sick chicken

  1. Quailobsessed

    Sick Brahma

    One of my Brahmas, Metrowizard, started making a croaking sound today. It sounds like a respiratory issue. I took her to the vet this morning and they gave me antibiotics for her. I only took her to my local vet, not my avian vet (which is further away), so I wanted to hear what other people...
  2. 1

    Please help my rooster is sick!!

    One of my roosters has been very sick the past few days. He's about 6 years old so I dont think its an old age thing. I first noticed his odd sickly behavior 3 days ago. He wouldnt eat much and he was staying away from most of the chickens in the pen. The day after that I immediately knew...
  3. Fn87

    Chicken is making rattling noises when she breathes - Help!

    Hello all! I am having quite a few issues currently with the health of one of my chickens. She must have been recently attacked by a hawk or something because I found her hunched over in the corner of my coop with a wound in her back. This is going to sound a bit crazy but she has also lost all...
  4. C

    I think my chicken is dying and I do not know why - please help!

    We have (4) six month old hens and we live in Southwest Florida. Yesterday, towards the end of the day, Goldie (our sweet Easter Egger) started closing her eyes while she was out with the other girls running around the yard. She would be fine one minute and then look like she was dozing off...
  5. Stipenvlerk

    Injured or ill?

    Hi chicken lovers, close to were I live there is a group of ”wild” chickens. All kinds they just live out in the open for years now. when I travel to the farm for fresh diary I always stop to look at them for a moment. Today something was not right. One of the chickens had a bare tummy, bare...
  6. T

    Depressed young chicken?

    Hello, all! Our chickens are about 3 months old and have been in their new coop for a month now. However, yesterday we lost one of our chickens due to her head getting wedged beneath some wood at the bottom of their house (this has since been remedied). All our chickens (Americaunas) have been...
  7. G

    Sick Chicken - Possible Crop Issue - Please Help!

    Hi All! First time poster here.... I've noticed my chicken looking really sick lately and was wondering if anyone has any thoughts (pictures below). She's just standing around hunched over and closing her eyes often. She definitely has a swollen crop, and it feels kind of mushy, not super hard...
  8. C

    sick chicken!

    my chicken has a swollen eye completely closed and her other eye has bubbles in it. she’s been kinda lethargic and keeps wondering off. i have moved her inside now because i didn’t want her getting lost. she’s eating and drinking ( lots of drinking) and her tummy keep gurgling. she just sound...
  9. S

    Pale comb rhodee island red chicken

    In the last 2 days my sweet rhode island chicken got a illness as you know with chickens they dont have much recovery chance when it comes to this things can please someone help me with the situation? She also doesnt rum away from me fast
  10. S

    Pale comb (rhode island red)

    In the last 2 dats my sweet rhode island chicken got a illness as you know with chickens they dont have much recovery chance when it comes to this things can please someone help me with the situation?
  11. i_love_chickens_017

    Worms in chicken poop what should I do?

    Hi, Today I noticed a tiny worm, about the size of a pice of thread in my chickens droppings. What should I do?
  12. 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...
  13. J

    PLEASE HELP!!😖 My hen is ill and i don’t know why!!

    Hey guys, my hen is ill and I have no clue why! She makes these weird gargling noises, she sneezes a lot and mucus comes out, and it’s pretty scary because her eyes go full wide and she tilts her head up when she sneezes. Her breath also is a bit raspy, and she’s shying away and hiding more and...
  14. R

    Chickens losing feathers, no clue what’s wrong!

    So here is my story, we just bought a house with over an acre of property. We were informed that there were chickens the owners planned on leaving and this was a condition of the sale (she loved her chickens but moved out of country and couldn’t take them). Now I know nothing about chickens...
  15. Lovem all

    Please help my chicken (Mrs. Green)

    over a month ago Mrs. Green (a barred rock adult hen) was having issues. She was having really bad green poop and my sister (who helps me take care of the flock) and I were soaking her butt every night because she was getting to clogged up. She was also making a wheezing 'aww' sound. She was...
  16. nvrgivup

    Help needed - 2 Chickens died

    Hi. I am at a loss. 1. I chicken was weak then dead. About 4 years old. No real symptoms. 2. Chicken that was perfectly fine, then I noticed she was sitting in the coop, 2 days in a row. Last night, I checked on her and both eyes were sealed shut. I rinsed her eye with water and the one...
  17. C

    HELP! Sick 3 month old Buff Orpington. Is this vitamin deficiency, Marek's or Wry Neck???

    Yesterday morning, Blondie, my 3 month old Buff Orpington, wouldn't come out of the coop. She was acting lethargic so I immediately brought her inside and gave her some electrolytes in water. She then started getting really droopy, very tired and wouldn't eat or drink. I posted a video to a FB...
  18. LittleBird123

    Egg bound chicken?

    Today one of my chickens has been walking with her tail to the ground like a penguin. She is still moving around but she is panting heavily. Is she egg bound? I am not sure when she last laid an egg. How should I treat her if she is egg bound? Should I soak her in Epsom salt water? Any advice...
  19. gardenerds

    My favorite chicken has a puffy face!!

    The first picture is from today and the second (outside) is from yesterday. I have her separated from the flock since yesterday, she's in the downstairs bathroom with towels on the floor, food and water. I have washed her face with soap and water and used anti-biotic ointment. She's still eating...
  20. K

    Bloody poop?!

    One of my silkies has started pooping blood, caught it yesterday but I’m not sure how long they’ve been doing it. They get fresh water 24/7 and chick starter crumble. They are the only one with bloody stool. It’s been 93°- 97° Here so I’m not sure if heat has to do anything with it. Here is a...
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