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  1. F

    Weirdness and Unsure what to do

    Hi all. So we just got our 3rd batch of baby chicks in from MyPetChicken a little over a week ago. Upon arrival, everyone was doing fine, eating and drinking and all seemed fine until about 3 days ago. All babies were fine, we went to bed. We woke up, one of my polish was dead. Just random as...
  2. C

    Barred Rock Post wound care lethargy/no appetite/very runny stool

    I have a Barred Rock hen about 1.5yo that was exhibiting some runny stool about a 2 weeks ago, but was otherwise acting normally. Noticed an uptick in poop covered feather around her vent, so more closely inspected. Found a wound above her vent (unclear on the cause) that I cleaned with...
  3. R

    Hen being lethargic, gape breathing, panting, poor posture, depressed appetite! Any advice appreciated!!!

    Hello all! When I was letting the chickens out this morning I noticed my hen, Stacy, was laying on the ground in the coop. This wasn’t particularly unusual, but she is a percher. While the other chickens were happily eating grass, she was standing underneath my deck. Her posture was awkward...
  4. C

    sick chick :(

    I have a four-ish day old chick that is having trouble balancing, she has her wings spread out, is sleeping a lot, and is staying away from the other chicks. Any ideas what this could be? I have her sectioned off in the brooder and mashed up a bit of food and water to put next to her, but she...
  5. T

    Chicken Immobile and incredibly lethargic, need help

    On Monday around noon, one of my barred rocks was found laying on her side not making any effort to get up. This came about suddenly, as the rest of the flock is healthy. She wants to only lean to the right side and keeps lulling her head off to her right. I gave her water with a dropper to keep...
  6. L

    Chicken badly pecked won’t eat or drink or walk (pictures included)

    Hello My chicken had been badly pecked on the head by another hen. I think it was happening for 30 minutes to one hour before I realised. (young Polish bantam, born May 2023) He was lying on the ground and lifeless when I rushed him inside. He is still alive. I cleaned the head, I’ve used...
  7. M

    Chicken lethargic and hiding? :(

    My chicken Peperomia is around 2 years old. Today she has started acting lethargic, swaying her head and hiding. She refuses to eat or drink. I spoon fed her water in the hopes to give her some hydration. I even laid out some of her favorite foods in a shallow dish of 100% coconut water. I...
  8. C

    Found Injured Hen on Side of Road in Ditch, treating wound but now maybe wheezing? Does she need antibiotics?

    Hey all, I found a chicken on the side of the road in a ditch while I was walking my weiner dog. We both thought she was a dead animal but she was still alive. So i ran back to my house and got my car and grabbed her. The first day I gave her a bath and didn’t see anything but a small puncture...
  9. 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...
  10. L

    7-8 week old dying Chick

    Hello, This morning I went out to the coop to let my girlies out and one of them didn’t come out of the coop into the run. I found her in the coop in the corner not moving. She isn’t able to stand, walk, she’s weak and lethargic. She can barely lift her head and falls to her side if she does...
  11. chickmamat

    Help! 6 mo Brahma, sudden lethargy won’t eat

    Roughly 6 mo Brahma pullet. I think she is laying based on age but haven’t witnessed it. Normally a big eater (her name is Chonk). I noticed her standing alone yesterday, not eating and her face appeared pale. I separated her immediately. She will not eat or drink. Tried blueberries...
  12. Kg2022

    Help! Sick 2yr old chicken …pics posted

    Poop / looks like large marble size lash egg?
  13. buffy-the-eggpile-layer

    Rooster vaguely ill but can't figure out why!

    I recently posted about my 2.5 y/o bantam rooster, who had de-spurred himself. That all has healed up well but something more is off about him and I can't figure out what. A few days before that incident I noticed him slowing down--ex. being slower to leave the run when I let everyone out to...
  14. henfriend1998

    URGENT, PLEASE HELP! Severe adult Cocci, worms in my flock or something else?? how to treat my girls and get them to recover big and strong?

    i have two hens (Frida a buff brahma and Agnes a silver laced wyandotte) inside right now with what we think is Cocci. all of the symptoms but our fecal float came back clear. the vet and a relative let is know that its possible the parasites just arent shedding eggs, and that we shouldnt rule...
  15. bigsis08

    Help! Lethargic chick not eating and barely drinking

    Hi all, I just got 12 chicks from tractor supply (4 Rhode island reds, 4 wynadotte I think, and 4 cinnamon queens). 2 of the 4 cinnamon queens are having trouble. I found one this morning lying on the ground near the water bowl and the others were just walking right on her. I went to pick her...
  16. B

    Hen won't open one eye

    I have a hen that is walking around with one eye closed all the time and the other closed most of the time. There isn't any drainage or puffiness. I have separated her from the rest of my flock. She will not eat her food, except for lettuce. She only drinks water if I put her beak in it. It has...
  17. H

    Duck Lethargic, Shaking, and Refusing Food/Water - HELP!

    We've got a young (about 14 weeks old, not laying yet) female runner duck who is very lethargic (hiding, standing away from the flock, standing hunched up, not walking around with everyone, not foraging), shaking like she's cold (outside temp is 64 and headed towards 82), and refusing food and...
    • Humble Shack Farm
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    • antibiotics hiding lethargic duck not drinking not eating shaking sick duck voice change
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  18. CherryCord

    Day Old Duckling Not Eating Or Drinking

    Okay so starters this little guy had some issues hatching. I don't know what happened exactly but when it pipped externally there was blood on the membrane. A good bit of it. If I had to guess I think it tried to hatch too early. As when it did hatch it had not fully absorbed the yolk and what...
    • CherryCord
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    • #helpasap day old ducklings duckling hatching issues help not drinking not eating
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Ducks
  19. T

    chicken escaped fox attack. HELP

    2 days ago i got an unwanted fox visit . ( In context I'm a minor and live with my father so it's harder for me to do things on my own[like vet visits and purchases on my own}) Thankfully my father saw it and stopped him. he was persistent. The fox cam back around and got a hold of one of our...
  20. W

    Lame 2 week old turkey poult with swollen throat

    (Reposted here as i posted this in turkey thread before seeing this section sorry) Hello! My 2 week old bronze turkey poult Beans has started kind of gagging and choking last night? He kept sticking his throat out with his mouth open and gurgling so I wasn’t sure if he was choking or something...
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