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  1. T

    Sick Chicken.. Respiratory and Sezures

    Hello, I’ve seen many helpful answers to questions on this site for similar problems in the past and have found it helpful but this is more of a unique case I feel so I thought I’d share and try to get more opinions on what it could be. I am posting this on my phone so apologies if the...
  2. MamaGer8ty

    Help! Heat and seizure Cornish cross

    One of my rooster Cornish cross just seizured and died in my arms. From noticing when he wasn’t moving much to getting him in his own box with food and water to when he died was less than five minutes. Could the heat have killed him? All my chickens have water, shade, and food. He was panting...
  3. S

    Duckling having random seizures / limp

    Hello, I am a new duckling owner and I currently own 2 pekins. Recently my smaller Pekin duckling has been having seizure-like episodes where it will fall on its back and begin twitching, when trying to put it back upright it appears completely limp (dead-weight) though it’s eyes remain open...
  4. Serafin

    My Chicken is Twisting Her Neck and Seizing.

    So, my two year old chicken went blind about six months ago after hitting her head. I was taking care of her, she was eating and drinking on her own, but still had head injury because of that. Well, about three weeks ago she flew out of the grazing pen that I would leave her in so she could...
  5. ducklady789

    HELP!!!! Week Old Toulouse Gosling Seizures/Spasms

    Hi friends. So I have a big problem. I have a buff Toulouse gosling who is about a week old. Earlier today he was just fine. He was with the other babies and they were all doing great. However, I went to check on them and I found him on its back. I picked him up and he flipped back onto his...
  6. GoldiLaced

    EMERGENCY! SEIZURE IN PULLET

    My chick is lying flat with nasally breathing and gasping and I think spasms. She had a seizure. Obvious respiratory. Another seizure. Previous post for more details. She stopped gasping after second seizure. help please, i think she had a third
  7. 3speckled3

    Strange Death After Dog Attack

    Unfortunately, we lost another hen. This time it was Eleanor, our oldest. I was inside my house when I suddenly heard a chicken screech. I ran outside immediately to see her being pinned down by one of our dogs, which was strange. The dog is one I have had for a while now. He is 12 years old...
  8. Abbkayx

    Help! Any ideas? Rooster issue

    Hi! So my rooster has been doing this weird thing for about a month maybe two. He lowers his head and then sort of spins in a circle, raises one leg and puts one wing out and does the spin. I originally thought he might have an issues with one of his feet but I’ve checked him all over and there...
  9. C

    Silkie chick just hatched. Has vaulted skull. Shaking and chirping non stop.

    Hi everyone! I’m new here and new to hatching. I just hatched my first group of Silkie chicks and one of them seems to be having some problems. First it took almost 30 hours to hatch, it seemed very stuck so I assisted with the hatch a little so it could get its head out. It was hatched with a...
  10. Julielynn810

    one loud duckling question

    Hi everyone! I have 4 welsh harlequin ducklings and 3 of them are pretty outgoing, friendly, and are always eating and drinking. One of them seems terrified of me and chirps the entire time I'm in the room, she's smaller than the rest of them and I haven't seen her eat very much, but I'm not...
  11. SheenaBee

    Necropsy - What is this?? (Graphic)

    Caution: Graphic Pictures Just had a Silkie hen euthanized today. I’m unsure of her age as she was a rescue that looked very rough when we got her 6 months ago, but I had been told that she just started laying... Anyway, a little over a week ago when letting the chickens out of the coop in the...
  12. firenkyo

    Possible Duck Seizures?

    My duck Mabel (Silver Appleyard, 1 year 5 months) seems to be having seizures. She had her first one about 2 months ago, and her second one 3 weeks ago. She seems to be having one now. Symptoms - Shaking head, chattering bill, stiff legs, hot bill, refusal of food/drink, slouched wings, heavy...
  13. TwistedGreta

    Looking for possible cause of death for Mathilda

    Hi, my sweet Blue Ameracauna, Mathilda just passed away yesterday I have been absolutely plagued with trying to suss out what might have been the cause so that I can maybe know what to do, God forbid, it happens again to one of my 4 remaining girls... I know folks on here are super...
  14. Gwyndarlin

    Duck neuro problems?

    Hi friends! So I am a forum lurker but rarely post anything. I own chickens and ducks both on separate peices of property and have donkeys in to protect my free range ducks. In the past week we have noticed one of our ducks acting strange. He’s walking cross legged like one foot crossing...
  15. T

    Keet Emergency!?

    Hi, I've been raising Guineas for the past 10 years and have stumbled upon an issue with this years hatch (so far). I have two keets that for some unknown reason, are acting sickly. They are from a batch of 15 that hatch on varied days due to another hen laying in the brood hen's nest. The...
  16. ChickenMamaSarah

    Duck having seizures and crusty eyes

    I have a seven week old duckling that I noticed having a seizure on Sunday then again on Monday. I’m not out there with them all the time but I suspwanna car she’s had more than these two. Afterwards she is wobbly and has trouble walking for a while. She seems lethargic and isn’t eating or...
  17. A

    Sick chick, is she having seizures?

    One of my three week old chicks has started to shake (not constantly) and lose balance, she can’t always keep her head up and opens her mouth a lot. Not sure how much she’s ate or drank today. Will try to link a video as soon as possible. Anyone know what could be wrong with her? Update: she’s...
  18. BrazilianChick

    Chick had seizure followed by death

    This morning she was playing around, eating and drinking, she was just fine, but in the afternoon she started getting lethargic, couldn't keep her eyes opened and couldn't stand up for a long time and now by night these symptoms got worse so I picked her up to check for anything physical like...
  19. Kgriffith0712

    5 week old pekin quickly fading

    Hello everybody, I typically read other people's post and this is the first time I'm posting. I have five five-week-old peeking ducklings. This evening, the ducks went swimming in a kiddy pool while their pen was being cleaned. I noticed one of them was lethargic not interested in drinking...
  20. Hens Passing Away Due to Old Age: What to Expect

    Hens Passing Away Due to Old Age: What to Expect

    In memory of Henry. So, you’ve done everything right. You’ve maintained your flock well; they’re healthy, fat, and happy old women. You should certainly give yourself a pat on the back... you’ve done a good job caring for your chickens. It’s been somewhere between five and ten years since...
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