The last of our three pet chickens became suddenly I'll last week with a nasty respiratory infection. She couldn't stand, couldn't breathe, mucus dripping from her beak...all within the span of a few hours. I searched the forum for remedies, but was saddened to find most recommendations were to...
Hello wonderful fellow chicken people! This is my first time posting on this forum, and I need your help! I have used BYC many a time to learn about chicken health and disease. I have had chickens since I was 5 years old and I remember my mom learning about gape worm from BYC when one of our...
Today I had a hen that was kinda coughing and she died in my arms. I just got 10 new babies from another lady that sells chickens last week. I suppose maybe the respiratory issue came from there. My Flock is almost a year old and never had an issue. After crying and began reading and calling...
My girl is very cuddly, and lets me put my ear to her back. Every time she breaths in, I can hear popping noises. She also seems to be breathing more rapidly, and has smaller poops, but otherwise has no other symptoms. She eats, drinks and acts normally. This started about 3 weeks ago, doesn’t...
We have a pullet who has been sick for a while with what we think is a respiratory infection. She stopped making noise about a month ago, and started craning her head forward with her beak open a lot, which kind of looks like she's struggling to breathe. She has a good appetite though, and is...
We have a hen that seems to be sneezing quite a bit. Last week it seemed quite lethargic and was off its food for a day. Now she's eating and drinking well, very active but sneezing a fair bit. No mucus, discharge or eye bubbles. We have 4 hens that have only come into lay within the last month...
I have three chooks, Mother and her two babies, unsure of Mothers age but babies are 4 weeks (I think babies are both females - but could be wrong). Possibly Maran or Orbington Cross/Bantam. I got them 2 weeks ago from a private free range farm, The owner wasn't expecting them and so gave them...