sick bird

  1. melissabNH

    Trouble breathing not eating or walking

    1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) Hen d’uccle. So she’s very small to begin with but I can feel her very pointy keel(?) bone. I got her 8 months ago. She’s roughly a year. 2) What is the behavior, exactly. She started with...
  2. TheYLWFlock

    Lethargic, (Dehydrated...?) d’Uccle! Please Help!

    My pride and joy, my beautiful Dutchy (a Mille Fleur Belgian D’uccle) has suddenly become very lethargic. She kind of just sits there, mostly sleeping, not caring if the other chicks bump her... I don’t know exactly what’s wrong, but I have some ideas... 1. We just replaced their old little...
    • TheYLWFlock
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    • help help chick help chick issue lethargic chick please sad day sick bird whats wrong
    • Replies: 46
    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  3. lil bird lady1

    Week old chick vent swollen

    I have a straight run week old silkie with its vent swollen quite large. I haven't seen the little one use the restroom and I've been watching it. Its skin is black so I cant tell if its irritated because it cant redden. I checked on the chick around 12 this afternoon and it was fine till I came...
  4. amerzshaw

    Chick with Eye Worm?

    My four week old chick appears to have a white worm attached to the corner of his eye. I noticed something white in the corner of his eye yesterday, and when I wiped his eye with a wet cloth a stringy white piece hung out of his eye. It never looked like it moved at all, but from reading posts...
  5. jods

    Help please, sick runner duck!

    Hello, i'm really worried and I don't know what to do: I let the ducks out this morning, all was fine but about half an hour later, bubbles ( a 1.5yo female runner duck) who is normally VERY vocal and hyper, seemed very lethargic and very quiet, that was instant alarm bells. I watched and she...
    • jods
    • Thread
    • duck runner sick sick bird
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Ducks
  6. lg2006

    Swollen eye

    Hi Guys, I’ve got a sick chicken :( this happened in the last 24-48 hours. It’s been raining a ton here so I wasn’t outside with them as much as usual. Today I saw Cinderella looking shabby and being too docile, almost seemed dizzy when walking. Upon further inspection I see her eyes are...
  7. Smallflock317

    Lethargic chicken, black toe/swollen foot.

    She’s about two years old and over the past winter I brought her in when it got really cold because she wouldn’t roost and seemed lethargic. She always ate and drank well, and her poop seemed normal, so I would put her back out in the mornings. Her comb faded and she has less energy than the...
  8. Mollymolly3391

    My chicken wont walk

    my chicken is about 3 1/2 years old and wont walk well. She hops around on one foot if she wants otherwise shell just lay down. I looked at her foot and it looks sort of crooked and swollen. I thought it was dislocated or broken and i took her to the vet. He just laughed and said it wasnt broken...
  9. Mollymolly3391

    Help i think my chicken is dying

    today i looked at my chicken licorice and she kinda walks but then her legs sorta dont support her and she falls backwards. She looks kinda like if she were drunk. She lives in a chicken coop w five more chickens so i really havent seen if she has diarrhea or something. I carried her and shes...
  10. Gamma123

    Sick chicken and I don’t know what’s wrong

    We lost Tina (a Marran) a couple weeks ago. She was being lethargic and had a runny greenish poo (dark green). She was very light and just wanted to sleep. Now one of our other hens Maggie (a white leghorn) is showing the same symptoms. Poo covered bottom, wet greenish looking poo, not eating...
  11. BoxOChocolates

    Weak and ill chicks! Proven Fatal, help!

    So, we recently ordered 23 chicks from Meyer's Hatchery, half of which went to another family. These chicks are now three days old. Last night we noticed one of the chicks was not moving around too much, or eating or drinking. In the morning she was treated with sugar water in hopes to show some...
  12. C

    Duck attacking hen

    I have a male duck who recently started attacking one of my hens. It started after I had to kill one of the hens that he grew up with (she was sick). I went to give this hen a bath and I found that not only was she bruised all over, but she has what looks likes scabs all over her back and under...
  13. JasperMoon

    What's wrong with my chicks foot !!

    omg what's wrong with my chick!
  14. M

    Sick chicken lathergic, spitting up yellow clear liquid

    Hi, I have an easter egger chicken who is acting very sick since yesterday. She did not want to leave the coop for most of the day and when she finally did she was acting very lethergic, she is also spitting up yellowish clear liquid and occasionaly moving her head in a circular motion. She also...
  15. Jessica01

    Poorly Chicken - any help would be appreciated!

    Hi there, we have 3 ex-battery hens in our garden and yesterday I noticed one of them isn't moving around very well. She's eating and drinking ok - and she is pooping although it's quite green. She will wander around the garden a little but she looks uncomfortable and is all puffed up. I also...
  16. rak5085

    Trouble balancing and weight loss

    Hey y’all. I have a chicken who may be sick and am wondering if y’all can offer some insight into what it may be. She’s about 2-3 years old and a Rhode Island Red. She’s been losing weight and at first we thought she was just molting but she has almost all her feathers now and is still much...
  17. M

    Lethargic bird...trying to determine what’s wrong

    My wife and I are new to chickens. Our flock is doing great, except our Plymouth Rock. She’s definitely not growing like the other chickens. We do see her eat and drink a bunch and her feces/urine is normal. She just doesn’t move a lot. It looks as if she is constantly falling asleep. While the...
  18. N

    Four week old chick swallow on one size need help

    not sure on the breed but my chicks about four weeks old and today i woke up to check on them like i do and I saw that one of them was rather larger than the others. This happened between last night about 8:30 and today around 10 ish. All the other birds are fine I checked them all. Absolutely...
  19. N

    New member who needs help

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I am new to chicks and I got them four weeks ago from baystate Pet and Garden Supply. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 8 babys of all different breeds. (3) What breeds do you have? A silver laced wyandotte A Road...
  20. Maryam.

    Emergency

    Hi, My ducks were doing fine and everything was okay until suddenly i found one of them falling and not being able to move! And She's trying so hard but still can't stand on her feet. Can somebody please help me?! I have no idea what should i do
    • Maryam.
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    • duck female duck pekin sick bird
    • Replies: 48
    • Forum: Ducks
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