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I'm looking for a bit of advice as one of my rescue hens has been on off looking under the weather. We've had her since January and up until around October she was doing well. She has seen a vet a few times since then but we are not within an area that has a specialist that deals...
So today, one of my lightbulbs went out on the heat lamp for my button hen. She got cold and lethargic, but I warned her up with her brother and a heat lamp that I had an addition. I gave her more food and water, a new heatlamp, and had to go to work. Now it is 11:02 PM, and she is still...
I raise all of my chickens as pets, eggs are secondary. Anyway, Skye is about four now, an Orpington. She's my favorite and my oldest girl since her sisters have passed. She is normally quite rambunctious and picks on the others but has always been gentle and cuddlier to me. She's going through...
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This is going to be long. I want to give al the info I can in hopes that someone can help me!
I live in Kona, Hawai’i. About 6 months ago a Muscovy duck wondered into my yard.I fed her and she decided to stay. She’s been doing well as long as she’s been here. We built her a pond. She...
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I noticed at the end of last week one of my hens drinking but not eating, she was standing on her own puffed up and tail down.
I brought her in on Sunday as she had stayed in the coop with the water and food within reach as I was away for a night... when I returned she hadn’t even moved or...
I need a little bit of advice and I can't seem to find a post on this so here goes.
She's being very distant, but today she's not eating with the others I've checked her over, her weight is fine, butt is as fluffy as anything.
shes just standing in the coop in the corner roosting... I don't...
Five month old rhoad island red hen started laying 2 weeks ago , just started showing signs of being lethargic has a bent neck in an S curve, head is staying upright, clear mucus in mouth, no mucus in nose, no crusty nose, eyes are clear, comb is normal, not eating not drinking, looks around...
My hen is around a year old, and I have her in a pen with four other hens of varioud breeds. She’s the smallest hen and recently she’s been stuck on her laying spot, and I haven’t seen her eating or drinking when I’m around.
She also hasn’t been laying any eggs for over two weeks and has a...
Hey all. I forgot to mention in my last thread that I’m a new member today :D. I’ve been on this website thousands of times and finally joined. Anyway, I have a 2-3 day old Pekin duckling who seems to have maybe a few deformities. They don’t seem very serious but one thing that is pretty...
Hello, my girlfriend's chicken, a three month old Buff Orpington, has what we believe to be sour crop. This is the second day of her showing symptoms (lethargy, not eating and barely drinking, swollen crop). We have been trying to feed it Greek yogurt, but she just refuses to eat it no matter...
Hello - we rescued 4 commercial barn hens 3 weeks ago (our first ever).
1 has been bullied badly (ironic as she is the largest, with most feathers - but is also the most timid and very sweet) and we have had to intervene a couple of times.
The last 2 nights we’ve gone to lock them in the coop...
About two days ago, 3 chicks hatched under a hen. They were on day 23. The first one was pushed out, but we did manage to save it (and now it is happily pipping, eating and drinking) the second hatched with no problem, but when we looked at it. It seemed quite weak. It sits like a penguin and...
My hen is currently recovering from being eggbound with a broken egg. I’ve noticed immediately that she is willing to eat the small crumbs of the layer pellets I set out for her but not the full pellets. This morning I crushed them up and she was willing to eat them and then wash it down with...
We have a six week old wood duckling who never seemed to have a problem eating food dry. Suddenly we’ve noticed that starting this afternoon he’s not eating from his dish at all like he normally does and will only eat feed from in his water dish so it’s fully soft to the point of falling apart...
I've had this particular quail for almost two years now, I hatched her August 2018. Over time she has developed cataracts and now seems to be essentially blind. She was always a bit lighter than the other quail, but she moved alot more than them so I thought that was why. I've noticed in...
Hi, there! I need some help with my ducklings. We got them last Saturday and everything seemed to be fine until today. One of my ducklings is constantly shaking it's head like he's/she's trying to get some dry food out. He is not drinking or eating or at least i haven't seen him. His sibling on...
This morning my normally bossy, loudmouthed, super hungry, energetic hen (who happens to be the boss of the flock) was standing very still with pale combs and wattles. She wasn't interested in me coming out which was a red flag, nor was she responsive to treats--another HUGE red flag. Just last...
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I’m assuming my chicken has sour crop. I tried to empty her crop and she threw up a lot. I put out water and apple cider vinegar, applesauce and yogurt, and scrambled eggs. She is in our little backyard away from the chickens in the coop. Every time she bends over to eat she throws up...
i’ve posted about Cricket before, but she’s still worrying me. we got 2 midnight majesty marans, and Lillie is doing well, eating, drinking, growing. I’ve never seen Cricket eat, though she drinks water on her own. I’ve been taking her out and feeding her myself, though she doesn’t eat much. why...
My duck is sick and weak. She won't eat. When I approach her she hisses at me. We found a lump on her wing joint. It was warm to the touch. I have been administering antibiotics twice a day for the last 4 days and no change. Yesterday I force fed her a mixture of yogurt & honey, but only a...