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  1. Hua

    Milky white swollen eye, not eating/drinking

    Hi! I need help diagnosing one of the girls. 3 days ago I noticed her being lethargic, barely eating and “sleeping” a lot, meaning her eyes were always shut. I separated her then. The next day I saw her eye was cloudy, so I put teramycin on it. Yesterday it looked milky white and slightly red...
  2. B

    HELP! Baby Chick looks like gasping for air, not eating/drinking, and laying down.

    We hatched our own chicks for the first time about 4 days ago. One of our chicks are clearly struggling. The rest are perky and active chicks! Symptoms Smaller than the rest Looks like it is gasping for air/breathing hard Stool is clear with some white Won’t eat Won’t drink I have been giving it...
  3. BoxOChocolates

    Weak and ill chicks! Proven Fatal, help!

    So, we recently ordered 23 chicks from Meyer's Hatchery, half of which went to another family. These chicks are now three days old. Last night we noticed one of the chicks was not moving around too much, or eating or drinking. In the morning she was treated with sugar water in hopes to show some...
  4. K

    Questions About My Sick Chick

    hi everyone! I am brand new to the chicken-raising life. I purchased 15 chicks from a hatchery and received them yesterday morning. All of them seemed to be fine, and we’re eating and drinking normally. Today, I came out in the morning to check on them and one chick was not looking so hot. She...
  5. G

    HELP! Found chicken from truck, seems very ill

    Hey everyone, My girlfriend works at a vet and 2 days ago someone brought in a chicken that had called off a chicken transport truck. The vets were going to euthanize it and my girlfriend took it(we used to have chickens so we had all the materials/experience). It is staying at our house right...
  6. M

    Lonely chicken...what to do?

    We are brand new to chickens (just five days) and the day we got our first two hens, something got one of them. The first day, they both came out of the coop and were happy in the run. Since then, the lone hen will not come out of her coop. We are worried that she is not eating or drinking. I...
    • Matoe25
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    • lone chicken not drinking stressed hen won't eat or drink won't leave coop
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    • Forum: Managing Your Flock
  7. Zcruzer

    HELP! SICK CHICKEN

    Hi guys, so I need help. One of my hens was acting strangely this morning, so i brought her inside because I thought it was cold, and she is doing better. BUT, she still isn't eating or drinking much, and is lethargic. She isn't pooping much either. Her stomach area seems somewhat swollen and...
  8. W

    Chicken very lethargic, breathing heavy, not eating or drinking

    One of my approx 2 year old hens has become very lethargic in the past couple of hours. She seemed fine earlier today, running, eating, drinking,etc. In the past couple of hours she has become very lethargic, just sitting, not eating or drinking, barely enthused or strong enough to even eat a...
  9. O

    My hen was attacked by dog, what are her chances of living?

    So our friends brought their dog over and let her off of the leash because she stays pretty close to them. Our hens are free range and weren’t anywhere nearby at the time so we didn’t think much of it. A little while later we heard chickens screaming on the other side of the house. Murphy (the...
  10. aussiebushgirl

    Chest conractions when inhaling

    I'm really hoping someone can help me understand what may be going on. I noticed a week ago that my silver sussex girl's comb was flopping to one side, although a nice shade of red. Two days ago I treated the girls to raw pumpkin seeds, some still attached to the fibrous flesh of the pumpkin. My...
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