trouble walking

  1. S

    Grown Bantam Hen

    I inherited a grown Bantam Hen when my sister passed away. Unfortunately she was born with splay legs and my sister and her husband did not realize that is why she waddled instead of walking normally. She was getting around fine, just waddling and falling over some times but now she is not...
  2. S

    Help! Newborn Chick is having trouble walking❗️❗️❗️

    Hi, this chick was born yesterday at 6pm. Its now 7:50 am the next day and she still hasn’t walked. I tried laying her in her tummy so see if that makes it easier but she just flips back over. What should I do? 😥
  3. C

    Help! Sick chicken since August! Keeps laying down, losing weight, not laying, lethargic

    A little backstory: I have a Lavender Orpington hen that was born June 2019. She was vaccinated for Mereks by the hatchery before being shipped. On September 2020 she was attacked by a wild animal and survived bites on her back and neck. With a lot of TLC, she was better and acting normal with...
  4. L

    3 day old chick is sick!!!

    We just hatched out 3 baby chicks and one of the chicks was a little slow with learning to walk. It walks backward more that it does forward and it keeps falling on its back and laying there; it cant get up on its own. It also has had labored breathing and it kind of just lays around. Today I...
  5. W

    3month old chicken suddenly has trouble walking / standing up

    Background: 4 chickens , 3 months old 2x Rhode Island Red / 2x silver laced Wyandotte Vaccinated for Marek’s Disease Feed them Natural Harvest Poultry feed (step 2) , corn, apples, lettuce/spinach, other veggie scraps Coop outside 09.29 completely normal behaviour observed when letting...
  6. H

    Young Cock Can't Walk Normal

    I have a young salmon faverolle cockerel who is not walking right. He seems to be able to take only tiny steps and loses his balance easily; sometimes he spins in circles. Most of the time he gets to where he's going (food, water, his buddies) and then lay down. I have checked him well for...
  7. P

    What to do with lame geese?

    Hi everyone, Background: We have had ducks for several years now, and decided to add geese to our flock this year. We purchased 3 goslings from a mail order hatchery and they seemed healthy at first. After about 2 weeks we noticed signs of what appeared to be niacin deficiency, so added niacin...
    • Paul_Helen
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    • niacin deficiency trouble walking
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    • Forum: Geese
  8. tnthomas29

    Please help me with my Pekin Duck

    I have been giving her ibuprofen, and got Nician capsules..she eats and drinks when I go out and help her. She has started staying in the coop and not coming out like she used to. She really tries and wants to go, but having trouble getting that one hip and one foot not to fold over on her as...
  9. T

    Baby chick with crooked leg

    I recently adopted a little chick with an injured leg. She walks like she's off balance and tends to either hold it up, or lean against a wall for support. I couldn't find any sores when I examined her, so I'm not sure what the problem is, or if it's fixable. Her leg tends to stick out to the...
  10. loneralli

    khaki Cannot Walk

    Hi everyone, i have a 4 month old khaki Campbell that can't walk. Last month she started having trouble walking with her right side. Thought it might have been a Niacin Deficiency and gave her a few mg more of vitamins. It helped a little to where she can kind of stand on it but not long. She...
  11. aosquid

    HELP! Ducks having trouble walking, dying after several days

    Over the past two months I have had two ducks expressing similar symptoms before passing away around four days later. Right now I have a third duck (one who I am very attached to and would hate to lose even more than the rest) showing the same symptoms. Please help! The ducks have trouble...
    • aosquid
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    • duck dying sick trouble walking wing walking
    • Replies: 53
    • Forum: Ducks
  12. Table4Six

    Jumbo Pekin Hen - Walking Problems

    My Jumbo Pekin hen is having more and more trouble walking. At first I though it was bumble foot, but when I checked her feet they were completely normal. She turned a year old this march. Ever since I got her, I've monitored her weight and it has been normal, but she almost feels lighter now. I...
    • Table4Six
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    • ducks health problems trouble walking
    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: Ducks
  13. Halevb

    DESPERATE FOR ADVICE

    Help! I'm about at my wit's end. Several months ago I went out to the coop and found my 1 year old barred rock hen acting sick. She was having trouble standing up, watery bright green poop, pale comb and wattles, and just generally lethargic. I did some searching on here and immediately...
  14. C

    My chick has a twisted ankle/foot and is having trouble walking

    I have five little chicks That are eight days old and one of them has a twisted ankle as you can see in the pictures. He is the smallest in the brood and has a hard time walking. Should I tape his foot up? He is so tiny and sweet and I just don’t know what to do to help him! Any info...
  15. M

    Missing feathers

    So I have a 7 week old leghorn that has some issues. First, she is about 3x the size of my other leghorn and is wobbly and not walking right. Also, for like 3 weeks or so she has been missing a bunch of feathers. Her entire underside looks naked and under her wings. About a week ago she was in a...
  16. Emma1231

    Hen walking like a penguin

    my 1 1/2 year old Easter egged is having trouble walking and standing. she can't stand for more then a few seconds and will plop back down. When she does walk a few steps they are very story and penguin like, like she can't take a big step. She is barely eating and doesn't even really want...
  17. LizzieD

    Limping/falling over 3 week old chick-Help

    Hello- My adorable and otherwise extremely healthy 3 wk old chick (1 of 3) suddenly is limping, falling over as she tries to move as usual. She obviously hurt her leg somehow and is off balance even in the large cardboard box with hay and food/water I keep them in most of the time with their...
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