I posted a few days ago about my concerns with the intestinal linings and small blood globs in my chickens poop. Everything seemed to be Ok, nothing serious, until this morning. Out of nowhere, my one mama hen (who is also mid molt) was acting very sick, and had blood in her poop, which is...
My 3 month old chicken Rosita suddenly started favoring one leg and limping yesterday. Today she is wobbling, falling down and having a hard time walking period. She's eating and drinking fine, still cheery and affectionate but impairment is remarkable. The rest of the flock is fine so far. I...
Hello all,
We have 18 day old ducklings (2) and goslings (4). By the time my husband noticed the girl duck wasn’t breathing and she was already gone, and while trying to stimulate her to see if he could possibly save her the boy duck started having labored breathing too. Within 30 minutes both...
Hello all,
We have 18 day old ducklings (2) and goslings (4). By the time my husband noticed the girl duck wasn’t breathing and she was already gone, and while trying to stimulate her to see if he could possibly save her the boy duck started having labored breathing too. Within 30 minutes both...
so I have a 4 year old Rhode island red who suddenly was unable to walk ( it happened around 2-3 days ago ) . She has no lifted skin or any other abnormalities so I don’t think it’s is mareks , but I’m totally clueless to what it could be. We put her in some grass today and she will eat some (...
Has anyone had red star (red sex link) hens? I bought a couple as adults from a local farm last April. In November, I lost the oldest (an assumption on my part because she was larger and had a bigger comb) suddenly. She was lethargic and sleeping on the floor of the coop (in the deep straw) a...