sick hen

  1. L

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  2. lorlibby

    very sick hen

    hello! so one hen about 2 weeks ago didn’t come out whe i let everyone out for the day she was very lethargic and wouldn’t do much but just sit there at this point she was super bad off and her eyes were still open so we immediately brought her in to investigate she had signs of beginning...
  3. lavenderforluck

    Hen in Respiratory Distress (Video included)

    Our beloved 6 year old hen Rosie has been displaying acute respiratory distress the last 36 hrs. We noticed she seemed lethargic at the start of the weekend and breathing heavy. We isolated her and checked for mites/lice, noticed a small mite load so gave her an Elector PSP dip and are doing a...
  4. Chickenwithnobrim

    Is it time to euthanize?

    Hi all, I've got a chicken and I need opinions if it's time. For background, she is a 4+ year old hen, I found her on the street and took her in, I have no idea how old she is before our time together. She has no upper beak and needs to be hand fed 2x per day, and about 1 year ago she formed an...
  5. A

    Seeking guidance for lethargic hen w/green poop!

    Hi, everyone! I’d love any advice on a sick hen in my flock! She started being lethargic yesterday and her poop was a deep green with some white. She roosted for a while in the chicken run, and when the other girls started picking on her, I separated her into a large dog crate outside the run...
  6. L

    Help! Silkie hen can’t stand up

    i have a roughly 20 month old silkie hen. She has been super broody the past 10 days and have been pulling her out of the nesting box every day to try break it, but she would also sometimes get kicked out by my 2 bantam Cochins who also wanted to use this particular box. They would sometimes...
  7. Melissa in the PNW

    Bumblefoot

    Hello BYC community!! I’m struggling with my chickens. We have 28 chickens and 3 ducks. We clean the coop regularly, have soft bedding, railings for them to get up and down from the roosts and even cleaned out rocks/sticks/debris from the yard. Our birds get bumblefoot roughly every 3 or 4...
  8. B

    Swollen face

    One of my hens has had a swollen face on one side for 5 days. I separated her, started antibiotics (assuming a respiratory infection), but the swelling hasn’t improved. She has no other symptoms, is eating and drinking normally, and has good energy. None of the other chickens are affected. Coop...
  9. Chicken_Trainer2007

    My hen is sick

    I have a silkie hen that just went broody yesterday, and today she sorta threw up but it was all clear, I did just put pneumonia meds out just in case if it’s that, the first time I saw a chicken throw up was over 4 years ago but that one died immediately after it did so I’m really worried about...
  10. G

    Guinea Hen with diarrhea and soiled vent

    Hi, We have two Guinea Hens and for a couple of days one has been having watery poop and her vent feathers are badly soiled. Her appetite is down, although it's a bit better today, and we cannot handle her to clean her up or check her physically to see if she might be egg bound, or have crop...
  11. KCward

    Yellow Rough Skin on Crop after impacted crop

    My hen had impacted crop, what felt to be a small amount of wadded grass in there. I gave her some coconut oil and electrolytes and kept massaging it and it went down significantly. This morning only a tiny amount remained and most food and water that I’ve been giving her is not sitting in her...
  12. A

    Severe pendulous crop

    This is a long post! Sorry but I have a lot of info to share! I posted a couple months ago about my two year old black copper Maran hen, Truffles, and her battle with sour/pendulous crop. I had gotten some good advice and have tried just about everything. She has had sour crop since Dec 2024...
  13. C

    Chicken is lethargic with foamy, light yellow poop. Any ideas?

    Hello. My golden comet hen (almost 2 years old) has been acting strange for a few days. She hasn’t been moving around much, has her head tucked in, seems puffed out, and keeps closing her eyes. I have four other hens who all seem fine. Normally, the five of them free range my backyard most of...
  14. elenabman1

    sick chicken? sitting weird but doesnt appear to be egg bound.

    hello! my hen (don't know exact age, probably around 3) has been sitting on her bum with her legs splayed out since yesterday afternoon. she seems quite tippy on her legs and is not moving fast but can still walk, and has an appetite. my mom who is a veterinary technician felt inside her vent...
  15. GingerChickieChick

    Weak and Wobbly Chicken, Open Mouth Breathing. Help, please!

    Hello! I am a first time chicken owner. We got eight chicks back in October and built a stationary coop in our backyard. We live in a city with predators, so they stay in their enclosed run 24/7. One of my hens is unwell, and we separated her. I hope you all can help me see what else I can do...
  16. C

    Help! Nictitating membrane (third eye) not moving

    Help! I’m new to chickens and trying to do my best for them! I have 4 hens that are 6-7months old. One of my black sex-link’s eyes is closed at all times, and when I hope the lids, her nictitating membrane doesn’t move/remains there so her eye looks cloudy. No sign of respiratory illness - no...
  17. Sparrow-Song

    Severe Bumblefoot Possible Infection

    I've just been posting lately about Mycoplasma and issues related to that, so of course I found out a bit ago that many of my ladies have bumblefoot. (The reasons are environmental and I'm working to rectify them but it's pretty costly so it won't be easy. Got one of them down but there are two...
  18. K

    Hen acting strange

    Hi everyone! This morning I came out to take care of the girls and let them out and I noticed Rose acting funny. She didn’t want to leave the run to free range and once I coaxed her out she just lays down. She seems not as active as she usually is and lately we’ve been battling soft shelled eggs...
  19. S

    Aunts Hen is sick?! Dark red/purple? Comb, greyish colored legs, drooling from her mouth

    Hey all, my aunts one hen, miss thing, seems to be very very sick. The kast few days we noticed she's been a bit by herself.. kinda fluffed up with her tail down. We cleaned the coop yesterday and last night when we put their ladder and perch back up..she didn't sleep perched with the rest of...
  20. H

    Chicken vomiting yellow liquid

    Hi. My chicken is a 4 month old Colombian rock cross. She was fine yesterday but today I found her hiding and lethargic. In this kind of a scenario I would assume is coccidious and treat with Corid. However when I picked her up, I accidentally tipped her and yellow drool dribbled out. That made...
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