year old hen acting very lethargic. Her head keeps twitching forward not to a certain side from what i’ve noticed almost like something’s stuck or she’s trying to push. She’s standing straight up like a duck. Not eating with her sisters now but was this morning. She is a rescue and is...
Hi! New to the forum, so greetings and thanks for any help. I've had chickens for about 13 years and just got a new flock after the last ones finally passed away. My new girls are all 19 weeks old this week, so should start laying any day now. I have one hen that I'm very worried about and would...
Hello, we recently got a few chickens, new chicken owners, few months ago. About 3 weeks ago we were preparing to leave for a trip to Maine from Ky, night before our flights my favorite most sweetest hen , “noodles” started acting lethargic suddenly, lying down, wouldn’t stand when we tried to...
I have attached a picture of one of my chickens poo. She had the hormone implant done on Monday, it is now Thursday and today she has started behaving lethargic, depressed, not eating and her poos are a liquid consistency as shown in the photo. I can hear gurgling noises coming from her...
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I’m new to owning chickens and new to the forum. My girls are 6 months old were great up until 2 days ago when they were just a little more lethargic. I’m in Southern California and it’s been hot (they have shade, a fan, a mister, frozen treats) and I attributed it to it just...
I recently acquired some ducks from someone who was moving away. I notices one was missing from the little flock and went out searching. I found her on her back with one leg stuck in the air. Breathing but not moving much. I gathered her up and brought her in. She didn't fight me but I usually...
I added 5 pullets and a cockerel to my flock of 5 hens over a month ago, and recently had to tube feed one of the pullets because she became lethargic and I realized she wasn’t eating. Upon watching them, none of them eat nearly enough, and it appears to be that they’re afraid of the hens. There...
I had a chicken with heatstroke a few days ago and she’s been residing in my room so I can keep a close eye on her. I also don’t have a dog crate to put her in…
I pick up any droppings and disinfect the area daily, have an air purifier, and keep it well ventilated. Though, I will be away for...
Yesterday morning we went to check on the flock and one of the hens was “sleeping” standing up. She was very lethargic and uninterested. After watching her and examining we thought she could be egg bound. We followed the steps with baths and calcium and made her an egg with the shell, etc. left...
My family and I went on a vacation for Three weeks and I had a church friend watching my chickens while I was gone. Before I left, one of my chickens was not acting 100% right, but there were no obvious symptoms other than mildly lethargic.
I got home today and she was not doing well. She...
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If anyone knows what these droppings and symptoms suggest (-see pictures), please let me know so I can do more research on those possibilities! -Thank you!
Here are the facts (about Snowbird) for quick reference:
Basic Facts:
• Breed: Swedish flower.
• Age: 3 years.
• Weight: ±1.75(?)...
We have a lovely, sweet Austrolorp, just about 3 years old, who started limping six weeks ago. I thought she'd broken her leg or dislocated it. Then she got very sick, breathing hard and unable to eat much. I took her to a vet who x-rayed her and found no problems with her skeleton. Another vet...
Hi guys, one of my Tractor Supply Easter egger hens, ~3 years old, has been lethargic since yesterday morning, looks like she hasn't been preening her tail, and she has watery diarrhea and her fluff is all dirty from it. Her comb got paler than usual (she's always had a big floppy comb though)...
So my hen is almost 2 years old. She's normally an active runner and a healthy layer. She hasn't been moving much for the past day and a half and there's definitely an egg in there that she hasn't laid. I've tried all the usual things for an egg-bound hen. We've done a warm Epsom salt soak...
My egg laying and normally very spunky hen has taken a weird turn today. This afternoon she was her normal, active self but when I came out to feed them dinner I couldn’t find her. I ended up finally finding her under a bush not moving with her tail feathers drooping to the ground. She seems to...
Hi everyone, long-time reader but first-time poster here.
Recently, one of my hens got sour crop, and I was able to treat it with vomiting and Monistat. She was perking up and even eating again after the smell went away and her crop went down (she wouldn't eat for about a week, but was...
I visit my hens every day since I got them two weeks ago. At first everything was great but now I have an issue with not collecting any white eggs for the last 4 days. The Amber star has been Queen royalty while the white leghorn - who's also a bully - demonstrated her amazing laying prowess and...
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I have a ISA brown chicken (~2 years old) that has been lethargic, sluggish, and slow recently. She has always been much larger than all the other ISA brown chickens in the flock. I let the chickens free range during the day, and she has been unable to keep up with the others who...