sickness

  1. C

    Emergency!!!! Need help diagnosing sick chicken!!!

    Emergency!!! Need help diagnosing sick chicken!! So I have a rhode island red with me whose been acting strangely the past couple of weeks where she's been: -Distancing herself from the others -Lethargic -Lack of appetite And when I told my mother about it, she just told me ahe was fine until...
  2. clamccauley

    Internal Laying and Life expectancy

    Over the past 3 years, I have raised 18 hens averaging about 6-7 at a time. I have not had a hen to survive past 2 1/2 years and some only make it to 2. Is this a typical occurrence? They have all died from either internal laying (from what I can tell) and hold on for anywhere from 2-3 weeks...
  3. lizzbitt

    Losing Chickens. Help!!!

    Hi, I am new to the BYC community & am in desperate need of help. I have lost several chickens over past week and lost a few a couple weeks past. The first losses were birds around 20 weeks old. The vet diagnosed the problem as genetic and we thought that was the end. They had wing &/or leg...
  4. BrahmaWithDrama

    Need advice!!!

    So, we had one chicken who was sick with an upper respiratory illness. She is better now but, another one got it, my Buff Brahma. We have been giving her Tylan-50 (injected) for three days, she seems to be getting better. Now, our frizzle bantam is showing signs of respiratory illness. We gave...
  5. TLMchick

    Sick hen with drooping stomach, lethargy, and more please help

    Hi, we have a sick Silkie named Creampuff that has become ill :( She does not want to walk, her legs tend to push out when she stands, and she rolls over a tiny bit when she lays down. Other than that her abdomen seems a bit swollen and she seems very tired but still alert. I've tried looking...
  6. New2chickchicks

    Hen starving herself to death/old leg injury

    Hi everyone, I have a 16 month old Dominique hen purchased from MPC last year at one day old. She was a perfectly healthy chick. I have a mixed flock of now 14 chickens, thry are in a 10×10 coop with about a 20 ft run, they free range everyday with the exception of when we are away. When she...
  7. kcupcakes

    Is my flock molting or are they sick?

    my chickens started losing feathers back in march and are still losing feathers now. How long until they start growing feathers again?? Im concerned they won't have feathers by the time winter is here again! Also I noticed I have a couple of hens plucking and eating each others feathers...should...
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