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  1. cpowell411

    In the nest box for the night?

    Hi, my hen (huge all black with irridescent feathers, breed tba) is about 3 years old and has had a dirty bottom recently. Whitish stuff around her vent. She lays eggs occassionally, but has never been a constant reliable layer. Today, she was laying on the ground more. Tonight, she ia back in...
  2. Q

    chicken attacked last night has rapid panting and eyes swollen shut

    My chicken was attacked by a predator of some kind. Her head is bloody (comb and wattle look fine). I brought her into the house in a safe, quiet place. Am trying to give her drops of water and keep her warm. Vets in this area have not been helpful in the past so I am trying to care for her...
  3. RunnerDucks1221

    Can I use a reptile heat bulb for my duck brooder? Recommendations please!!

    Hi experts!!! Right now I am on week 2 for my Indian runner ducklings! They’re so cute but I feel are getting too hot sometimes with the heat bulb 175Watts I have for them. I’m thinking of either switching to a heat bulb that’s 125watts or 150watts but honestly, the red lighting is blinding and...
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    • brooder duck ducklings health heat heat bulbs lamp panting reptiles
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  4. RunnerDucks1221

    My duckling was panting today in middle of brooder! I’m worried sick! Please help!!

    I have a quick question, today I noticed one of my ducklings panting. He was sitting near the other two but only he looked to be panting but the heat lamp wasn’t as close to him. I have the heat lamp to the far left side of the brooder in order to have a warm area for them and a cooling area as...
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    • brooder duckling health overheated panting
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  5. benjicken

    Baby quail panting, low wings

    hi, my baby quails hatched 10 days ago and have been under a heat lamp in a large cage since feeding off chicken crumb with plenty of water. This morning it was panting on its side and can hardly move. Could the recent boiling weather be anything to do with it? It can hardly move and struggles...
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    • baby quails help panting quail chicks struggling
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  6. Alicat4244

    2 yr old limping ,panting, and vent pulsing

    I have a 2 yr old welsummer that is limping . She is eating and drinking well and as of last night she is separated from the flock and in a little tractor coop. I observed her alot yesterday before I put her up feet and legs look good no swelling . When I watch her walk it looks to me like maybe...
  7. Waterwitch232

    Heat on Chicks

    So I just got some little chicks one is maybe a little under a week old the other four are just days old so they are about half the size. Now I have a heat lamp on them and there are two boxes one “hot” and one “cool” there’s a hole so they can jump in between. I have it at about 90-95 and I see...
  8. N

    Panting Chick :( help!

    I just got a baby chick that isn't even a week old yet. Had her out for a while and she seemed fine, running around and peeping like crazy. Went and put her in her box for a bit and happened to walk past later and saw the poor thing was panting, I also noticed that it looked like her wing was...
  9. marybowman

    Pekin Duck weak and panting. Not sure what’s wrong?

    We have two 2 year old Pekin Ducks left. We lost 2 to a fox in the past couple of weeks. Now one of the two is sick. A couple of days ago I noticed this duck was being a bit lethargic but it was the day after we lost one to the fox and I thought she was depressed or scared (idk if ducks even do...
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    • duck panting sick weak
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    • Forum: Ducks
  10. Dani & Mikey

    The heat is here...

    Ok, it’s happened. The heat has hit Virginia. Just a few days after our super late last frost:rant...but that’s beside the point. It’s hot and I saw my chickens panting yesterday. I know this is a normal thing and have been sifting through the threads regarding hot chickens. Anyone who feels...
  11. MamaDonna

    Help!! Panting Duckling!

    I picked up two pekin ducklings yesterday afternoon and by later in the evening, one of them started panting heavily :( I read some posts on here and decided hmto give her a bath to be sure her nostrils were clear but the panting has continued today. I've also noticed her bill and feet are very...
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    • duckling panting
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  12. iluvsedward

    Sick duckling with respiratory issues :(

    Hi all, this is my little call duckling who hatched in march, almost a month old. Since it hatched its been low energy, and had difficulty breathing through it's nares. I didnt think much of it because it eats and drinks and it didnt seem to get worse so i thought maybe it would pass...
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    • panting respiratory distress sick duck weak
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  13. Squishychicken

    I evidently stepped on one of my seramas! help!

    this morning I was out feeding and little did I know one of my hens decided to run out right as I put my foot down... I hurt one of her legs cause she limps. but now she wont walk so I cant figure out what leg it is! she is panting so I'm thinking she went into shock. i have her inside and am...
  14. Squishychicken

    I evidently stepped on one of my seramas! help!

    this morning I was out feeding and little did I know one of my hens decided to run out right as I put my foot down... I hurt one of her legs cause she limps. but now she wont walk so I cant figure out what leg it is! she is panting so I'm thinking she went into shock. i have her inside and am...
  15. ContessaKris

    Wobbling Unbalanced Panting Chicken

    I found one of our chickens, Lovelace, doing a weeble wobble impression today. She tips over. If I stand her up she tries to walk a bit but falls to her right. Her comb is bright red. We brought her inside to a cage and are keeping an eye on her. She is eating well (made her feed of oatmeal...
  16. sepideh1988

    chicken intestinal hard gland

    Hi.i have 9 chickens . one weak ago,one of them wasn't herself.she have sitting in nest box, but no eggs. I have think just like before, she doesn't any problems,because for long time she nesting but no eggs.her eggs were shell less and she didn't laying again,and her abdomen is swollen.but this...
  17. Sarah Leighty

    Injured hen will not drink, wounds significant

    Hello all- One of our girls got attacked by the neighbors 2 little dogs, and they pulled her skin off pretty good from neck down between wings, and on one side. She also got a bite on her chest. This was Tuesday 9/26. We cleaned with betadine solution/warm water spray, and have treated for...
  18. AChickenInEveryPot

    Panting with a pale comb and not dehydrated?

    Hello all! We recently got a Black Copper Maran from a swap, since then, we've noticed her panting intermittently and sneezing/snorting once every now and then. Over time not much changed that was concerning, so we introduced her to the flock. Over the past few days her comb has gotten...
  19. PureBigBird

    Assistance: Panting Advice & Limping Turkey: Need Aspirin Dosage

    History: BBB hen had waning appetite on nest and afterwards from March through July; was hand feeding soften pellets which had probiotic + vitamins in it. Was dewormed her; gave her lower dosage of antibiotic 2 x daily. She was panting. Her stools had changed from food yellow consistency to...
  20. Diveks

    My Chicken is not active and is opening her mouth

    My polish chicken has not been as active as the other chickens this Week. She is 8 months old. Also she has been opening her mouth a lot like she is hot even when its cool outside. I have seperated her from the other chickens So i can closely monitor her. She is eating and drinking normaly. She...
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