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  1. Asteen89

    3rd Limping Hen Help!

    In the past 2 months I am now on my 3rd limping hen. At the beginning of April I had two 1 year old red sex links start limping. One was worse than the other. I treated her for bumblefoot and she continued to decline until I put her down at the beginning of May because she started getting picked...
  2. H

    Unknown Chicken Illness, Stuck How To Help My Girl 😣

    Hi Everyone, One of my rescue battery hens has been poorly for the past 5 days. She started by limping on one foot and then a day later took herself off into the coop and has since refused to walk. She won’t weight bear on either leg/foot now at all and for the past 4 days will not take water...
  3. ChristaleenSoto

    Infection or something else? (Graphic images)

    Hello. I have such a dilemma...I have no clue what this is exactly, I don't know if it's an infection or something else. I'm trying everything, from amoxilin to clotrimazole, but its still a tough one. It started as what I believe its bumblefoot but then he got a sole besides his ear and it...
  4. H

    Hen Acting Sick. Help!!

    Hi all, So I have a 3 year old Buff Brahma hen named Paisley. She’s super sweet and friendly, one of my favorite girls. Recently, I’ve noticed that she’s been acting quite lethargic. She has had lead poisoning from contaminated dirt in the past so I took her to the vet to see if maybe she’d...
  5. theroosternamedrooster

    Any idea why my roo is doing this? Sickness? Trying to burp? Help!

    This has been going on for the last couple of weeks. At first it was very random and sporadic but now I can generally count on it happening once a day or so. He seems happy/eats/drinks water/crows/doesn’t seem abnormal otherwise, but this is very concerning to me . I am not sure what to search...
  6. lil bird lady1

    Hen shaking head and stretching mouth please help

    Shes about 9 months, shes a silkie hen, shes the only one in the flock acting this way, she doesnt make a noise when she does it, she seems otherwise healthy, I just noticed it today, she was vaccinated by cackle hatchery, I've never had this happen within a flock, shes eating fine. When she...
  7. Chickenunsernam

    I have a swollen up 2-month old hen?!

    Hi everyone. So I noticed one of my chicks was looking much bigger than the others and when I grabbed her I noticed how swollen her underside, her chest, and neck were. The area feel very soft as if they are full of liquid, yet she seems absolutely fine and she's eating very well. None of the...
  8. HuskerHens18

    *kind of graphic* What killed this Hen?

    My beautiful Partridge Cochin has been battling the heat. I've done everything I can, I've read articles and done it all. At first I wasn't surprised when I found her collapsed in the chicken coop. Then I got closer. My coop door is left open and so is the window straight back. The window has...
  9. HuskerHens18

    Two dead roosters...

    This has not been a good week. This weather has been down to below 0°F up to 65°F off and on these last two months. It's taken a toll on everyone, I even lost a goat. I had a RIR/Silkie cross, he had a big attitude packed into a small body. I impulse bought him when I first began getting into...
  10. T

    Feather loss on chest

    Hello! Gladys, a red sexlink, has been losing quite a bit of feathers from her chest area. I've read that this can mean she is broody, but she doesn't have any other signs or behavior changes. She does not seem to be in pain, is still laying and is not aggressive about her eggs. The patch of...
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