pale comb

  1. GoldenPeep

    swollen leg, loss of balance, breathing issues, odd behavior, etc

    1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) Buff Brahma, almost 7, don't know weight, seems a little lighter 2) What is the behavior, exactly. (Also symptoms and other possible factors) -One leg swollen -Recovering from scaly leg...
  2. aliciaFarmer

    Pale comb question

    First, this is not an emergency. One of my buff orpingtons went broody at 5.5 month, a few weeks after she started laying. She sat for a week and then I finally got her some fertile hatching eggs because my boys weren't old enough at that point. She sat like a champ but too much so. She...
  3. Splinter022

    Please help!!!

    One of my black australorps have a pale comb, she’s extremely skinny, and when it looks like she’s about to eat, she just drops the food. She won’t roost, she only lies down on the ground. I came back from somewhere today around lunch time (I left super early so it was still dark out) just to...
  4. subbie80

    Pale comb and lethargic

    Hi there! I have some 5 1/2 month old chickens.We live on 15 arces. We have 22 other chickens. Coop is a good size. We use poultry netting to give them a nice size run. Last night when checking in on them I notice a girl that had a really pale comb and was a little slow moving. She didn’t...
  5. H

    A possibly sick chicken?!

    Help! I have a chicken who was acting strange last night. She hasn’t started laying and is 6/7 months old. Around 5PM I noticed she was more on edge than usual, she was darting everywhere and her feathers seemed a little wet on her breast and under her chin and she just looked almost bewildered...
  6. J

    Pale, small comb

    I have six chickens. Bought from feed store, estimated to be 17 weeks old now. No laying yet. 3 sex links and 3 buff orphingtons. Everyone is acting fine and appears healthy, but one of my orphingtons has a very small, pale comb. I've checked them all for mites and I don't see signs of any...
  7. G

    Help! Hen with hard, swollen belly, has just had mites

    My neighbors have just had a very, very bad infestation of mites for which we used ivermectin drops and diatomaceous earth, but one hen has a pale comb and a very hard, swollen belly. The mites (northern fowl mites I think) were all over her, the worst I've ever seen, but the drops and the...
  8. R

    Can I help my sick chicken without going to the vet?

    I have a Golden sex link that typically has a bright red comb. Lately her comb has turned orange (pale) and she is sluggish. I often find her laying down in the middle of the yard with her eyes closed. My wife and I are going to isolate her to check her poo, food consumption and if she is laying...
  9. cwren

    chickens comb color? hope this is the right forum?

    I have noticed that my gold lace wyandotte's have lighter combs than my dominiques. We tried to look at the skin of one and could not see much of it due to smaller feathers but what we did see did not show any kind of mite or lice, they do not itch or preen more than the others. The rooster has...
  10. H

    1 of my chickens have died and the next is looking ill. Please Help

    Thank you for reading, Unfortunately one of our hens died almost a month ago, she was a hybrid about 3 and a half years old. Her comb was very pale and she would just stand with her eyes closed not joining in with the other chickens and not eating or drinking. Another one of our hens of the...
  11. dac218

    2 sick hens, slightly different syptoms

    I have 2 hens, Stella and Super Chick (she got her name after being attacked by a husky and surviving... Supe for short) . Both are approaching 4yrs old. Supe showed symptoms first: stopped laying (was one of my best layers, RIR) swollen tummy, poop stuck to butt. She is active, eating and...
  12. chick peeps

    Sick hen?

    I have a RIR that has been acting odd in the past couple days. Her eyes are clear and shes attentive but she has been quite lethargic. She fluffs her feathers up a bit away from her body. Her comb has gotten paler and is starting to droop. I also noticed she has green poop residue on her rear...
  13. PapaHen66

    Help please! One of my one year-old Plymouth bards needs medical attention quick!

    One of my hens, Chloe, has had her eyes half closed for about a month. The first week we saw this, we quarantined her. We gave her A course of Corid, Checked her vent to see if she was egg bound. She seemed to be perking up and we re- introduced her to the rest of the flock. It is now a...
  14. K

    Chronic Respiratory Disease? Wheezing and pale combs

    Hello all, I have been raising chickens for about 3 years with my boyfriend - this is a learning process for us. To be perfectly frank, we did not employ good biosecurity when we added to our flock about 2 years ago. This spring, I noticed a legbar wheezing. She was fine otherwise. I...
  15. E

    Red Sex Link with Balance Problems, Fever (?) Black Toe

    Hello, New to this community and hoping someone here can help me out. We have a pair of Red Sex Link chickens from the hardware store. One of them has been acting funny: loss of coordination and balance. She tips forward or over, although she can stand. Closer inspection has shown a black spot...
  16. B

    Hi all! New here and need a little help

    Hi everyone. Really happy to finally be a member. Have been utilizing this site and all the great tips since my boyfriend and I bought a new home last fall and inherited a flock of 5 chickens. 1 Black Australorp, 1 Plymouth Barred Rock, 2 Sussex, all going on 3 years old. Also one bantam...
  17. P

    Companion Hens - What do I feed them?

    i have rescued hens that i do not use for meat or eggs. they were on layer pellets, however since i don’t need the eggs i switched them to cracked corn, full veggies and veggies scraps so as not to put uneccesary stress on their systems. A few weeks after the switch i noticed that one of my...
    • Poppy123
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    • companion companion bird don’t want eggs feed guide layer feed losing feathers pale comb pellets types of feed
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    • Forum: Feeding & Watering Your Flock
  18. KatsGotChicks

    Pale, lethargic chicken

    Help! I went outside this morning to find one of my hens laying on her side in the yard. She is very weak and barely even moves her head or opens her eyes. Her comb and wattles are pale and shriveled/flopped over. Her body temp seems low. She had some dried poop on her butt. I have washed her...
  19. K

    Urgent, yellowing skin and other symptoms

    Rhode Island Red 8 months old. Not sure if she's laying, we have 33 hens and can't always keep track of who's laying. Noticed her symptoms 4 days ago. Pale comb and wattles with purplish tint. Yellowing face and vent area. Standing around allot and moving slowly. Eating and drinking is...
  20. J

    Sick Chicken...Seeking Advice!

    I recently acquired 3 lovely 12-15 week old hens to add to my backyard flock, and while in quarantine 1 of them has become ill. When they first arrived I gave them some water with apple cider vinegar to help combat the stress of travel, but within a couple of days "sick chick's" condition became...
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