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  1. H

    pullet not thriving, malabsorption?

    Hi, I have been given a couple pullets with problems. The lady made her own feed mix, Austrian peas and barley, and I don't know what else. Would this be sufficient? One has wry neck and the other can't walk and is still fairly emaciated after two weeks. She eats well enough, we have commercial...
  2. B

    3 1/2 week old Chick, help! weak legs, opening mouth to breathe?

    I have an Olive Egger Cockrel that all Of the sudden 3 days ago started getting weak in the legs and breathing from its mouth. (Not yawning or panting.). Also shaking head every now and then. Very sleepy, and no real strength in legs. Still eating, but not really drinking. I’ve been giving...
  3. rascal66

    Help! Lethargic days old chick with infected looking naval

    Hello all, today I noticed one of my chicks I hatched late last week is very lethargic. I checked to find his abdomen coated in.. I dont know what. He seemed lethargic a few days ago, but after a nap he was up and eating and drinking, and I noticed the naval area had a scab looking thing. I...
  4. DeaBea

    Hen down 3 weeks Coccidiosis??

    I have been treating my frizzle Cochin hen inside my house for 3 weeks now. Every month I lose a bird, I find them laying down, weak and very thin, can’t stand. It’s very sudden as I usually see my birds every other day. If It’s not too late, I bring them in and start treating them with Corrid...
  5. B

    Scared Chicken

    Hello everybody! We have a Dominique chicken, who is at the bottom of our pecking order of 9 guineas, 7 chickens and a rooster. We got her from a family with three times as many birds, and frankly she wasn't given any special care or attention and was in bad shape when we got her. Her health...
  6. N

    Hen Is Acting Strange

    We have had two cases of egg bound chickens in the two years of having them, but this feels different. It could be another matter, but I want to be sure. This morning, my little brother brought to attention the fact that one of our girls was acting off. She was puffed up like she was egg bound...
  7. N

    Sad little cochin bird...i need advice

    hi there! we have 8 sweet chickens, all different breeds. they are all approximately 10 months old. we lost our two leghorn chickens recently, and now one of my cochin birds is acting strangely. i cannot tell if she is sick or just super afraid of her sisters? she is withdrawn from the flock...
  8. D

    Loosing weight, withdrawn, unsocial, wants to sleep all day, sticky eye lids, no interest in food

    Hello all, First of all, this thread isnt asking for help. Im here to help anyone who has a duck with similar symptoms. Peach the white Peking Duck was approx 10 months old when she started loosing weight and excreting bright green poop. I had read somewhere on here that it was bad. Peach was a...
  9. Mrs Ugh

    2 Pullets dead quickly, remaining 2 are thin

    I am lost! How can I save my pullets? I posted a couple of weeks ago that I found one pullet very thin and wobbly . She couldn't really stand. I had already treated all with Corid since I had seen some strange pink droppings. I isolated her right away We tried to get her to eat and gave her...
  10. Mrs Ugh

    Weak, thin pullet. Is this coccidia?

    Edie couldn't walk this morning and she is very thin. She is about 14 weeks old I think. She is housed with three other pullets. I though some poop looked suspect, so I treated their water with Corid (5 days strong dose, 5 days the preventive dose). I couldn't tell who was the sick one because...
  11. Puckaster

    Chick limping after attack, advise?

    Hello. We had 3 chicks hatch yesterday out of 6 eggs. The hen had gone broody in one of the coop nest boxes where 2 other chickens lived. Id left her in there to hatch the 6 eggs I had ordered off the internet and then was planning on moving them all this morning to a new run to be by themselves...
  12. N

    Extremely weak chicken?

    I have a Rhode Island Red that was doing fine yesterday but is now extremely weak/tired looking. It's been up in the 105 degree zone the past few days and I think that might be the main factor. She layed down in a very tight spot with shade. I found her on the ground and when I picker her up...
  13. Aliamelody

    Good , bad and crazily news!

    Hi guys I hope you feel well I came , with a lot of news of my little folk! First , start with good news: "Gerdoo" growed up and their new white feathers start growing! And he even can jump of his swimming bowl! There are joy eyes in my eyes! Im proud of him! And thanks god! He still have foot...
  14. Aliamelody

    The tiny, small, weak duckling - HELP !

    Hello , friends. Thanks for your guide :wee I 'll try to do better for their food I encountered a problem today, when I was out :( I saw " golab " today , his eyes closed more than ever. He 's ten weeks old , but he 's as thin as a 1day old duckling He has little food and plays a lot when...
  15. HuskerHens18

    Can I give Naxcel to my chicken?

    I'm having an emergency with my chicken in this thread: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/chicken-not-standing-long.1261205/ All I own is Nutri Drench, Vitamin B-12, Ivermectin Pour On, and a frozen leftover bottle of Naxcel given to me by a vet. This chicken is interested in food...
  16. J

    Sick skinny chicken need help!

    Hi all, hoping for some help. I have a hen, less than two years old that is literally feathers, skin and bones. I found her collapsed next to the duck pond. I brought her in and fed her a little egg yolk water with a syringe. I don’t think she’s going to make it, she SO weak. I have her in a cat...
  17. Boymomchickmom

    Need help sick Chicken

    About 2 weeks ago one of my BCM babies got hurt/sick. She was having trouble walking on her right leg and laying down a lot. We brought her in the house and put her in a crate. On Thursday of last week she didn' look good so we checked her poo and found worms so we wormed her and for good meaure...
  18. marybowman

    Pekin Duck weak and panting. Not sure what’s wrong?

    We have two 2 year old Pekin Ducks left. We lost 2 to a fox in the past couple of weeks. Now one of the two is sick. A couple of days ago I noticed this duck was being a bit lethargic but it was the day after we lost one to the fox and I thought she was depressed or scared (idk if ducks even do...
  19. J

    Drooping wings, weak chicken. Help please!

    Hey guys, this morning I let my hens out and one of the girls (she’s about a year old I think) is very obviously unwell. Her wings are dragging to the point where she’s stepping on them. Her feathers are puffed up as well, and she’s rather weak. She took a couple bites of food and then stood off...
  20. iluvsedward

    Sick duckling with respiratory issues :(

    Hi all, this is my little call duckling who hatched in march, almost a month old. Since it hatched its been low energy, and had difficulty breathing through it's nares. I didnt think much of it because it eats and drinks and it didnt seem to get worse so i thought maybe it would pass...
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