sick bird

  1. sassfras

    All chickens against one!

    Last Tuesday two of my ladies got into a brutal fight. They both looked like they were trying to recreate the prom scene from Carrie. After cleaning them up as best I could manage, it was clear the Alpha (who has always been a bully to the point I refer to her B***h face) had lost no favor in...
  2. ChickenAhoy

    New Sick Chicken Having Trouble With Introduction to Flock

    We got a new Rhode Island Red hen that was at the bottom of the pecking order at her old home. Unknowingly we found that her head was bald and scabby. The woman that gave us the chicken decided that it was a good idea to introduce the chicken immediately to our two original hens. Lets just say...
  3. Swastik Choudhari

    Sick chicken.??

    Do i have this chick he is sick i dont know what had happened to him he just keep his head down close to body and does keeps opend and closing his mouth like yawning. Any home remedy for this..?? Like feeding him yogurt or curd or any other thing.Casue i live in village and the vent or medical...
  4. lil bird lady1

    Chilly chicken panting and not moving

    It's chilly here and my 1 year old hen who is used to much colder is suddenly panting with her mouth open, her wings away from her body, and when I walked in on her it looked like her mouth was watering. She's never done this before and she's refusing to move when I lifted her to isolate her...
  5. cfeliz

    Hi I'm New my name is Cindy Feliz

    I've had chickens for 8 months had 2 Rhode Island rooster and 2 hen's. One of the roosters was mean so gave him away yesterday. One hen is a Banty one an Americana. The Banty has been sick for a couple of weeks.
  6. J

    Lopsided chick

    I bought 6 americana chicks. One of them seems to have splay leg and chronic pasty butt. I have made a hobble for the leg and check on her frequently for the pasty but. But I have noticed her vent is off center it seems to be because one side of her abdomen is swollen. Has anyone else had this...
  7. chickenmom22

    Chick losing weight

    1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) This is about a cochin chick, about three or four weeks old. This chick is MUCH lighter and thinner than the other chicks it's age. It's a big difference. This chick looks less than 1/2 the...
  8. A

    Lead Hen Sick

    Belladonna my lead hen is sick. Her eye has swollen shut from an infection. She hash red spoltchy growths all over her beak. What can I do to stop the progression? Does anyone recognize the illness?
  9. DireC

    Strange acting chicken!

    Hello everyone! My grandfather has been having an issue with one of his roosters. He has found it in the “dead chicken” pose at least three times with its right leg stuck out behind it stiff as a bored. He said it appeared to be 95% dead every time, it’s eyes are dialates, and it has a...
  10. onesweetflock

    • Shell-less Egg and Droopy Hen, Please Help!

    Hi there! This isn't something I wanted to have to ask about obviously, but this is of grave concern! My sweet little Butter is normally quite active and will come peck at my leg for some treats. I noticed that she hadn't done that tonight as I was getting ready to shut them in for the evening...
  11. carlatomasko

    Help please!!! Chicken face looks blueish and swallen

    Yesterday I notice she had that blueish on her face. And a little swallen. I gave her some food and water. She eat a little. She seems to be walking ok. What could this be????
  12. Scratchychiken

    Hen most likely sick

    found one of my hens alone and hunched up. Symptoms include, hunched over, slightly congested breathing. I have yet to check her feces and feathers for parasites. She also is closing her eyes shut every few seconds. But no signs of crust or swelling. She refuses to walk. She is in an unused...
  13. TheDonger

    Help diagnosing a Chicken please

    We have 1 chicken that is walking with a bad limp, we have done a check and do not see any sore or lesions, not broken bones as far as I can tell. Any help is appreciated.
  14. BannanaWolf

    Help big tumor like thing on quail head help!!!

    At first I thought it was just feathers. At a closer look it was a big tumor thing. HELP!!! Is it too late!!!
  15. T

    Sick baby quail

    I rescued a baby quail (elroy)a few weeks ago. I have had it on the starter food and provided grit which it sometimes pecks seed and water however it will not touch them.Three days ago it was apparent that something was wrong with his eye it had some white in it and was puffy. I gently washed...
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  16. Ms. Crazy Chicken Lady

    Help Diagnosing Sick Chicken! Out of breath, balance issues, lethargic?

    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...
  17. K

    Help- sick silkie not weight bearing

    2 yo silkie hen- no previous problems. we noticed her wobbling yesterday- she is not weight bearing on one leg (laying with it stretched forward)- and us struggling to bend; she is using her wings to stabilise her. please help! ive brought her in for the night, and she's had a soak....
  18. Coolbrooker

    Hen has cloacitis but I think she could also have Mareks

    Please help, I don't want to lose my flock! (I know if it's cloacitis it's not contagious but I'm afraid that's not the whole story). It started last night when I noticed a hen in the nesting box. I picked her up to put her on the bars, thought she was good and let go. The hen proceeded to fall...
  19. H

    New chickens sick don't want to spread to my flock

    Hi all, I've had chickens for about 3 years not many just 3 and about 6 ducks, I've never had mites or lice ever in that time so I've been luck, BUT I just brought 3 chickens from an organic chicken farm and they are full of lice /bugs and one is sick she just sits all hunched up and eyes closed...
  20. bpurdy303

    HELP MY BLIND HEN-RESPIRATORY??

    Ok, so I have a small assorted flock of 10 pet hens and 1 rooster. the suspect bird is a 3yr old white rock. I know she came from a questionable home. I got her when she was approx 1 yr old. Occasionally over the past two years (maybe two or three times a year) she gets "under the weather"...
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