vet care

It's still warm, I've been massaging it to give back circulation. I've got the wire out unfortunately I'm not able to post any videos or pictures. The nearest vet that could help me is an hour away and I can't make the trip. She's acting fine and has some mobility in the wing, as she pulled it...

Hey guys, I just wanted to do some knowledge sharing. I just lost my first chick today, she died during a vet performed surgery from heart failure. Some chicks with perosis also have heart problems and there was also the additional risk with her being only 4 weeks old. She was a runt, about...

The gander was eating normally until yesterday (Aug. 4). Yesterday, he ate much less than normal (sudden loss of appetite) and had severe head-and-neck-forward gaping multiple times. Today (Aug. 5), he hasn't eaten much, either, and still has gaping. I gave him water mixed with Sav-a-Chick...

Hi all! I'm posting this as a little lesson/story in love...($$$ cha-ching) We've had our lovable flock of 4 for a year now. They are our Golden Girls: Blanch (German Biefelder), Sophia (Lavender Orpington), Dorothy (Barred Rock) and Rose (Buff Orpington). What started as a comfort purchase due...

Hello! My australorp tore a good chunk of her comb off today while I was at work. I think she tore it on part of the pen fencing, but I will check when it is daylight tomorrow for blood and/or damage. The comb chunk was barely hanging on, so I sterilized all my equipment, cleaned her head/wound...

Hi Everyone! I’m a little confused with bumblefoot. Do all cuts on ducks feet turn to bumblefoot, or can they sometimes heal on their own? I have 5 ducks and I noticed one had a slight limp today. I looked at her foot and noticed what I think is the beginning of bumblefoot (she is duck “A”...

I'm trying to look for a vet for my hen because she has an ear infection. I can't seem to find any good ones that accept chickens. I found a vet in Pasadena that does and they have a 4.6 star rating but the bad reviews all had terrible experiences there. They charge a lot for useless tests and...

I’m taking Waddles to the vet on Saturday. I’m deciding whether to take just Waddles or to take Chowder with us. In my experience of raising those two, they don’t do well separated. The doggo carrier I bought today will house both of them I think a little tightly but they’ll fit.

one of my hens can't move her LEFT leg at all. From my knowledge, I don't think she broke her leg as she's in a cage? her leg doesn't have any signs of swelling or bumble-foot so I don't know what her diagnosis is. I isolated her from the flock and gave her some starter crumble and water, I...

I have a 5 day old baby chick with a swollen leg. Started to limp today and is getting worse. Just got back from the emergency vet clinic. They didn’t know what was wrong and told me to go to a bird specialist vet. I’ll post pics. Please, does anyone know what’s wrong with it and what I should...

Hi all! My sweet hen has been having recurring problems with laying eggs and our vet recommended that she get a Salpingectomy(chicken hysterectomy). Unfortunately I don’t have the money($3500) to get this surgery for her right now:( I am posting on here because I wonder if maybe someone has had...

I live in Wisconsin. This past June when the weather got warm, this girl started loosing the feathers above her tail and around her neck. I attributed it to my rooster (no longer in the picture), so I got her a chicken saddle so she might heal. The chicken saddle made her lose the feathers...

Hello. I am a first time duck owner. I have six beautiful goofy 10wk old ducks. Ine of my ducks seems to be crooked which I suspect to me a birth defect. It wasn't noticable when she was little and I am worried it may be getting worse. Being ther paranoid crazy duck mom I am making an...

I have a 3 year old lethargic peahen. Its temperature is 41.2oC. Does anyone know if this is normal? Chickens can have a temperature of 40-42 but I can't find any information about peafowl temperatures?! I have started worming with fenbendazole. Anyone any ideas?

Do vets take chickens? Perhaps that seems like a silly question, but I've never raised chicks before. A big concern of mine is not getting them care if they need it. I also worry it must be horribly expensive, because they aren't animals people typically take in. Anyone with experience with sick...

Hi everyone!! I recently got a new batch of chicks from Orschlens (they are probably only a week old or less) and my Silver Lace seems to have gotten a scab over/in her eye. Its not fowl pox as I unfortunately have dealt with that before. She is eating, drinking, and seems to be a happy little...

i have a baby duck and it was fine I took him outside and I think it pick up Debri and his webs blowed up with water I took him to the vet they gave me needles to poke them and now they dryer up really bad and please a vet help I don’t have money please I love him do I cut off his legs???

Hi all, I have a duck that has congenital arthritis. I received her from someone else that didn’t do anything for her deteriorating condition. She was diagnosed back at K-state (when I lived in Kansas) and has been on Meloxicam that she gets every morning. She has been on it for a few months...

Hello folks,, I am a new/old member in this site and forums. I used to join conversations here about chickens and Turkeys back in 2010. At this very moment am about to recieve my graduation certificate as a veterinary surgeoun ^_^ I used to be accompaning animals since I was 4 YO. In 2010, I...

im really hoping to take my 2 muscovy drakes to the vet soon, and need to know how to most minimize stress. chances are, we'll be going in a truck so theyd be in the bed. it would be about an hour from here to the vet, so a two hour round trip. i have one dog kennel and no clue if they'll both...