sick hen

  1. ninja333pirate

    Help with sick Broody hen.

    So I have a silkie I found yesterday that started with swollen eyes and some yellow gunk on the inside of the beak where the nares are. A few hours later the inside of the beak swelled up and the throat seems to be swollen too and she has mucus coming from her eyes and nose but it is not crusty...
  2. tomcam

    Beloved perhaps slightly touched hen ate way too many rocks and afraid she'll die... now what?

    We have 5 easter eggers that just turned 6 months old. They have been laying for about 1 month. They live in a 4x8 coop inside of a beautifully built, fortified 30'x6' chicken run, which is enclosed because here in Seattle there are predators every damn where. Patience, the least strong and...
  3. Greystone farm

    Swollen tummy/abdomen

    Hi there! My precious Rhode Island Red hen Oakley seems to have a bloated/swollen abdomen and I have no clue what to do about it. She has a rather intense medical history... over a year ago Oakley was attacked by a wild animal and her esophagus was ripped open. She underwent a surgery and...
  4. prestoconfuoco

    Lethargic hen, unhealthy poop, strange growth near vent? [pictures]

    Hi everyone,' One of my hens was acting very odd and lethargic tonight and when I saw her poop was unhealthy looking I grew pretty concerned. Note in these pictures her tail feathers are unusually thin - there was a duck who was bullying the hens and pulling their feathers, but she's been...
  5. agold23

    Feeding a recovering hen from a bad case of coccidiosis

    My hen was diagnosed with coccidiosis last Tuesday from a vet who only found a few possible nematode eggs but was also convinced she was very sick from coccidiosis even though he could find any in the fecal exam provided. Since then she is now walking and drinking on her own, we saw drastic...
  6. L

    Hen has yellowish blisters on her comb

    Hello, I woke up this morning and noticed that my hen has developed blisters overnight. They only seem to be on her comb. They’re small and yellowish but look grey from a distance. Does anyone know what these are? This is the second time she’s had them except it seems worse this time. Last time...
  7. agold23

    Treating a severe case of coccidiosis

    On August 2nd 2020 we noticed my silkie hen acting lethargic with her feathers puffed and not necessarily tending to her then 4ish week old chick. We treated the whole flock with Corid as we suspected coccidiosis and after 48 hours there were no improvements with her conditions so we stopped...
  8. agold23

    Possibly anemic hen due to mites ADVICE NEEDED ASAP

    I have a 1 y/o silkie hen who has really been having a rough go the past few days. I was handling her the other day, looking for mites and I couldn’t find any physically on her but when I got inside I found 3 crawling on my arm so I figured she (as well as the rest of my flock) must be...
  9. agold23

    Sick silkie possible coccidiosis?

    I have a 1 yo silkie hen who 3 days ago has started showing some startling symptoms, which look like coccidiosis or some other kind of worm/parasite. She is lethargic, puffy feathers, she crouches outside with her head under her wings, she walks very slowly and the times Ive seen her poop...
  10. cnielsen

    Lethargic hen, white and green poop (picture warning)

    My poor hen big mama has not been herself since yesterday. Yesterday she was sitting sort of randomly in the middle of the yard, but I didn’t assume anything seeing as it’s been around 97 degrees here everyday, and she is 7 years old so I thought possibly she was just really hot (she has full...
  11. Jordan01

    Water Belly?

    My father brought home new hens and this one has a descended belly that's soft, she lays on her side a lot but does walk and eat. She also has a wheeze to her breathing. I had a hen with water belly before but it hung more front than back like this one. Does she have water belly? Wondering if I...
  12. S

    Odd chicken poop

    Hello, i need some help with a chicken in a particular situation. I have a common layer hen that i found months ago, she appeared on my porch, was underweight, had a scar on her stomach and an infection in her oviduct which she was treated for until she stopped laying lash eggs and started...
  13. C

    Will she ever get better? Constant sneezing.

    About 1 1/2 months ago my 16 month old hen got sick the only symptom was sneezing and a tiny bit of crackling behind her voice. We immediately separated her from the flock and took her to the vet. He said her lungs sounded fine and he didn’t hear anything wrong except the obvious sneezing, he...
  14. I

    Hen losing balance!! sick!! help!

    My 17 months old hen woke up today extremely lethargic, losing balance, and keeps falling on her side. She walks for a couple of steps then falls, her eyes are extremely tired! I gave her some vitamins and electrolytes, fed her fruits, but nothing changed! She was fine and quite active yesterday...
  15. Lizzy733

    Water Belly - Recommendations

    Hey Guys, Long time no post and I wish it were under better circumstances. One of my dear hens has been struggling with a swollen abdomen for some time. - She's a 2.5 year old brown shaver, has gone through her moult and not gone back on the lay - not suspecting she ever will again...
  16. amynw

    Help, swollen eye getting worse

    Please help. I don’t know what I’m dealing with. She is the oldest chicken I have and she has had eye problems for the last 3 days. I started antibiotic ointment for her eye today. But I’d like to know what I’m working with. No other symptoms of any illness or anything. Eating fine, active, and...
  17. E

    Help!! Improving lethargy but diarrhea in hen

    Hi all. I’m new here. I’ve had my three girls for about 2.5 years with very little issues. But four days ago one of my hens was showing signs of being sick. She was mostly laying down and didn’t want to walk. When she did she was limping. Stopped laying eggs. Anyways it was after hours so I just...
  18. RayrayB

    Swollen eye

    I have a young pullet who began acting off today (staying off to herself, laying down a lot). She has no other physical symptoms, other than a small amount of swelling above her right eye. She's not displaying any respiratory symptoms, but should I go ahead and treat her with an antibiotic just...
  19. CalBickieMomma

    HELP! Sick hen, again! Lethargy, smelly poop, puffed up, possible swollen abdomen...

    I’ve been having a run of sick hens lately (ugh), but my recent girl seems to be the worst so far. During my past few weeks of isolating a couple of them, one evacuated a clump of roundworms ( :sick ), and so I suspected this was the issue for the three I am/was concerned about (laying...
  20. C

    Laying on side and breathing heavy!

    I brought my hen inside last night as I noticed she wasn't eating much and looked listless. This morning she is laying on her side, breathing heavily, and her eyes are half closed. I syringe-fed her some homemade electrolytes, but she hasn't improved. Any ideas on what it could be and I can do...
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