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  1. Q

    Found hatcing baby chick, navel concern

    Family member found a hatching baby chick where mama hen had been killed. Baby chick is the incubator with appropriate temp and humidity but the navel is a big concern atm. Unsure how long it's been trying to hatch or the conditions it's been subjected to. Any advice?
  2. J

    Suddenly sick Chicken

    Hi, everyone! I am grasping at straws unsure what to do. Yesterday evening one of my girls was laying down in the run unable to walk. She is very unsteady and is at points trembling. I have felt all over her found no wounds or injuries. It has been over 100° all week. I have given everyone...
  3. S

    URGENT: Hatched chick that can’t walk

    I hatched out my first batch of turkey poults, and I’m very concerned for the first hatched. She can’t walk right or control her legs, and I’m not sure how to help. She’s about 24 hours old now, which I know is young, but I’ve hatched dozens of other chickens and peacocks and never had a chick...
    • Sleep_Deprived
    • Thread
    • chicks injued leg splay leg turkeys urgent help needed
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Turkeys
  4. B

    HELP - Worms, prolapse, gapeworm, mites?

    There are a lot of major problems going on with my birds so I will try my best to keep it organized as I am seeking help with all of it. Please tag anyone you think may be able to help. For a few days now, one of our birds has been acting depressed, lethargic, pale comb. I started giving her...
  5. S

    My duck got her beak snapped off by a predator.

    Hello! My poor sweet duck got her beak snapped off by some kind of predator, we aren’t sure exactly what. She had no other bodily injuries and the bleeding stopped, but I’m not sure what to even do or if she can make it at this point. I’ve isolated her in a clean warm space after giving her a...
  6. Wiccanchickens

    Corid and VetRx??

    We just got a batch of new chicks six or so weeks ago! However, one, an Australorp, is showing signs of Coccidiosis. I keep hearing that Corid can help cure cocci, but we only have VetRx on hand at the moment. Can VetRx fix cocci, or do we have to get corid? And if so, are there cheaper...
  7. E

    Splay/Spraddle leg - chick's knees and feet positioned strangely

    Hello, I have a week old chick with a case of splay leg. I have it's legs tied together and it seems to be getting better. However, it's feet are positioned out like ballerina feet and it's knees are very close together. I am wondering if this will eventually resolve itself or if I should do...
  8. S

    Gosling may have blocked nose

    Hi there. My 10 day old gosling has suddenly started making something like a clicky noise when it inhales and exhales. He has also been less active and quieter than before. Is it something I should worry about?? Also, I’m really struggling to keep it warm, any suggestions?
    • Sam don
    • Thread
    • gosling urgent help needed
    • Replies: 24
    • Forum: Geese
  9. B

    Ameraucana injury & broken nail?

    I have an Ameraucana hen whose foot is injured and I am not sure what to do. I have treated lethargic chickens, scissor beak chickens, and generally sick chickens, but nothing like this. I went to collect eggs and I found her sitting in one of the boxes, which isn't out of the ordinary, but then...
  10. Butt_Nugget_Hut092

    Sick duckling- help

    First time duckling mom here and I have a duckling who is 3 weeks old and not doing well. Smaller then the rest, lethargic, sitting under the heat, not eatting a bunch, still drinking though. Here is a video I took. Please help! Video of duckling
  11. S

    Bantam chicken gaping, but not coughing. Wing held low, possible injury but not sure?

    Hi all! I have a Sebright chicken, around 5 months old, who is giving me some concerns. She is housed in a coop with about a dozen other bantams, (silkies, another sebright, two d’uccles, and a OEGB) as well as our last couple standard birds who are almost ready to join the big-bird-coop. No...
  12. V

    Possible egg bound?- URGENT

    Hello, we have a 9 month Olive egger that as of yesterday was showing symptoms of egg bound, she was limping on one side while penguin huddling and her vent is pulsating, we soaked her in warm Epsom salt twice and oiled up her vent, I tried massaging her and feeling for anything but I couldn't...
  13. E

    Please Help! 1 Dead, 5 Ducklings with Grit Impacted Crops?

    I had 6 Ducklings, all hatched 2 weeks ago, this morning and found one suddenly dead this morning. I am currently very ill myself, so my partner has been looking after them the past few days. I'm in Australia and poultry supplies are very hard to find, Duck supplies are almost non-existant in my...
  14. S

    I found a punctured egg in the brooding nest

    Hello guys, I am in need of some help! I just found one of the eggs that my hen is hatching has a hole in it. There’s a little bit of blood stain around the hole. I was able to confirm that there is a chick inside but I don’t think it is ready to hatch. The hole seems to be pictured from the...
  15. W

    Swollen neck/face wheezing, help!!!

    Hi. This morning my rooster was fine. Left to drop off my daughter and when I got back after an hour ish, he was suddenly acting strange. Upon further examination His throat is swollen, he is making funny noises sounds like he cant breathe, and there are somes sneezes, he also appears to have a...
  16. ChickenKeeper43

    HELP - Chicken Sneezing / Coughing

    I posted the question with the video on reddit, please help: https://www.reddit.com/r/chickens/s/ZRRQIacGPh Chicken is 10 months old, lays an egg usually every day. She free ranges an acre and has high protein chicken feed along with broken egg shells for calcium. Description of the symptoms...
  17. O

    URGENT Welsh Harlequin with Severe Wry Neck

    This is my second post here, but I need help. I have two ducks in my care, one of them is a Welsh Harlequin (don’t know official gender yet, but maybe male? We still call her Elphie) Both of them are about a month and a half old now, I got them back in July 27th. About a couple weeks ago, I...
  18. M

    Urgent! Leg injury

    Hii! I’m sorry to be asking. This quail, I thought it wasn’t going to make it. It was the only yellow colored quail I got, so from birth I wanted to help it make it. However, he used to fall sideways all the time when first hatched and I thought it would pass. Well it’s two weeks old now. But...
  19. chickenlover0805

    My chicken is not feeling well

    Decided to move this to this category. Previous Thread So my five year old hen is doing this stance, and my grandparents won't let me treat her for leg mites. My grandma thinks she's just old and is gonna die, but I am determined to help her, as she is my favorite hen. Her comb is purple and...
  20. Bgshore

    Help! Scabs, lice, foot injuries... Oh my

    Hello everyone, I have had chickens for about 3 years, no issues and within a week I've got 3 chickens who are not doing so well. One has bumblefoot, which I am treating, but the other two in kind of lost on how are the best ways to help them. The first is Franny, she injured her right...
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