walking like penguin

  1. LittleBird123

    Egg bound chicken?

    Today one of my chickens has been walking with her tail to the ground like a penguin. She is still moving around but she is panting heavily. Is she egg bound? I am not sure when she last laid an egg. How should I treat her if she is egg bound? Should I soak her in Epsom salt water? Any advice...
  2. C

    Weak chicks!

    About two days ago, 3 chicks hatched under a hen. They were on day 23. The first one was pushed out, but we did manage to save it (and now it is happily pipping, eating and drinking) the second hatched with no problem, but when we looked at it. It seemed quite weak. It sits like a penguin and...
  3. Lady Chicken Keeper

    Keel Bone Protruding Walking Like Penguin

    Hoping you might be able to help me figure out what might be going on with my silver spangled hamburg hen. She has been walking penguin like for about a week. This happened all of a sudden however a few days previous I noticed some matting of poop. No other symptoms. I gave her a warm...
  4. Muthaofchickens

    Eggbound? Tried epsom baths, olive oil, massage... going on day 3...

    So I've had my sick chicken indoors for a few days now since I first noticed her walking around like a penguin. I've had this problem with other chickens before and usually a good soak in the washbin with epsom salts does the trick. So far she's had about 4 soaks each a half hour long with me...
  5. 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...
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