wobbly chicken

  1. B

    Sick chicken- brand new to this!

    Hi all- I have a Black Australorp who has been acting very odd- likely sickly. Looking back she has lost weight the last week, and she’s been in the nesting bucket overnights. Poop has been green and watery- even seems like some undigested feed in it. (It’s a non-gmo layer blend- not a crumble...
  2. W

    Chicken seems sick!

    Hello! New chicken owner here! I have a chicken who is sick and I have researched everything I can to no avail. Please let me know if you have any suggestions. Monday morning I opened the coop and she was standing there kind of lopsided, her comb was floppy and she was waddling. I immediately...
  3. Z

    Help! Rooster wobbly / can't walk right

    This is our rooster Arnold, 4yo (gotten from Tractor supply as a chick) Dominique rooster. Monday morning we noticed him laying on the ground perfectly healthy but not able to walk well and it has been like the since. I've checked up and down his legs/joints and nothing feels swollen or broken...
  4. 1

    an update on my sick rooster

    So almost a month ago my rooster was acting very sick. He wouldnt eat or really drink. He was constantly sleepy and he didnt seem to want to lay down. His balance was also pretty off. After about a week of me putting water on his beak and mixing it with wet chicken seed he finally started to...
  5. D

    9wk old chick keeps falling over

    I am a first time chicken owner and recently introduced growing pellets to the chicken crumb, since then it seems to be wobbly on its feet and keeps falling over. we think it’s a he and he is 9 weeks old is it the feed or should I be taking him to the vets
  6. B

    Stumbling chicken

    Hey guys! I’m new here and we need help! One of my about 6-7 mo lavender Orpington hens is stumbling around, off balance. Anytime she leans forward to peck or tries to walk/run, she ends up falling face first. She often flaps to sit back up and seems to go backwards better than forward. She...
  7. MrsBrown

    Off Balance Pullet

    I have a new pair of 12 week old legbars. One was slightly quiet and slept more when first brought home but I have now noticed that she's having trouble walking, she's very off balance and wobbly. She prefers to sit down on her hocks. I've checked both feet and legs and can't see any obvious...
  8. Mother of Chooks

    Young Rooster with Sore Feet

    Hello everyone! Recently I've been trying to track down the exact cause of a problem my young cockerel has with his feet and I've decided it might be best to get a second opinion on him. Flash is a Plymouth Rock roo of about 4 months of age who seems to be walking on the very base of his feet...
  9. HensSweetHens

    Scabby+swolen bump (only one bump) on hen's comb, no other lessions. Desperately need help!!

    Hello dear chicken keepers! Please please forgive my long post, but I am completely at a loss, and had to give the whole story. I desperately need your advice or any kind of input on my situation. I don't want to loose my girl!!! Amber - my chicken who is the most robust and energetic hen has...
  10. dicaprio

    EE Senior Unbalanced

    This morning, my 8 yr old hen was walking like she was drunk. Both her feet are swollen, and no black spot on pads. Tried to diagnose it from my health book, but couldn't pinpoint the problem. She takes a few steps then seems to stumble. All I observe is that her pads are swollen. Pictures...
  11. M

    Really young bantam chick falling on back

    I just picked up 14 chicks from tractor supply two days ago. I didn't notice until I got home a small bantam chick was wobbly. The chick wouldn't eat or walk at first or with others. I took her out and gave her one on one attention and she began running, eating, and drinking water. She acts...
  12. pgossin

    Strangest situation / sick bird?!

    Hi everyone, Yesterday morning around 11am we went out to check on the flock. We were shocked... Some of our girls were standing over another that was laying on her side, pecking at her. Feathers were all over the ground. No commotion, no fighting back, no blood anywhere. No big feathers...
  13. 3FandWB

    Left leg won't work!

    Last Tuesday, (1 week ago), I noticed one of my girls walking funny. Like she was drunk. Wobbly front to back and then she'd just sit back on her bum. Then Wednesday eve, I found her lying on her left side when I went to lock the girls up. (I have 9 backyard hens). Over the last week - her left...
  14. H

    wobbly chicken

    Hi - I recently built a new chicken coop using half of my garden shed, including a 25ft enclosure run. i had 5 chicken -4 that were raised together from chicks (currently 3 1/2 yrs old ) and one Americauna that i introduced in October (after keeping seperate for 30 days ). When transfering...
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