walking issues

  1. pickledhill

    2.5 month old Bonita not walking well—losing will to eat/drink:(

    Our girl Bonita (Lavender Orpington): We made a huge mistake at the beginning by putting straw around the inside perimeter of their brooder. The primary substrate was wood flakes, but we wanted to insulate them with it being November cold. We quickly learned that it was too slick for their baby...
  2. E

    Is Avi-Vital Safe for my Ducklings?

    I have had a very bad run with my poor Cayuga Ducklings, so I want to be sure before giving them anything I'm not certain will help or worse, hurt them. Being in Australia, its incredibly difficult to find any of the specific supplement brands often brought up here for Ducks. So I was hoping for...
    • emilyanderson
    • Thread
    • help sick duckling supplements walking issues
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Ducks
  3. sady___

    Any ideas on what could be going on?

    Hey everybody! Thanks in advance for any answers/advice. I have a five month old drake who’s hatched out of my own mixed flock. Paternity wise he’s Cayuga but Maternally, he could either be F&W Runner or Silver Appleyard. He does have angel wing which attempts in correction did not help - but...
    • sady___
    • Thread
    • cayuga drake duck runner duck walking issues
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Ducks
  4. Amberb123

    Swollen foot cannot walk- hit by car/bumblefoot/mites?

    Hi all one of my hens went missing for 3 months and by a miracle we found her on the side of the road this afternoon! She is unable to walk and we are unsure if she was hit by a car or if it is an infection. She is eating, drinking and purring. I’ve attached images below also! I look forward...
  5. B

    Sick hen

    I’ve only had chickens for 2 months so total newbie. My young Plymouth Rock ?5mo old/not laying was holding her wings out from body and seemed to have an enlarged/distended upper chest area. Yesterday. I’m in Fl and it’s brutally hot but she wasn’t panting she was eating, drinking and but less...
  6. J

    Need help: Slipped tendon??

    @Lenny loves chickens Hello everyone: Hen had clear vit b deficiency, was treated with B complex, and some other vitamins in addition to upgrade to higher quality feed. Seems to have recovered in that regard. Went from curled toes and sitting back on hocks to walking and all. Definitely has...
  7. S

    Hen stopped walking - seems in good shape otherwise?

    Hi everyone! I have an issue with one of my bantam hens, hopefully you can help! A couple of days ago, we noticed that she was having a little trouble walking and the next morning, she was really struggling so we took her out of the coop and brought her inside the house. The coop is isolated...
  8. S

    HELP, chicken arthritis? Rooster has a wobble walk…

    My rooster started doing this wierd thing, it’s like his legs don’t work and he starts flopping around, but when I go to get him he jumps up and takes off running like it ain’t no thing. He’s getting worse from once a week to 2/3 times a day. I took him to my local vet and they said it looked...
  9. thepeterspeople

    Chicken help please!

    I have 9 chickens- 8 hens and a rooster. I got them as pullets about 6 weeks ago and they should start laying any day. Sunday morning when I let them out of their coop 2 of them, both black stars, wouldn't put weight on one foot. These bum feet didn't seem at all tender to the touch, no signs...
  10. 6

    Side Stepping Chicken…?

    Hey everyone! So back in late august I noticed 3 of my hens’ laying slowed down. Then in September it completely stopped. They were growing noon feathers and losing feathers (especially large wing feathers). Now, those three hens haven’t laid, except for maybe 3 eggs, one or two a broken/soft...
    • 628990
    • Thread
    • advise is very much needed disease feet health feet issues help asap mereck's nuerological walking walking issues
    • Replies: 39
    • Forum: Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying
  11. Chickadee00

    Hen can't walk properly

    Please help, what's wrong with my hen? Our rooster mounted her and suddenly she started tumbling and falling down, she can't walk properly :( she doesn't seem to be in pain when I touch her legs, she eats too. I'm scared that he dislocated her hips or smth, is that possible?
  12. K

    4 month old having trouble walking

    So I just got four russian orlofs about 4 months ago, and all has been doing well. As far as I can tell, we have 3 roosters and 1 hen. Our hen has just recently has started being wobbly. When she stands up, she wobbles and when she tries to walk she face plants or falls on her side. She either...
  13. N

    Hen got out, Won’t walk on leg, Broken Clavicle?

    My Hens coop got knocked over and my two hens got out. Sadly, one was eaten. The other one was hid somewhere, when we found her we picked her up and brought her back home. We noticed she wasn’t putting pressure on one of her legs and was dragging it behind. She is eating when we put food in...
  14. S

    3 week old lethargic, lack of balance, but improved after vitamins?

    Hi all! Really thankful for this community. I have a 3.5 week old olive egger that arrived via shipping with 14 other chicks. The rest are doing awesome, but one little guy (getting a boy vibe) started acting lethargic around 2 weeks old. He’s always been a total loner and would mostly stand...
  15. D

    My duck walks weird

    So I have four ducks. My one pekin has hobbled her entire life. She is active, eats fine, plays the most out of the four, and has no trouble swimming. She is not in pain as far as I know, but she rocks back and fourth as she walks. She’s also pretty hefty and is a lot heavier than the others as...
    • Diego395
    • Thread
    • pekin duck walking issues
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Ducks
  16. analyticalblonde

    Heat Stress Not Abating...And Now This...! Weird Mass

    Hi All, I really need help on this one... Back Story...Four nights ago, I noticed my Lavender Buff Orpington (Legs) not seated properly, kindof frompy and a little lop sided) on the roost bar in our coop. I thought she was trying to recover from the massive heat we have been having. I have...
  17. U

    Baby turkey isnt walking right, twisted leg

    Me and my sister got a turkey a couple weeks ago and yesterday we looked at her and her foot was twisted sideways and she wasnt walking right
    • UltLeo
    • Thread
    • cant walk splayed leg turkey walking issues
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Turkeys
  18. Z

    Italian hen looking for help :) plisss

    My hen is not able to walk. It has been 3 weeks now. It Does not look she has legs broken. It’s like she has no power in legs. Fingers looks like dead. She can stand up, but quickly sit down. She eats well, she is stressed because was aggressively bitten by other hens. I separated her and now...
  19. H

    Duckling cant walk

    Last night at work, me and my brother found a duckling that just stayed near us. (for your information we tried to take it where we found it and covered it with a cloth, but there were no other baby ducks in sight and the ducks we found ignored the little thing while he followed us wherever we...
  20. DebbieA57

    Is this chick normal??

    Hi, could someone with chick raising experience please tell me if it’s normal for a chick to be awkward/have issues walking/standing. Unfortunately I can’t upload a video here. She doesn’t walk around for long and always plops down, no matter what the surface. She even eats sitting down. Her...
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