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  1. Goosebaby

    Tip for overheating birds

    I just learned this today going off of a hunch and I wanted to share this for the chance that it could help someone else. If your goose or duck is overheating get their webs wet. Definitly move them to shade or a cooler location and get them some water to drink, preferably with a tub of water...
    • Goosebaby
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    • bird breathing duck ducks geese goose overheating panting rapid
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Geese
  2. C

    Egg Bound or Constipated quail?

    Need your help again friends. I took one of my quail out of the coop because she was acting egg bound; lethargic, straining to push something out, panting. But after some warm baths with Epsom salts she had some very large solid poops. Do you think she was just constipated or should I keep up...
    • CarleeG
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    • constipated constipation egg binding egg bound lethargic panting straining straining hen
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Quail
  3. LittleBird123

    Chicken with bloated abdomen

    Around a day ago I noticed that one of my chickens has a bloated abdomen beneath her vent that feels like it is full of fluid. She has been having very watery diarrhea and is breathing heavy. Today her abdomen feels a little bigger and she looks painful. She will still eat and drink and her comb...
  4. SilkieMomPoof

    Is my chicken sick?

    My Silkie hen has been panting a lot, and no longer likes eating mealworms? She gets excited and kills them, but then just leaves them and shakes her head at them. I still see her eating seeds and other feed so it's not like she isn't eating at all. She's not sneezing, but her cluck does sound a...
  5. Nellylee

    It’s hot, electrolytes for how long?

    I live in Arizona and we’ve been trying to keep our chickens cool with tarps, misters and now electrolytes. I read that you are not supposed to give them electrolytes long term due to the salt. What else should I give them to help them out? They seem to really like the electrolyte though.
  6. T

    Sick hen, panting and wheezing

    Hi all! Hoping someone can help me... Last night I noticed one of my 2-year-old hens was hanging out in the corner of the coop, panting. Normally they sleep on their perches, and usually when I see one on the floor it means they're sick. I've seen birds panting a bit the last few days since it...
  7. KKelli

    Panting and uninterested

    Hi. We got 6 straight run chicks about 3 weeks ago. My husband got them for eggs/pet type but I have never had them before so have no knowledge and he is working for two weeks out of state.They did not tell us an age but from looking at pictures and charts they may have been two weeks at the...
  8. 0ddaudd

    Female Duck Rubbing Wings And Panting ???

    Hey. So I was just curious as to what this duck behavior meant ? I assume she might just be hot due to Louisiana weather (90 degrees today). She has access to a shaded area of the run, has a pool, and has access to fresh water. She’s eating and drinking normal and I gave her some peas I pulled...
  9. luckyduck956

    Duckling Panting in Open Pen

    Need some advice on keeping my duck cool. So lately, my Pekin has been panting while in her pen. Her pen is pretty open and is lined with puppy pads. She never use to do this, but now since she has more down I’ve noticed it a lot more. I’ve been taking both my duckling outside for 1-3 hours at a...
  10. luckyduck956

    Panting Duckling

    For what reasons do ducks pant? I know they usually pant when they are hot, but it’s 74° inside my house, and they’re in a open pen now. What other things make a duck pant?
  11. minaayindra

    Help! Head twitching after attack!

    I am trying to introduce my hand-raised chicks into a new coop with a hen and her chick at the same time. The chick is submissive so he isn’t an issue. When I brought 2 of my other chicks into the coop, the hen pinned down the most submissive one and brutally attacked her. I got the hen off...
  12. cluckmecoop7

    How long does it take to lay an egg?

    Hi everyone, One of my chickens, Kiwi, is sitting in the nesting boxes trying to lay an egg....I think. I'm not positive... Well, she's been sitting in there of about 7 to 10 minutes. When I peek in, she seems to be trying to lay an egg. How can I be sure? Also, it's about 85 degrees right...
  13. CLovesDucks

    Adult Female Duck Open-Mouth Breathing

    Hi friends! One of my adult fawn & white runners is open-mouth breathing, almost as if she’s panting. It’s warm today but the ducks have 24 hour access to the pond in their enclosure. Any thoughts?
    • CLovesDucks
    • Thread
    • mouth breathing panting runner duck
    • Replies: 32
    • Forum: Ducks
  14. P

    Mouth open opera singer chicks?

    We’re in a heat wave and I can’t seem to get the temperature right. Are my chicks panting? I can’t tell? They are doing this strange thing... beak open, throat jiggling like they are opera singers?! Are they panting or is this some other behavior I should be concerned about?
  15. F

    Panting & Fluffed Up Hen

    Hi All We recently welcomed four mature hens and a rooster into our backyard coop. They have been with us for about a week and a half. They are Easter Eggers and just over a year old. They have had quite a few changes coming from a large farm to our backyard coop and getting them used to our...
  16. analyticalblonde

    7 Week Old Barred Rock Panting?

    Hi All, I just moved my girls out to their coop yesterday from being in our basement since they arrived on March 27th. Today, when checking on them this morning I noticed that one of my 2 Barred Rock pullets was panting. The weather is wonderful but they have all been in our basement since...
  17. N

    Poorly runner, strange quack and panting! Help please!

    Hi! We noticed our year old runner made a strange noise yesterday when she quacked- we kept a close eye on her yesterday and noticed she was resting a great deal and every now and again began panting. This behaviour seemed to stop after a long drink and she seemed ‘normal’ again although no...
    • Natalierussell6
    • Thread
    • ill duck panting quack runner duck strange bahavoiur
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Ducks
  18. C

    Rescue duckling

    we just rescued a dumped duckling, roughly 4-5 weeks old. She had a fishing hook stuck in her, which the vet got it. She is on Clavamox as a precaution, but has started panting, even with a fan on her and sounds wheezy. Any ideas on what could be causing it? She is still eating and drinking...
    • Cbutler
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    • duckling heavy breathing panting pekin wheezing
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: Ducks
  19. CookieErnie

    panting duck?!!! don't think she's hot

    hi! I have two ducklings, just about 4 weeks old, one runner and one pekin. The Pekin pants now and then and I'm always able to help her stop panting by cooling her down (giving her cool water, running a fan in the living room where their brooder is). Today she just won't stop panting and I'm...
  20. CHELLYB0E

    My babygirl Feisty is not herself tonight.....

    feisty is acting odd. She is panting, she seems to have trouble keeping her balance when wanting to get in high places, she’s drooping her wings, she won’t get out of the squatting position, her eyes are looking really tired and she is keeping her butt feathers really low. She is eating and...
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